Cold War

Cold War

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NetworkCNN
First AiredSep 19, 1998
Last AiredMay 9, 1999
Runtime46 min

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.

Cast

Kenneth Branagh
Kenneth Branagh

Seasons & Episodes1 season · 24 episodes

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E1
E1Comrades (1917-1945)
Sep 19, 199846m
Despite their ideological differences, the United States and the Soviet Union become allies in the wars against Germany.
E2
E2Iron Curtain (1945–1947)
Sep 26, 199846m
Stalin begins to spread communism across Europe after the war ends, and tension grows between the United States and the Soviet Union.
E3
E3Marshall Plan (1947–1952)
Oct 3, 199846m
The United States offers assistance to countries that reject communism after Great Britain halts aid to Turkey and Greece.
E4
E4Berlin (1948–1949)
Oct 10, 199846m
Berlin is divided into two separate cities, and Europe itself splits as the countries align themselves with the opposing major powers.
E5
E5Korea (1949–1953)
Oct 17, 199846m
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.
E6
E6Reds (1948–1953)
Oct 31, 199846m
A look at the period in which Stalin securely dominated eastern Europe, China embraced communism, and anti-communist hysteria spread in the United States.
E7
E7After Stalin (1953–1956)
Nov 7, 199846m
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.
E8
E8Sputnik (1949–1961)
Nov 14, 199846m
The Soviet Union launches its first satellite into orbit while the United States' own space program lags behind.
E9
E9The Wall (1958–1963)
Nov 21, 199846m
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.
E10
E10Cuba (1959–1962)
Nov 28, 199846m
President Kennedy confronts Kruschev when the Soviet Union begins to deploy nuclear missiles in Cuba
E11
E11Vietnam (1954–1968)
Dec 12, 199846m
The United States continues its containment of communism by becoming involved in Vietnam's ongoing struggle, leading to enormous public disapproval of the policy.
E12
E12MAD (1960–1972)
Dec 12, 199846m
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.
E13
E13Make Love Not War (The 60s)
Feb 13, 199946m
An examination of the effects of the Cold War upon the populace, including civil rights movements and protests that led to policy changes.
E14
E14Red Spring (The 60s)
Feb 20, 199946m
The Soviet Union continues its aggressive European policy by invading Czechoslovakia and crushing the Prague Spring Revolution.
E15
E15China (1949–1972)
Feb 27, 199946m
The history of communism in China, from Mao Tse-tung's victory to President Nixon's trip to China in 1972.
E16
E16Detente (1969–1975)
Mar 6, 199946m
A look at the era of detente that resulted in cooperation and exchange between the United States and the Soviet Union.
E17
E17Good Guys, Bad Guys (1967–1978)
Mar 13, 199946m
An examination of how the major powers fought by proxy in different areas of the world throughout the era.
E18
E18Backyard (1954–1990)
Mar 20, 199946m
The United States utilizes different ways to fight the spread of communism in its own hemisphere, from Guatamala to Grenada.
E19
E19Freeze (1977–1981)
Mar 27, 199946m
Unrest in Eastern Europe and the Oil Crisis threatens to undermine the progress made by detente.
E20
E20Soldiers of God (1975–1988)
Apr 11, 199946m
An examination of the effects of religious fundamentalism upon the United States and the Soviet Union's foreign policies.
E21
E21Spies (1944–1994)
Apr 18, 199946m
A look at the hidden front of the Cold War involving subterfuge and secret intelligence gathering.
E22
E22Star Wars (1981–1988)
Apr 25, 199946m
The Soviet Union's economy falters as it struggles to keep up in the arms and technology race.
E23
E23The Wall Comes Down (1989)
May 2, 199946m
The Soviet Union loses its grip on Eastern Europe as the Berlin Wall comes down and the Cold War comes to an end.
E24
E24Conclusions (1989–1991)
May 9, 199946m
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.

About Cold War

Cold War is a war & politics, documentary series on CNN. The show first aired on Sep 19, 1998 and currently has 1 season and 24 episodes. Cold War has ended after 1 seasons. It has a rating of 7.1/10 based on 15 votes. The cast includes Kenneth Branagh.

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