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All Episodes of Cold War

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...
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Season 1

  • Comrades (1917-1945)
    8.1/1048 votes

    Comrades (1917-1945)

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/19/1998

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

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Iron Curtain (1945–1947)
    8.0/1040 votes

    Iron Curtain (1945–1947)

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/26/1998

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

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Marshall Plan (1947–1952)
    8.1/1037 votes

    Marshall Plan (1947–1952)

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/3/1998

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

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Berlin (1948–1949)
    8.0/1034 votes

    Berlin (1948–1949)

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/10/1998

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

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Korea (1949–1953)
    8.1/1029 votes

    Korea (1949–1953)

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/17/1998

    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.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Reds (1948–1953)
    7.7/1029 votes

    Reds (1948–1953)

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 10/31/1998

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

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • After Stalin (1953–1956)
    7.9/1035 votes

    After Stalin (1953–1956)

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 11/7/1998

    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.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Sputnik (1949–1961)
    8.2/1031 votes

    Sputnik (1949–1961)

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/14/1998

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

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • The Wall (1958–1963)
    8.2/1031 votes

    The Wall (1958–1963)

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 11/21/1998

    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.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Cuba (1959–1962)
    8.4/1032 votes

    Cuba (1959–1962)

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 11/28/1998

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

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Vietnam (1954–1968)
    7.7/1025 votes

    Vietnam (1954–1968)

    Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 12/12/1998

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

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • MAD (1960–1972)
    8.2/1030 votes

    MAD (1960–1972)

    Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 12/12/1998

    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.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Make Love Not War (The 60s)
    7.7/1029 votes

    Make Love Not War (The 60s)

    Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 2/13/1999

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

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Red Spring (The 60s)
    7.5/1026 votes

    Red Spring (The 60s)

    Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 2/20/1999

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

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • China (1949–1972)
    8.3/1026 votes

    China (1949–1972)

    Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 2/27/1999

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

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Detente (1969–1975)
    8.1/1029 votes

    Detente (1969–1975)

    Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 3/6/1999

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

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Good Guys, Bad Guys (1967–1978)
    7.9/1024 votes

    Good Guys, Bad Guys (1967–1978)

    Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 3/13/1999

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

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Backyard (1954–1990)
    7.7/1021 votes

    Backyard (1954–1990)

    Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 3/20/1999

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

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Freeze (1977–1981)
    7.8/1023 votes

    Freeze (1977–1981)

    Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 3/27/1999

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

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Soldiers of God (1975–1988)
    8.2/1024 votes

    Soldiers of God (1975–1988)

    Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 4/11/1999

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

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Spies (1944–1994)
    8.2/1027 votes

    Spies (1944–1994)

    Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 4/18/1999

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

    Director: Tessa Coombs

    Writer: Unknown

  • Star Wars (1981–1988)
    8.2/1023 votes

    Star Wars (1981–1988)

    Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 4/25/1999

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

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • The Wall Comes Down (1989)
    8.7/1025 votes

    The Wall Comes Down (1989)

    Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 5/2/1999

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

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Conclusions (1989–1991)
    8.4/1019 votes

    Conclusions (1989–1991)

    Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 5/9/1999

    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.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown