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Cold War

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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 II to the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991.

Sep 19, 19981 seasons24 episodesEndedEN

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Kenneth Branagh

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Seasons

Season 1

24 episodes

Premiered Sep 19, 1998

Episodes

1–6 of 24

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Ep 1

Comrades (1917-1945)

Sep 19, 1998

46m

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

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Ep 2

Iron Curtain (1945–1947)

Sep 26, 1998

46m

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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Ep 3

Marshall Plan (1947–1952)

Oct 3, 1998

46m

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

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Ep 4

Berlin (1948–1949)

Oct 10, 1998

46m

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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Ep 5

Korea (1949–1953)

Oct 17, 1998

46m

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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Ep 6

Reds (1948–1953)

Oct 31, 1998

46m

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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