Cold War - Season 1
1 - Comrades (1917-1945)
Air Date: September 19, 1998
Despite their ideological differences, the United States and the Soviet Union become allies in the wars against Germany.
2 - Iron Curtain (1945–1947)
Air Date: September 26, 1998
Stalin begins to spread communism across Europe after the war ends, and tension grows between the United States and the Soviet Union.
3 - Marshall Plan (1947–1952)
Air Date: October 3, 1998
The United States offers assistance to countries that reject communism after Great Britain halts aid to Turkey and Greece.
4 - Berlin (1948–1949)
Air Date: October 10, 1998
Berlin is divided into two separate cities, and Europe itself splits as the countries align themselves with the opposing major powers.
5 - Korea (1949–1953)
Air Date: October 17, 1998
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 - Reds (1948–1953)
Air Date: October 31, 1998
A look at the period in which Stalin securely dominated eastern Europe, China embraced communism, and anti-communist hysteria spread in the United States.
7 - After Stalin (1953–1956)
Air Date: November 7, 1998
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.
8 - Sputnik (1949–1961)
Air Date: November 14, 1998
The Soviet Union launches its first satellite into orbit while the United States' own space program lags behind.
9 - The Wall (1958–1963)
Air Date: November 21, 1998
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.
10 - Cuba (1959–1962)
Air Date: November 28, 1998
President Kennedy confronts Kruschev when the Soviet Union begins to deploy nuclear missiles in Cuba
11 - Vietnam (1954–1968)
Air Date: December 12, 1998
The United States continues its containment of communism by becoming involved in Vietnam's ongoing struggle, leading to enormous public disapproval of the policy.
12 - MAD (1960–1972)
Air Date: December 12, 1998
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.
13 - Make Love Not War (The 60s)
Air Date: February 13, 1999
An examination of the effects of the Cold War upon the populace, including civil rights movements and protests that led to policy changes.
14 - Red Spring (The 60s)
Air Date: February 20, 1999
The Soviet Union continues its aggressive European policy by invading Czechoslovakia and crushing the Prague Spring Revolution.
15 - China (1949–1972)
Air Date: February 27, 1999
The history of communism in China, from Mao Tse-tung's victory to President Nixon's trip to China in 1972.
16 - Detente (1969–1975)
Air Date: March 6, 1999
A look at the era of detente that resulted in cooperation and exchange between the United States and the Soviet Union.
17 - Good Guys, Bad Guys (1967–1978)
Air Date: March 13, 1999
An examination of how the major powers fought by proxy in different areas of the world throughout the era.
18 - Backyard (1954–1990)
Air Date: March 20, 1999
The United States utilizes different ways to fight the spread of communism in its own hemisphere, from Guatamala to Grenada.
19 - Freeze (1977–1981)
Air Date: March 27, 1999
Unrest in Eastern Europe and the Oil Crisis threatens to undermine the progress made by detente.
20 - Soldiers of God (1975–1988)
Air Date: April 11, 1999
An examination of the effects of religious fundamentalism upon the United States and the Soviet Union's foreign policies.
21 - Spies (1944–1994)
Air Date: April 18, 1999
A look at the hidden front of the Cold War involving subterfuge and secret intelligence gathering.
22 - Star Wars (1981–1988)
Air Date: April 25, 1999
The Soviet Union's economy falters as it struggles to keep up in the arms and technology race.
23 - The Wall Comes Down (1989)
Air Date: May 2, 1999
The Soviet Union loses its grip on Eastern Europe as the Berlin Wall comes down and the Cold War comes to an end.
24 - Conclusions (1989–1991)
Air Date: May 9, 1999
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.