MAD World - The History of the Cold War Episode 3 Revolution
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MAD World - The History of the Cold War Episode 3 Revolution
In this episode:
By the mid-1950s, there is a build-up of military bases on both sides of the iron curtain. A few years later, the revolution puts a Communist dictatorship on the USA’s doorstep in Cuba. The Space Race begins with the launch of Sputnik. Almost overnight, the Soviet Union seals off West Berlin with the building of the Berlin Wall.
'M.A.D. World' takes a close look at the last time we were threatened by the might of world superpowers: The Cold War. For over forty years the entire world stood on the brink of annihilation, as the horrors of World War II ended and a new kind of global war began, when the push of a single button could trigger all-out nuclear war. 'M.A.D. World' examines how the world was changed forever by the Cold War. Over eight episodes, remarkable footage from the time shows how the build-up of nuclear arms and the mistrust between West and East instilled terror across the globe. First-hand accounts bring the stories to life as we talk to pilots drilled to drop the bomb, families are torn apart by the Iron Curtain, and escaped dissidents who lived in fear of torture and execution.
In this episode:
By the mid-1950s, there is a build-up of military bases on both sides of the iron curtain. A few years later, the revolution puts a Communist dictatorship on the USA’s doorstep in Cuba. The Space Race begins with the launch of Sputnik. Almost overnight, the Soviet Union seals off West Berlin with the building of the Berlin Wall.
'M.A.D. World' takes a close look at the last time we were threatened by the might of world superpowers: The Cold War. For over forty years the entire world stood on the brink of annihilation, as the horrors of World War II ended and a new kind of global war began, when the push of a single button could trigger all-out nuclear war. 'M.A.D. World' examines how the world was changed forever by the Cold War. Over eight episodes, remarkable footage from the time shows how the build-up of nuclear arms and the mistrust between West and East instilled terror across the globe. First-hand accounts bring the stories to life as we talk to pilots drilled to drop the bomb, families are torn apart by the Iron Curtain, and escaped dissidents who lived in fear of torture and execution.