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Although they were allies during WWII, the United States and the Soviet Union, fueled by their fundamental ideological differences, embarked on what would be called the Cold War starting in... See full summary
Although they were allies during WWII, the United States and the Soviet Union, fueled by their fundamental ideological differences, embarked on what would be called the Cold War starting in the post-WWII era. As both sides would eventually have nuclear and atomic bomb technology which potentially spelled the end of the world if used, both sides instead largely used propaganda to win the Cold War. The propaganda was both official (i.e. issued by the government) and unofficial, and was designed to make its own side look good while making the other side look bad. The propaganda was aimed to its own citizens, to the other side and to others around the world, who were often looking to the two superpowers for support. One problem often was that the propaganda had to match the reality that people saw and faced on the ground.

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    • Author: Nuadabandis
    I was always interested in politics at a young and i always wondered about the cold war. My parents told me that it was just like to guys flexing there muscles. Although this gave me a general idea i still wanted to learn more. Then i discovered love hate and propaganda the cold war. I watched doc zone programs before like meltdown witch showed me about how our economy crashed in a way that showed that the days of CEO's with high pay checks and company's getting away with everything where over (and at the time i thought so). So naturally i went to doc zone again and this series taught me 1 thing, that the soviets where bad and America was good. So i went on believing that for a while until i done more digging on what actually happened during this war and i discovered (thanks to many documentary's including Oliver stone's untold history of the united states)that the united states was more bad then good and intimidated the soviets. So don't wast your time with this show it leaves out all the facts except for the ones that paint a bad picture the soviets. If you really want to learn about the cold war check Oliver stones documentary untold history of the united states it is significantly better
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    • Author: Castiel
    This show is nothing but propaganda. It has en immaculate number of historical fallacies and inaccuracies that I take are deliberate when they exist in such vast numbers. Not only does it paint the monstrous picture of the Soviet Union. It glorifies the United States so much that it feels the need to bend history. I threw up a little in my mouth. It hurts to see that people in this day and age still feel anger and hate towards each other that they have pt make propaganda about historical events that are long passed.

    I do not recommend anyone watching this show. It has no historical value and can only make you dumber.

    I wonder why it has been given 7 Stars.

    That's all Jørgen
  • Series cast summary:
    Catherine Mercier Catherine Mercier - Elle-même - Animatrice 4 episodes, 2011
    George Stroumboulopoulos George Stroumboulopoulos - Himself - Host 4 episodes, 2011
    David Welch David Welch - Himself - Director of the Centre for the Study of Propaganda and War, University of Kent 4 episodes, 2011
    Kenneth Osgood Kenneth Osgood - Himself - Author of 'Total Cold War' 3 episodes, 2011
    Maxim Matusevich Maxim Matusevich - Himself - Professor of World History, Seaton Hall University 2 episodes, 2011
    Andreï Kozovoï Andreï Kozovoï - Himself - Historian, Charles De Gaulle University / - 2 episodes, 2011
    Margaret Peacock Margaret Peacock - Herself - History Professor, University of Alabama 2 episodes, 2011
    Kresimir Bosiljevac Kresimir Bosiljevac 2 episodes, 2011
    Paulino Nunes Paulino Nunes 2 episodes, 2011
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