Cold War Season 1

(1998) September - May | # of Episodes : 24

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Series Details

Seasons: 1

Total Episodes: 24

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Networks: CNN

Status: Ended

First Air Date: Sep 19, 1998

Recent Air Date: May 9, 1999

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Original Language: English

Age Rating: NR

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Main Cast

Kenneth Branagh

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Episodes

Episode 1

19 September 1998 - Comrades (1917-1945)

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

Episode 2

26 September 1998 - Iron Curtain (1945–1947)

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

Episode 3

03 October 1998 - Marshall Plan (1947–1952)

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

Episode 4

10 October 1998 - Berlin (1948–1949)

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

Episode 5

17 October 1998 - Korea (1949–1953)

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.

Episode 6

31 October 1998 - Reds (1948–1953)

A look at the period in which Stalin securely dominated eastern Europe, China embraced communism, and anti-communist hysteria spread in the United States.

Episode 7

07 November 1998 - After Stalin (1953–1956)

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.

Episode 8

14 November 1998 - Sputnik (1949–1961)

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

Episode 9

21 November 1998 - The Wall (1958–1963)

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.

Episode 10

28 November 1998 - Cuba (1959–1962)

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

Episode 11

12 December 1998 - Vietnam (1954–1968)

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

Episode 12

12 December 1998 - MAD (1960–1972)

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.

Episode 13

13 February 1999 - Make Love Not War (The 60s)

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

Episode 14

20 February 1999 - Red Spring (The 60s)

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

Episode 15

27 February 1999 - China (1949–1972)

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

Episode 16

06 March 1999 - Detente (1969–1975)

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

Episode 17

13 March 1999 - Good Guys, Bad Guys (1967–1978)

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

Episode 18

20 March 1999 - Backyard (1954–1990)

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

Episode 19

27 March 1999 - Freeze (1977–1981)

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

Episode 20

11 April 1999 - Soldiers of God (1975–1988)

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

Episode 21

18 April 1999 - Spies (1944–1994)

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

Episode 22

25 April 1999 - Star Wars (1981–1988)

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

Episode 23

02 May 1999 - The Wall Comes Down (1989)

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

Episode 24

09 May 1999 - Conclusions (1989–1991)

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.

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Production	Producer	Jeremy Isaacs Pat Mitchell
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