We hold many popular beliefs as truth. We believe that Hiroshima caused Japan to surrender, that the Marshall Plan saved Europe, that Adolf Hitler was a military genius, and that Mao Zedong was a necessary evil for China’s modernization. Of course, these judgments contain some truth, but they are too broad-stroked to be entirely accurate. Revisit key moments in history to uncover the whole truth.

We hold many popular beliefs as truth. We believe that Hiroshima caused Japan to surrender, that the Marshall Plan saved Europe, that Adolf Hitler was a military genius, and that Mao Zedong was a necessary evil for China’s modernization. Of course, these judgments contain some truth, but they are too broad-stroked to be entirely accurate. Revisit key moments in history to uncover the whole truth.