Cold War

1. E1. Comrades (1917-1945)

   Sep 19, 1998 · 46m

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

2. E2. Iron Curtain (1945–1947)

   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.

3. E3. Marshall Plan (1947–1952)

   Oct 3, 1998 · 46m

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

4. E4. Berlin (1948–1949)

   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.

5. E5. Korea (1949–1953)

   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.

6. E6. Reds (1948–1953)

   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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