The Cold War: Superpowers, Proxy Wars, and Nuclear Risk
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From Berlin to Cuba to détente—strategy, ideology, and the nuclear shadow.
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~210 minutes
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Origins: 1945–47 and the early blocs
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Containment vs expansion; NATO and Warsaw Pact
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Nuclear strategy: deterrence and MAD
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Korean War and Asian theatres
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Cuban Missile Crisis and brinkmanship
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Vietnam War and global protests
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Détente and arms control
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Afghanistan and the Second Cold War
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Reagan, Gorbachev, and the end of the Cold War
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Legacies for today’s geopolitics
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