Cold War — Season 1

Episodes

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  E01 Comrades (1917-1945)

  ★ 3.5

  Sep 19, 1998 · 46m

  Despite their ideological differences, the United States and the Soviet Union become allies in the wars against Germany.

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  E02 Iron Curtain (1945–1947)

  ★ 3.5

  Sep 26, 1998 · 46m

  Stalin begins to spread communism across Europe after the war ends, and tension grows between the United States and the Soviet Union.

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  E03 Marshall Plan (1947–1952)

  ★ 3.5

  Oct 3, 1998 · 46m

  The United States offers assistance to countries that reject communism after Great Britain halts aid to Turkey and Greece.

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  E04 Berlin (1948–1949)

  ★ 3.5

  Oct 10, 1998 · 46m

  Berlin is divided into two separate cities, and Europe itself splits as the countries align themselves with the opposing major powers.

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  E05 Korea (1949–1953)

  ★ 3.5

  Oct 17, 1998 · 46m

  A Chinese civil war between the factions of Mao Zedong and Chiang Kai-Shek brings the armed forces of the United States onto the battlefield to oppose communism.

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  E06 Reds (1948–1953)

  ★ 3.5

  Oct 31, 1998 · 46m

  A look at the period in which Stalin securely dominated eastern Europe, China embraced communism, and anti-communist hysteria spread in the United States.

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  E07 After Stalin (1953–1956)

  ★ 3.5

  Nov 7, 1998 · 46m

  Stalin's death brings hope that tensions will ease between the Soviet Union and the United States, and Nikita Khrushchev becomes the new Soviet Leader.

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  E08 Sputnik (1949–1961)

  ★ 3.5

  Nov 14, 1998 · 46m

  The Soviet Union launches its first satellite into orbit while the United States' own space program lags behind.

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  E09 The Wall (1958–1963)

  ★ 3.5

  Nov 21, 1998 · 46m

  The Soviet Union solves the problem of people leaving East Germany to the free West by stopping open transit and building a secured ring around West Berlin.

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  E10 Cuba (1959–1962)

  ★ 3.5

  Nov 28, 1998 · 46m

  President Kennedy confronts Kruschev when the Soviet Union begins to deploy nuclear missiles in Cuba

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  E11 Vietnam (1954–1968)

  ★ 3.5

  Dec 12, 1998 · 46m

  The United States continues its containment of communism by becoming involved in Vietnam's ongoing struggle, leading to enormous public disapproval of the policy.

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  E12 MAD (1960–1972)

  ★ 3.5

  Dec 12, 1998 · 46m

  A look at how technology shaped the politics of the Cold War era, including the United States' Mutual Assured Destruction strategy and the introduction of missiles with multiple payloads.

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  E13 Make Love Not War (The 60s)

  ★ 3.5

  Feb 13, 1999 · 46m

  An examination of the effects of the Cold War upon the populace, including civil rights movements and protests that led to policy changes.

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  E14 Red Spring (The 60s)

  ★ 3.5

  Feb 20, 1999 · 46m

  The Soviet Union continues its aggressive European policy by invading Czechoslovakia and crushing the Prague Spring Revolution.

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  E15 China (1949–1972)

  ★ 3.5

  Feb 27, 1999 · 46m

  The history of communism in China, from Mao Tse-tung's victory to President Nixon's trip to China in 1972.

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  E16 Detente (1969–1975)

  ★ 3.5

  Mar 6, 1999 · 46m

  A look at the era of detente that resulted in cooperation and exchange between the United States and the Soviet Union.

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  E17 Good Guys, Bad Guys (1967–1978)

  ★ 3.5

  Mar 13, 1999 · 46m

  An examination of how the major powers fought by proxy in different areas of the world throughout the era.

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  E18 Backyard (1954–1990)

  ★ 3.5

  Mar 20, 1999 · 46m

  The United States utilizes different ways to fight the spread of communism in its own hemisphere, from Guatamala to Grenada.

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  E19 Freeze (1977–1981)

  ★ 3.5

  Mar 27, 1999 · 46m

  Unrest in Eastern Europe and the Oil Crisis threatens to undermine the progress made by detente.

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  E20 Soldiers of God (1975–1988)

  ★ 3.5

  Apr 11, 1999 · 46m

  An examination of the effects of religious fundamentalism upon the United States and the Soviet Union's foreign policies.

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  E21 Spies (1944–1994)

  ★ 3.5

  Apr 18, 1999 · 46m

  A look at the hidden front of the Cold War involving subterfuge and secret intelligence gathering.

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  E22 Star Wars (1981–1988)

  ★ 3.5

  Apr 25, 1999 · 46m

  The Soviet Union's economy falters as it struggles to keep up in the arms and technology race.

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  E23 The Wall Comes Down (1989)

  ★ 4.0

  May 2, 1999 · 46m

  The Soviet Union loses its grip on Eastern Europe as the Berlin Wall comes down and the Cold War comes to an end.

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  E24 Conclusions (1989–1991)

  ★ 3.5

  May 9, 1999 · 46m

  The Cold War era comes to an end as the Soviet Union's empire falls and new policies are implemented by Mikhail Gorbachev and Boris Yeltsin.