Cnn international is again airing its 24part series, the cold war, which first aired in 1998. Cnn cold war documentary series worksheets teaching resources. Revisit this remarkable period of recent history with cnns awardwinning 24. A new report from the environmental investigation agency links a delegation that traveled with chinese president xi jinping last year to africas illegal ivory trade. To me, the single worst episode was reds the sixth of the 24 programs, which appeared on nov. Ronald radosh criticizes the cnn series on the cold war, 1999. I just put a youtube link there because many of the episodes have been removed from youtube. The series was produced by pat mitchell and jeremy isaacs, who had earlier in 1973 produced the world war ii. Following the chinese revolution mao zedong aligns china firmly with the soviet union. Whoever said that history is written by the victors has not seen cnns 24hour epic documentary cold war.
In both countries, the narrator, kenneth branagh, states. The national security archive is proud to have had the opportunity to make a substantial contribution to the cold war series. In twentyfour episodes, each major event that took place during the cold war is examined. International school history cold war documentary series. Oct 27, 2014 watch cold war season 1, episode 1 comrades. Cnn s cold war is a sweeping look at nearly five decades of global history a crystallization of a massive, threeyearlong effort helmed by awardwinning documentarian jeremy isaacs the world. Earlier this year, cnn broadcast a twentyfourhour television documentary on the cold war, supplementing the documentary by publishing a companion book. This clip, about the cuban missile crisis, is from episode 10, entitled cuba 19591962.
Nations divided over which side they favored in the cold war, that of. Cnns cold war is a sweeping look at nearly five decades of global history a crystallization of a massive, threeyearlong effort helmed by awardwinning documentarian jeremy isaacs the world. What did gorbachev grant the nations of eastern europe in 1989. Soldiers of god 1998 details the soviets fiercely opposed attempts to establish dominance in afghanistan and the united states provision of money, munitions, and training to the muslim rebels, including osama bin laden. This resource consists of the link, 20 comprehension questions and an extension question. Video worksheet for episode 1 of the cnn cold war series. A 24part series which deals with the relations between the united states, the soviet union and their respective. I just put a youtube link there because many of the. With wwii at an end, the world soon faced a new challenge widely known as the cold war. A 24part series which deals with the relations between the united states, the soviet union and their respective allies between the end of world war ii to the collapse of the soviet union in 1991. Students use this worksheet whilst watching the first 30 minutes of the episode 1 of the cnn cold war series available on dvd prior to a factual test. And do tune in this saturday for the next episode of cnns landmark series cold war. Cold war red spring the sixties e1424 by vasile iuga.
From cold war, a 1998 tv series collaboratively created by the turner broadcasting system and the bbc, produced by jeremy isaacs. It features interviews and footage of the events that. But once americas cold war nemesis was expelled from afghanistan. I recommend watching the whole series from episode 1. Comrades 19171945 124 by cnn cold war on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. The influence of hollywood expands, the economy grows, and the fashion world transforms. Cold war 01 of 24 comrades l top documentary films l watch. The series originally aired on cnn in america and on bbc two in the u. May 28, 2018 conceived by cnn founder ted turner, this extraordinary 24 episode chronicle has emerged as the definitive audiovisual record of this tumultuous era of world history. The cold war had a powerful impact upon policies of government and upon peoples lives. The national security archive is a nongovernmental, nonprofit organization founded in 1985 by a group of journalists and scholars who sought a centralized home for formerly secret u. The cold war according to cnn lloyd gardner apr 1, 1999 the final episode of the cnnjeremy isaacs cold war serieswritten by isaacs himselfavers that the cold war from beginning to end was, above all, an ideological struggle, and the biggest losers were marxism and communism. Aug 21, 2015 this download includes worksheets to accompany some of the excellent cnn cold war documentary series on the cold war. Elsewhere in this concluding hour, however, narrator kenneth branagh confidently informs viewers that the cold war cost trillions of dollars, and, quite simply, it ended.
Episode 6 of the cnn series cold war documents this war in great detail and is great for anyone interested in learning more about our this forgotten war. The period is generally considered to span the 1947 truman doctrine to the 1991 dissolution of the soviet union. Richard pipes explains what the television documentary. First, youre going to draw to select an episode of the highly regarded cnn cold war series to watch online. Mao zedongs reforms are popular, but in 1958, he embarks on a series of catastrophic changes. The cold war was a period of geopolitical tension between the soviet union with its satellite states the eastern bloc, and the united states with its allies the western bloc after world war ii. Comrades 19171945 season 1, episode 1 aired on september 19, 1998 45 min. Although the primary participants military forces never officially clashed directly, they expressed the.
