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CNN 1998 - 1999 1 season 24 eps Ended

Cold War

1998 - 1999 1 season 24 eps

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Season 1

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Season 1

45 min

S1 · E1 · Sep 19, 1998

Comrades (1917-1945) Episode 1

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

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45 min

S1 · E2 · Sep 26, 1998

Iron Curtain (1945–1947) Episode 2

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

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45 min

S1 · E3 · Oct 3, 1998

Marshall Plan (1947–1952) Episode 3

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

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45 min

S1 · E4 · Oct 10, 1998

Berlin (1948–1949) Episode 4

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

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45 min

S1 · E5 · Oct 17, 1998

Korea (1949–1953) Episode 5

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.

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45 min

S1 · E6 · Oct 31, 1998

Reds (1948–1953) Episode 6

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

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45 min

S1 · E7 · Nov 7, 1998

After Stalin (1953–1956) Episode 7

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.

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45 min

S1 · E8 · Nov 14, 1998

Sputnik (1949–1961) Episode 8

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

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45 min

S1 · E9 · Nov 21, 1998

The Wall (1958–1963) Episode 9

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.

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45 min

S1 · E10 · Nov 28, 1998

Cuba (1959–1962) Episode 10

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

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45 min

S1 · E11 · Dec 12, 1998

Vietnam (1954–1968) Episode 11

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

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S1 · E12 · Dec 12, 1998

MAD (1960–1972) Episode 12

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.

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45 min

S1 · E13 · Feb 13, 1999

Make Love Not War (The 60s) Episode 13

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

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45 min

S1 · E14 · Feb 20, 1999

Red Spring (The 60s) Episode 14

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

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45 min

S1 · E15 · Feb 27, 1999

China (1949–1972) Episode 15

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

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45 min

S1 · E16 · Mar 6, 1999

Detente (1969–1975) Episode 16

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

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45 min

S1 · E17 · Mar 13, 1999

Good Guys, Bad Guys (1967–1978) Episode 17

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

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45 min

S1 · E18 · Mar 20, 1999

Backyard (1954–1990) Episode 18

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

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45 min

S1 · E19 · Mar 27, 1999

Freeze (1977–1981) Episode 19

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

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45 min

S1 · E20 · Apr 11, 1999

Soldiers of God (1975–1988) Episode 20

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

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45 min

S1 · E21 · Apr 18, 1999

Spies (1944–1994) Episode 21

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

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45 min

S1 · E22 · Apr 25, 1999

Star Wars (1981–1988) Episode 22

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

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45 min

S1 · E23 · May 2, 1999

The Wall Comes Down (1989) Episode 23

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

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45 min

S1 · E24 · May 9, 1999

Conclusions (1989–1991) Episode 24

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.

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24 episodes in Season 1

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