Cold War (1998)
A 24-part series which deals with the relations between the United States, the Soviet Union and their respective allies between the end of World War II to the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991.
Seasons: 1
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- Language: Español | English | Pусский | Deutsch | Polski | Italiano | پښتو | Český | ελληνικά | 한국어/조선말 | 普通话
- Runtime: 46
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Episode 1 - Comrades (1917-1945)
Release Date: 1998-09-19Despite their ideological differences, the United States and the Soviet Union become allies in the wars against Germany.
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Episode 2 - Iron Curtain (1945–1947)
Release Date: 1998-09-26Stalin 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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Episode 3 - Marshall Plan (1947–1952)
Release Date: 1998-10-03The United States offers assistance to countries that reject communism after Great Britain halts aid to Turkey and Greece.
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Episode 4 - Berlin (1948–1949)
Release Date: 1998-10-10Berlin is divided into two separate cities, and Europe itself splits as the countries align themselves with the opposing major powers.
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Episode 5 - Korea (1949–1953)
Release Date: 1998-10-17A 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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Episode 6 - Reds (1948–1953)
Release Date: 1998-10-31A 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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Episode 7 - After Stalin (1953–1956)
Release Date: 1998-11-07Stalin'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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Episode 8 - Sputnik (1949–1961)
Release Date: 1998-11-14The Soviet Union launches its first satellite into orbit while the United States' own space program lags behind.
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Episode 9 - The Wall (1958–1963)
Release Date: 1998-11-21The 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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Episode 10 - Cuba (1959–1962)
Release Date: 1998-11-28President Kennedy confronts Kruschev when the Soviet Union begins to deploy nuclear missiles in Cuba
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Episode 11 - Vietnam (1954–1968)
Release Date: 1998-12-12The 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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Episode 12 - MAD (1960–1972)
Release Date: 1998-12-12A 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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Episode 13 - Make Love Not War (The 60s)
Release Date: 1999-02-13An 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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Episode 14 - Red Spring (The 60s)
Release Date: 1999-02-20The Soviet Union continues its aggressive European policy by invading Czechoslovakia and crushing the Prague Spring Revolution.
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Episode 15 - China (1949–1972)
Release Date: 1999-02-27The history of communism in China, from Mao Tse-tung's victory to President Nixon's trip to China in 1972.
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Episode 16 - Detente (1969–1975)
Release Date: 1999-03-06A look at the era of detente that resulted in cooperation and exchange between the United States and the Soviet Union.
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Episode 17 - Good Guys, Bad Guys (1967–1978)
Release Date: 1999-03-13An examination of how the major powers fought by proxy in different areas of the world throughout the era.
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Episode 18 - Backyard (1954–1990)
Release Date: 1999-03-20The United States utilizes different ways to fight the spread of communism in its own hemisphere, from Guatamala to Grenada.
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Episode 19 - Freeze (1977–1981)
Release Date: 1999-03-27Unrest in Eastern Europe and the Oil Crisis threatens to undermine the progress made by detente.
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Episode 20 - Soldiers of God (1975–1988)
Release Date: 1999-04-11An examination of the effects of religious fundamentalism upon the United States and the Soviet Union's foreign policies.
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Episode 21 - Spies (1944–1994)
Release Date: 1999-04-18A look at the hidden front of the Cold War involving subterfuge and secret intelligence gathering.
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Episode 22 - Star Wars (1981–1988)
Release Date: 1999-04-25The Soviet Union's economy falters as it struggles to keep up in the arms and technology race.
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Episode 23 - The Wall Comes Down (1989)
Release Date: 1999-05-02The 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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Episode 24 - Conclusions (1989–1991)
Release Date: 1999-05-09The 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.