Season 1

1998-09-19 · 46m

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

1998-09-26 · 46m

Stalin begins to spread communism across Europe after the war ends, and tension grows between the United States and the Soviet Union.

1998-10-03 · 46m

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

1998-10-10 · 46m

Berlin is divided into two separate cities, and Europe itself splits as the countries align themselves with the opposing major powers.

1998-10-17 · 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.

1998-10-31 · 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.

1998-11-07 · 46m

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.

1998-11-14 · 46m

The Soviet Union launches its first satellite into orbit while the United States' own space program lags behind.

1998-11-21 · 46m

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.

1998-11-28 · 46m

President Kennedy confronts Kruschev when the Soviet Union begins to deploy nuclear missiles in Cuba

1998-12-12 · 46m

The United States continues its containment of communism by becoming involved in Vietnam's ongoing struggle, leading to enormous public disapproval of the policy.

1998-12-12 · 46m

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.

1999-02-13 · 46m

An examination of the effects of the Cold War upon the populace, including civil rights movements and protests that led to policy changes.

1999-02-20 · 46m

The Soviet Union continues its aggressive European policy by invading Czechoslovakia and crushing the Prague Spring Revolution.

1999-02-27 · 46m

The history of communism in China, from Mao Tse-tung's victory to President Nixon's trip to China in 1972.

1999-03-06 · 46m

A look at the era of detente that resulted in cooperation and exchange between the United States and the Soviet Union.

1999-03-13 · 46m

An examination of how the major powers fought by proxy in different areas of the world throughout the era.

1999-03-20 · 46m

The United States utilizes different ways to fight the spread of communism in its own hemisphere, from Guatamala to Grenada.

1999-03-27 · 46m

Unrest in Eastern Europe and the Oil Crisis threatens to undermine the progress made by detente.

1999-04-11 · 46m

An examination of the effects of religious fundamentalism upon the United States and the Soviet Union's foreign policies.

1999-04-18 · 46m

A look at the hidden front of the Cold War involving subterfuge and secret intelligence gathering.

1999-04-25 · 46m

The Soviet Union's economy falters as it struggles to keep up in the arms and technology race.

1999-05-02 · 46m

The Soviet Union loses its grip on Eastern Europe as the Berlin Wall comes down and the Cold War comes to an end.

1999-05-09 · 46m

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.