When Tyrants Rule the World explores the lives of the most notorious tyrants of the modern era. From WWI era to present day, each episode illuminates the ways in which their crimes have shaped our current and future world. How did they come to power? What drives their insatiable thirst to rule? This series includes rare footage, as well as exclusive first person eyewitness interviews.
When Tyrants Rule The World – Episode 1: Kings And Nobility
2015
Wilhelm II, the German Kaiser and king of Prussia, was one of the most recognizable public figures of World War I. He gained a reputation as a swaggering…
When Tyrants Rule The World – Episode 2: Philosophers For The Masses
2015
Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels argued that socialism is a superior government to that of capitalism through The Communist Manifesto, which detailed policies…
When Tyrants Rule The World – Episode 3: Fascism And The Master Race
2015
Dictators of World War II, Hitler and Mussolini, are examined.
When Tyrants Rule The World – Episode 4: Communism And The Cold War
2015
Ho Chi Minh led the Vietnamese nationalist movement for more than three decades, fighting first against the Japanese, then the French colonial power and…
When Tyrants Rule The World – Episode 5: Brutal Pursuit Of Power Ending In Disaster
2015
Modern day tyrants, Fidel Castro and Juan Peron, saw great economic growth in their countries, but at the cost of many civil liberties.