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Cold War is a war & politics and documentary TV series that premiered on CNN on September 19, 1998. It has 1 season and 24 episodes so far and has ended. The latest episode, Season 1 Episode 24 "Conclusions (1989–1991)", aired on May 9, 1999.
A 24-part series which deals with the relations between the United States, the Soviet Union and their respective allies between the end of World War II to the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991.
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24 episodes · 1 season
1998 · 24 episodes · Last episode: 27 years ago
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.
The Soviet Union loses its grip on Eastern Europe as the Berlin Wall comes down and the Cold War comes to an end.
The Soviet Union's economy falters as it struggles to keep up in the arms and technology race.
A look at the hidden front of the Cold War involving subterfuge and secret intelligence gathering.
An examination of the effects of religious fundamentalism upon the United States and the Soviet Union's foreign policies.
Unrest in Eastern Europe and the Oil Crisis threatens to undermine the progress made by detente.
The United States utilizes different ways to fight the spread of communism in its own hemisphere, from Guatamala to Grenada.
An examination of how the major powers fought by proxy in different areas of the world throughout the era.
A look at the era of detente that resulted in cooperation and exchange between the United States and the Soviet Union.
The history of communism in China, from Mao Tse-tung's victory to President Nixon's trip to China in 1972.
The Soviet Union continues its aggressive European policy by invading Czechoslovakia and crushing the Prague Spring Revolution.
An examination of the effects of the Cold War upon the populace, including civil rights movements and protests that led to policy changes.
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.
The United States continues its containment of communism by becoming involved in Vietnam's ongoing struggle, leading to enormous public disapproval of the policy.
President Kennedy confronts Kruschev when the Soviet Union begins to deploy nuclear missiles in Cuba
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.
The Soviet Union launches its first satellite into orbit while the United States' own space program lags behind.
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.
A look at the period in which Stalin securely dominated eastern Europe, China embraced communism, and anti-communist hysteria spread in the United States.
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.
Berlin is divided into two separate cities, and Europe itself splits as the countries align themselves with the opposing major powers.
The United States offers assistance to countries that reject communism after Great Britain halts aid to Turkey and Greece.
Stalin begins to spread communism across Europe after the war ends, and tension grows between the United States and the Soviet Union.
Despite their ideological differences, the United States and the Soviet Union become allies in the wars against Germany.
George Blake
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Joe Bulik
Self
Melvin Goodman
Self
Oleg Gordievsky
Self
Anastasio Somoza Debayle
Self (archive footage)
Ngô Đình Diệm
Self (archive footage)
Wojciech Jaruzelski
Self
Donald Regan
Self
Scoop Jackson
Self (archive footage)
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Cold War has ended, so no new episodes are scheduled. The final episode aired on May 9, 1999.
The most recent episode of Cold War, Season 1 Episode 24 "Conclusions (1989–1991)", aired on May 9, 1999.
Cold War has 1 season with 24 episodes in total.
Cold War first aired on CNN on September 19, 1998.
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