Cold War (1998) – S1, Ep14 Red Spring
Red Spring In the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, denial of freedom and incentive stifles ambition and achievement. The young[…]
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Category: Cold War – Documentary Series (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. #coldwar #war #history
Cold War (1998) – S1, Ep13 Make Love Not War
Make Love Not War Western Economies grow and prosper, fueled partly by armaments production. Rejecting their parents’ affluence and the[…]
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Cold War (1998) – S1, Ep12 – M.A.D.
M.A.D. The USA and the USSR confront each other, each armed with nuclear weapons. Each side must deter the other.[…]
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Cold War (1998) – S1, Ep11 – Vietnam
Vietnam Since the end of the French colonial rule, Vietnam has been divided. The north is run by Communists, the[…]
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Cold War (1998) – S1, Ep10 – Cuba
Cuba Contemplating U.S. missile power installed around the Soviet periphery, Krushchev decides to install short and medium range missilesin Cuba,[…]
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Cold War (1998) – S1, Ep9 – The Wall
The Wall Stalin’s death has brought about détente, but the fate of Germany is unresolved. West Germany is admitted to[…]
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Cold War (1998) – S1, Ep8 – Sputnik
Sputnik In the mid-1950s, the Soviet Union seems to be forging ahead. In October 1957, the Soviet satellite Sputnik orbits[…]
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Cold War (1998) – S1, Ep7 – After Stalin
After Stalin Thaw is conceivable with Stalin dead and Eisenhower in the White House. Stalin’s chief of secret police is[…]
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Cold War (1998) – S1, Ep6 – Reds
Reds The world is polarized across an ideological divide. Following Stalin’s domination of Eastern Europe, and the loss of China,American[…]
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Cold War (1998) – S1, Ep5 – Korea
Korea Mao Zedong proclaims the People’s Republic of China–the country is now lost to the West. In June 1950, North[…]
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