Part five of a 15-part series of documentaries produced by the American Broadcasting Company on the 20th century and the rise of the United States as a superpower.

This episode documents the years that led up to the beginning of World War II. From
burning books to Kristallnacht, this episode examines the anti-Semitism that eventually
dominated German thinking. It also analyses the new ways in which leaders were able to use the technology of the twentieth century, such as the media for propaganda purposes and offers a domestic view to the European conflict, and how and where Americans received their information.