The Cold War is the defining event of the 20th century and shaped our world. Many major crisis all over the globe find their roots in this struggle between the West and the Soviet Union. This documentary explains the origins and course of this conflict. Starting at the beginning of the 20th century, as all over the world poverty-stricken workers fought for a better life, the Russian Revolution marked the birth of the Soviet Union. From the start, Western nations fought the communists. This documentary correctly marks this animosity as the start of the Cold War.
Every major crisis is explained in the 24 episodes of this momentous documentary. Both communist and capitalist views are presented and protagonists from both sides are interviewed.
1: Comrades 1917-1945
2: Iron Curtain 1945-1947
3: Marshall Plan 1947-1952
4: Berlin 1948-1949
5: Korea 1949-1953
6: Reds 1947-1953
7: After Stalin 1953-1956
8: Sputnik 1949-1961
9: The Wall 1958-1963
10: Cuba 1959-1962
11: Vietnam 1954-1968
12: Mutually Assured Destruction (MAD) 1960-1972
13: Make Love Not War 1960s
14: Red Spring 1960s
15: China 1949-1972
16: Détente 1969-1975
17: Good Guys, Bad Guys 1967-1978
18: Backyard 1954-1990
19: Freeze 1977-1981
20: Soldiers of God 1975-1988
21: Spies 1944-1994
22: Star Wars 1981-1988
23: The Wall Comes Down 1989
24: Conclusions 1989-1991