Cold War

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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