Apocalypse: Cold War

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Apocalypse: Cold War

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National Geographic
Apocalypse: Cold War

Synopsis

The story of this fantastic period of history between 1945 and 1991, which was defined by the confrontation of two worlds and two systems. The capitalist West, dominated by the ever-powerful United States, is pitted against the Communist East, the Soviet Empire. Both sides possess the ultimate weapon, the Nuclear Bomb, which neither can use, at the risk of causing their own peril. This terrifying balance of fear paradoxically ensures a half-century of peace and prosperity in the West. There are many heated moments during this "Cold War ", and Asia is the chosen place for these "localized" wars in which the Superpowers confront each other through other populations engaged in merciless battles. This brought us to make a series that will be as colorful as it is violent, and which will explore the key wars and interludes of peace and progress.

Episodes

Season 1

  • The Big Rift

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    Summer 1945. The victorious nations celebrate a return to peace. But behind the scenes of global reconstruction, a more drawn-out, insidious confrontation is in the making between those who were formerly allies. The West is concerned about Stalin's growing power in the East.

  • The Escalation of Fear

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    1947. Fearing that a damaged Europe might fall prey to Communism, America launches the Marshall Plan, reconstruction aid for the European nations. The French also need help in Indochina, where Ho Chi Minh, hidden in the jungle, watches his army and his power grow?

  • The World Trembles

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    September 1950. In Korea, the conflict drags on. After a successful landing at Incheon, General MacArthur and his troops are once again defeated near the frozen Yalu river, where they face a new enemy: China. Truman considers the atomic bomb? In Indochina, the French are taking a beating.

  • The Conquest

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    March 1953. Stalin is dead. The Little Father of Peoples is now no more than an embalmed corpse that his potential successors eagerly flock to pay respects to. In East Berlin, a wave of hope comes over the German workers; it is swiftly repressed by the Soviets?

  • The Wall

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    1956. Khrushchev closes the door on the Stalin years. He is determined to open up the USSR to the outside world. "Mister K", with his round, jovial face, surprises the entire world by visiting the United States. But the man who approved the bloody repression of the Budapest uprising hasn't gone soft

  • The Abyss

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    November 22, 1963. President Kennedy has just been assassinated in Dallas. His successor Johnson sinks his country further into the quagmire of the Vietnam War. Over a period of ten years, three million young Americans discover Hell.