The Communists and Capitalists were united in World War II to crush the Fascists. But in 1945, with Hitler's Germany defeated, the allies became adversaries. The world's two great superpowers locked in a dramatic showdown over ideology, vision and freedom that would persist for five decades. Under the omnipresent threat of nuclear holocaust, the Cold War became the defining conflict of the twentieth century.

Originally released by Media Rich Learning, 2009. Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on May 02, 2015.

Cracks in the Curtain 1953-1956 (9:43); --Third World Wars 1953-1975 (9:27); -- Kennedy and Crises 1958-1969 (17:20); -- Detente 1969-1980 (9:40); -- The Evil Empire 1980-1988 (14:23); -- The Wall 1989-1992 (6:23); -- Cold War (0:08); .