China Chinese Communists are victorious in the longest civil war in 20th century history. Mao Zedong’s reforms are popular, but[…]
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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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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, 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, 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[…]
Read moreCold 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[…]
Read moreCold War (1998) – S1, Ep4 – Berlin
Berlin Berlin is a Western enclave in Eastern Europe. The Soviets blockade the city, but the allies airlift in supplies.[…]
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