Despite their ideological differences, the United States and the Soviet Union become allies in the wars against Germany. Air Date : 19th-Sep-1998  Read More

Stalin begins to spread communism across Europe after the war ends, and tension grows between the United States and the Soviet Union. Air Date : 26th-Sep-1998  Read More

The United States offers assistance to countries that reject communism after Great Britain halts aid to Turkey and Greece. Air Date : 3rd-Oct-1998  Read More

Berlin is divided into two separate cities, and Europe itself splits as the countries align themselves with the opposing major powers. Air Date : 10th-Oct-1998  Read More

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. Air Date : 17th-Oct-1998  Read More

A look at the period in which Stalin securely dominated eastern Europe, China embraced communism, and anti-communist hysteria spread in the United States. Air Date : 31st-Oct-1998  Read More

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. Air Date : 7th-Nov-1998  Read More

The Soviet Union launches its first satellite into orbit while the United States' own space program lags behind. Air Date : 14th-Nov-1998  Read More

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. Air Date : 21st-Nov-1998  Read More

President Kennedy confronts Kruschev when the Soviet Union begins to deploy nuclear missiles in Cuba Air Date : 28th-Nov-1998  Read More

The United States continues its containment of communism by becoming involved in Vietnam's ongoing struggle, leading to enormous public disapproval of the policy. Air Date : 12th-Dec-1998  Read More

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. Air Date : 12th-Dec-1998  Read More

An examination of the effects of the Cold War upon the populace, including civil rights movements and protests that led to policy changes. Air Date : 13th-Feb-1999  Read More

The Soviet Union continues its aggressive European policy by invading Czechoslovakia and crushing the Prague Spring Revolution. Air Date : 20th-Feb-1999  Read More

The history of communism in China, from Mao Tse-tung's victory to President Nixon's trip to China in 1972. Air Date : 27th-Feb-1999  Read More

A look at the era of detente that resulted in cooperation and exchange between the United States and the Soviet Union. Air Date : 6th-Mar-1999  Read More

An examination of how the major powers fought by proxy in different areas of the world throughout the era. Air Date : 13th-Mar-1999  Read More

The United States utilizes different ways to fight the spread of communism in its own hemisphere, from Guatamala to Grenada. Air Date : 20th-Mar-1999  Read More

Unrest in Eastern Europe and the Oil Crisis threatens to undermine the progress made by detente. Air Date : 27th-Mar-1999  Read More

An examination of the effects of religious fundamentalism upon the United States and the Soviet Union's foreign policies. Air Date : 11th-Apr-1999  Read More

A look at the hidden front of the Cold War involving subterfuge and secret intelligence gathering. Air Date : 18th-Apr-1999  Read More

The Soviet Union's economy falters as it struggles to keep up in the arms and technology race. Air Date : 25th-Apr-1999  Read More

The Soviet Union loses its grip on Eastern Europe as the Berlin Wall comes down and the Cold War comes to an end. Air Date : 2nd-May-1999  Read More

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. Air Date : 9th-May-1999  Read More