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Season 1, 24 episodes

Episode 1: Comrades (1917-1945)
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- 46m
- Sep 19, 1998
Despite their ideological differences, the United States and the Soviet Union become allies in the wars against Germany.
Episode 2: Iron Curtain (1945–1947)
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- Sep 26, 1998
Stalin begins to spread communism across Europe after the war ends, and tension grows between the United States and the Soviet Union.
Episode 3: Marshall Plan (1947–1952)
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- Oct 3, 1998
The United States offers assistance to countries that reject communism after Great Britain halts aid to Turkey and Greece.
Episode 4: Berlin (1948–1949)
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- Oct 10, 1998
Berlin is divided into two separate cities, and Europe itself splits as the countries align themselves with the opposing major powers.
Episode 5: Korea (1949–1953)
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- Oct 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.
Episode 6: Reds (1948–1953)
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- Oct 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.
Episode 7: After Stalin (1953–1956)
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- Nov 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.
Episode 8: Sputnik (1949–1961)
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- Nov 14, 1998
The Soviet Union launches its first satellite into orbit while the United States' own space program lags behind.
Episode 9: The Wall (1958–1963)
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- Nov 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.
Episode 10: Cuba (1959–1962)
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- Nov 28, 1998
President Kennedy confronts Kruschev when the Soviet Union begins to deploy nuclear missiles in Cuba
Episode 11: Vietnam (1954–1968)
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- Dec 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.
Episode 12: MAD (1960–1972)
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- Dec 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.
Episode 13: Make Love Not War (The 60s)
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- Feb 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.
Episode 14: Red Spring (The 60s)
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- Feb 20, 1999
The Soviet Union continues its aggressive European policy by invading Czechoslovakia and crushing the Prague Spring Revolution.
Episode 15: China (1949–1972)
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- Feb 27, 1999
The history of communism in China, from Mao Tse-tung's victory to President Nixon's trip to China in 1972.
Episode 16: Detente (1969–1975)
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- Mar 6, 1999
A look at the era of detente that resulted in cooperation and exchange between the United States and the Soviet Union.
Episode 17: Good Guys, Bad Guys (1967–1978)
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- Mar 13, 1999
An examination of how the major powers fought by proxy in different areas of the world throughout the era.
Episode 18: Backyard (1954–1990)
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- Mar 20, 1999
The United States utilizes different ways to fight the spread of communism in its own hemisphere, from Guatamala to Grenada.
Episode 19: Freeze (1977–1981)
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- Mar 27, 1999
Unrest in Eastern Europe and the Oil Crisis threatens to undermine the progress made by detente.
Episode 20: Soldiers of God (1975–1988)
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- Apr 11, 1999
An examination of the effects of religious fundamentalism upon the United States and the Soviet Union's foreign policies.
Episode 21: Spies (1944–1994)
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- Apr 18, 1999
A look at the hidden front of the Cold War involving subterfuge and secret intelligence gathering.
Episode 22: Star Wars (1981–1988)
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- Apr 25, 1999
The Soviet Union's economy falters as it struggles to keep up in the arms and technology race.
Episode 23: The Wall Comes Down (1989)
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- 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.
Episode 24: Conclusions (1989–1991)
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- 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.

Episodes

E1 Episode 1: Comrades (1917-1945)

E2 Episode 2: Iron Curtain (1945–1947)

E3 Episode 3: Marshall Plan (1947–1952)

E4 Episode 4: Berlin (1948–1949)

E5 Episode 5: Korea (1949–1953)

E6 Episode 6: Reds (1948–1953)

E7 Episode 7: After Stalin (1953–1956)

E8 Episode 8: Sputnik (1949–1961)

E9 Episode 9: The Wall (1958–1963)

E10 Episode 10: Cuba (1959–1962)

E11 Episode 11: Vietnam (1954–1968)

E12 Episode 12: MAD (1960–1972)

E13 Episode 13: Make Love Not War (The 60s)

E14 Episode 14: Red Spring (The 60s)

E15 Episode 15: China (1949–1972)

E16 Episode 16: Detente (1969–1975)

E17 Episode 17: Good Guys, Bad Guys (1967–1978)

E18 Episode 18: Backyard (1954–1990)

E19 Episode 19: Freeze (1977–1981)

E20 Episode 20: Soldiers of God (1975–1988)

E21 Episode 21: Spies (1944–1994)

E22 Episode 22: Star Wars (1981–1988)

E23 Episode 23: The Wall Comes Down (1989)

E24 Episode 24: Conclusions (1989–1991)

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E1 Episode 1: Comrades (1917-1945)

E2 Episode 2: Iron Curtain (1945–1947)

E3 Episode 3: Marshall Plan (1947–1952)

E4 Episode 4: Berlin (1948–1949)

E5 Episode 5: Korea (1949–1953)

E6 Episode 6: Reds (1948–1953)

E7 Episode 7: After Stalin (1953–1956)

E8 Episode 8: Sputnik (1949–1961)

E9 Episode 9: The Wall (1958–1963)

E10 Episode 10: Cuba (1959–1962)

E11 Episode 11: Vietnam (1954–1968)

E12 Episode 12: MAD (1960–1972)

E13 Episode 13: Make Love Not War (The 60s)

E14 Episode 14: Red Spring (The 60s)

E15 Episode 15: China (1949–1972)

E16 Episode 16: Detente (1969–1975)

E17 Episode 17: Good Guys, Bad Guys (1967–1978)

E18 Episode 18: Backyard (1954–1990)

E19 Episode 19: Freeze (1977–1981)

E20 Episode 20: Soldiers of God (1975–1988)

E21 Episode 21: Spies (1944–1994)

E22 Episode 22: Star Wars (1981–1988)

E23 Episode 23: The Wall Comes Down (1989)

E24 Episode 24: Conclusions (1989–1991)

Episode 1: Comrades (1917-1945)

Episode 2: Iron Curtain (1945–1947)

Episode 3: Marshall Plan (1947–1952)

Episode 4: Berlin (1948–1949)

Episode 5: Korea (1949–1953)

Episode 6: Reds (1948–1953)

Episode 7: After Stalin (1953–1956)

Episode 8: Sputnik (1949–1961)

Episode 9: The Wall (1958–1963)

Episode 10: Cuba (1959–1962)

Episode 11: Vietnam (1954–1968)

Episode 12: MAD (1960–1972)

Episode 13: Make Love Not War (The 60s)

Episode 14: Red Spring (The 60s)

Episode 15: China (1949–1972)

Episode 16: Detente (1969–1975)

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

Episode 18: Backyard (1954–1990)

Episode 19: Freeze (1977–1981)

Episode 20: Soldiers of God (1975–1988)

Episode 21: Spies (1944–1994)

Episode 22: Star Wars (1981–1988)

Episode 23: The Wall Comes Down (1989)

Episode 24: Conclusions (1989–1991)

Episode 1: Comrades (1917-1945)

Episode 2: Iron Curtain (1945–1947)

Episode 3: Marshall Plan (1947–1952)

Episode 4: Berlin (1948–1949)

Episode 5: Korea (1949–1953)

Episode 6: Reds (1948–1953)

Episode 7: After Stalin (1953–1956)

Episode 8: Sputnik (1949–1961)

Episode 9: The Wall (1958–1963)

Episode 10: Cuba (1959–1962)

Episode 11: Vietnam (1954–1968)

Episode 12: MAD (1960–1972)

Episode 13: Make Love Not War (The 60s)

Episode 14: Red Spring (The 60s)

Episode 15: China (1949–1972)

Episode 16: Detente (1969–1975)

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

Episode 18: Backyard (1954–1990)

Episode 19: Freeze (1977–1981)

Episode 20: Soldiers of God (1975–1988)

Episode 21: Spies (1944–1994)

Episode 22: Star Wars (1981–1988)

Episode 23: The Wall Comes Down (1989)

Episode 24: Conclusions (1989–1991)