S1 E1 • Les camarades (1917-1945)

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

Première diffusion : 19 septembre 1998

S1 E2 • Le rideau de fer (1945-1947)

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

Première diffusion : 26 septembre 1998

S1 E3 • Le plan Marshall (1947-1952)

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

Première diffusion : 3 octobre 1998

S1 E4 • Berlin (1948-1949)

Berlin is divided into two separate cities, and Europe itself splits as the countries align themselves with the opposing major powers.

Première diffusion : 10 octobre 1998

S1 E5 • La Corée (1949-1953)

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.

Première diffusion : 17 octobre 1998

S1 E6 • Les rouges (1947-1953)

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

Première diffusion : 31 octobre 1998

S1 E7 • Après Staline (1953-1956)

Stalin's death brings hope that tensions will ease between the Soviet Union and the United States, and Nikita Khrushchev becomes the new Soviet Leader.

Première diffusion : 7 novembre 1998

S1 E8 • Spoutnik (1949-1961)

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

Première diffusion : 14 novembre 1998

S1 E9 • Le mur (1958-1963)

The Soviet Union solves the problem of people leaving East Germany to the free West by stopping open transit and building a secured ring around West Berlin.

Première diffusion : 21 novembre 1998

S1 E10 • Cuba (1959-1962)

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

Première diffusion : 28 novembre 1998

S1 E11 • Viêtnam (1954-1968)

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

Première diffusion : 12 décembre 1998

S1 E12 • M.A.D. (1960-1972)

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.

Première diffusion : 12 décembre 1998

S1 E13 • Les années 60, la contestation

An examination of the effects of the Cold War upon the populace, including civil rights movements and protests that led to policy changes.

Première diffusion : 13 février 1999

S1 E14 • Les années 60, le printemps rouge

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

Première diffusion : 20 février 1999

S1 E15 • La Chine (1949-1972)

The history of communism in China, from Mao Tse-tung's victory to President Nixon's trip to China in 1972.

Première diffusion : 27 février 1999

S1 E16 • La détente (1969-1975)

A look at the era of detente that resulted in cooperation and exchange between the United States and the Soviet Union.

Première diffusion : 6 mars 1999

S1 E17 • Les bons et les méchants (1967-1978)

An examination of how the major powers fought by proxy in different areas of the world throughout the era.

Première diffusion : 13 mars 1999

S1 E18 • L'arrière-cour (1954-1990)

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

Première diffusion : 20 mars 1999

S1 E19 • Le gel (1977-1981)

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

Première diffusion : 27 mars 1999

S1 E20 • Soldats de Dieu (1975-1988)

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

Première diffusion : 11 avril 1999

S1 E21 • Les espions (1944-1994)

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

Première diffusion : 18 avril 1999

S1 E22 • La guerre des étoiles (1981-1988)

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

Première diffusion : 25 avril 1999

S1 E23 • La chute du mur (1989)

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

Première diffusion : 2 mai 1999

S1 E24 • Conclusions (1989-1991)

The Cold War era comes to an end as the Soviet Union's empire falls and new policies are implemented by Mikhail Gorbachev and Boris Yeltsin.

Première diffusion : 9 mai 1999