Season 1
24 episodes · Sep 19, 1998
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- S1E1
Comrades (1917-1945)
Sep 19, 199846mDespite their ideological differences, the United States and the Soviet Union become allies in the wars against Germany.
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Iron Curtain (1945–1947)
Sep 26, 199846mStalin 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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Marshall Plan (1947–1952)
Oct 3, 199846mThe United States offers assistance to countries that reject communism after Great Britain halts aid to Turkey and Greece.
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Berlin (1948–1949)
Oct 10, 199846mBerlin is divided into two separate cities, and Europe itself splits as the countries align themselves with the opposing major powers.
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Korea (1949–1953)
Oct 17, 199846mA 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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Reds (1948–1953)
Oct 31, 199846mA 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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After Stalin (1953–1956)
Nov 7, 199846mStalin'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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Sputnik (1949–1961)
Nov 14, 199846mThe Soviet Union launches its first satellite into orbit while the United States' own space program lags behind.
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The Wall (1958–1963)
Nov 21, 199846mThe 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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Cuba (1959–1962)
Nov 28, 199846mPresident Kennedy confronts Kruschev when the Soviet Union begins to deploy nuclear missiles in Cuba
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Vietnam (1954–1968)
Dec 12, 199846mThe 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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MAD (1960–1972)
Dec 12, 199846mA 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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Make Love Not War (The 60s)
Feb 13, 199946mAn 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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Red Spring (The 60s)
Feb 20, 199946mThe Soviet Union continues its aggressive European policy by invading Czechoslovakia and crushing the Prague Spring Revolution.
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China (1949–1972)
Feb 27, 199946mThe history of communism in China, from Mao Tse-tung's victory to President Nixon's trip to China in 1972.
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Detente (1969–1975)
Mar 6, 199946mA look at the era of detente that resulted in cooperation and exchange between the United States and the Soviet Union.
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Good Guys, Bad Guys (1967–1978)
Mar 13, 199946mAn examination of how the major powers fought by proxy in different areas of the world throughout the era.
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Backyard (1954–1990)
Mar 20, 199946mThe United States utilizes different ways to fight the spread of communism in its own hemisphere, from Guatamala to Grenada.
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Freeze (1977–1981)
Mar 27, 199946mUnrest in Eastern Europe and the Oil Crisis threatens to undermine the progress made by detente.
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Soldiers of God (1975–1988)
Apr 11, 199946mAn examination of the effects of religious fundamentalism upon the United States and the Soviet Union's foreign policies.
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Spies (1944–1994)
Apr 18, 199946mA look at the hidden front of the Cold War involving subterfuge and secret intelligence gathering.
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Star Wars (1981–1988)
Apr 25, 199946mThe Soviet Union's economy falters as it struggles to keep up in the arms and technology race.
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The Wall Comes Down (1989)
May 2, 199946mThe 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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Conclusions (1989–1991)
May 9, 199946mThe 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.