Cold war is a twentyfour episode television documentary series about the cold war that aired in 1998. In this series produced by cnn in the late 90s, the entire history of the cold war is looked at. The history of the conflict began between 1946 the year u. This resource contains the link to the video on youtube along with a series of comprehension questions followed by higher order analysis and evaluation questions. War boots to work suits 1940s1950s american soldiers go to war, and women go to work. But a split between moscow and beijing opens the door for a change in u. The cold war shows how the events of yesterday have shaped the world of today. A joint effort by turner original productions in association with bbc news, the series. The cold war pitted east against west, pushing the world to the brink of nuclear war. The programs will air on cnn international every two weeks starting on january 4. Who did the soviet president gorbachev meet with in december of 1988. The first in this twentyfourpart documentary series examining the events of the cold war.
What did gorbachev think these nations would choose. Activity 1 essential question how do clashes of ideology impact governments and how people live. China becomes the recipient of soviet aid, supports communist movements worldwide and confronts the united states in korea and in the taiwan straits. Episode 2, the iron curtain describes the russian takeover of eastern europe immediately following wwii. This 24episode series, narrated by kenneth branagh, is a comprehensive history that examines the key events of the arc of the soviet union, from its birth to its fall, and provides a thorough analysis of what was going on behind closed doors. Discussion questionsworksheet for episode two, iron curtain of the cnn cold war video series. Mao zedong proclaims the peoples republic of chinathe country is now lost to the west. The term cold is used because there was no largescale fighting directly between the two. With kenneth branagh, anatoli dobrynin, robert mcnamara, vladimir yerofeyev. Its nothing major, but youll basically be asked to watch the episode and be prepared to respond to a couple of questions in class about it. In june 1950, north korea invades the south, with stalins blessing. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools.
The emergence of the peoples republic of china signals a new and dangerous phase in the cold war. Whoever said that history is written by the victors has not seen cnn s 24hour epic documentary cold war. It features interviews and footage of the events that shaped the tense relationships between the soviet union and the united states. Flippedlearning resource based around the youtube documentary series cnn s the cold war. Cnn cold war documentary series episode 15 china 194972. Flippedlearning resource based around the youtube documentary series cnns the cold war. It features interviews and footage of the events that shaped the tense relationships between the soviet union and the united states the series was produced by pat mitchell and jeremy isaacs, who had earlier in 1973 produced the world war ii documentary series the world at war in a similar. Critics charged that the series was inaccurate andto use a phrase from the cold war itselfsoft on communism. A flipped learning resource based on the cnn cold war documentary series. I am looking forward to hearing more of this series. The precredits scene shows the us congress nuclear bunker at the greenbrier, and introduces the television series by explaining how for. Revisit this remarkable period of recent history with cnn s awardwinning 24part documentary series episode guide. Jan 26, 2016 video worksheet for episode 1 of the cnn cold war series covering the period 191744.
This 24 episode series, narrated by kenneth branagh, is a comprehensive history that examines the key events of the arc of the soviet union, from its birth to its fall, and provides a thorough analysis of what was going on behind closed doors. The cold war over cnns cold war hoover institution. With great change on the horizon, the world watched as russia, china and the united states flexed their military muscles on the global stage, each one determined to reshape the world in their own image. The cold war was a period of geopolitical tension between the soviet union and the united states and their respective allies, the eastern bloc and the western bloc, after world war ii. Great as a video worksheet or as a set of discussion questions for post viewing class discussion. The series cold war is a 24 episode series done by the bbc and cnn in the 1980s the documents the history of this nearly 50 year long conflict between the united states and the soviet union. The cold war an era when nuclear weapons kept the entire world on edge, as political and military tensions simmered among global super powers. In the uk the science museum recently held a cosmonauts exhibition with artifacts that have left russia for the first time it was interesting to hear more about the other side of the space race before and during the cold war. Sir jeremy isaacs, the producer of the ambitious cnn series on the cold war, has proven his ability to turn out.
The final episode of the cnnjeremy isaacs cold war serieswritten by isaacs himselfavers that the cold war from beginning to end was, above all, an ideological struggle, and the biggest losers were marxism and communism. Download the movie worksheet attached here and fill out as you watch the film, then submit the filled out worksheet to the unit 4 special project assignment to receive. The cold war was the continuing state of political conflict, military tension, proxy wars, and economic competition existing after world war ii 19391945, primarily between the soviet union and its satellite states, and the powers of the western world, particularly the united states. Cnn cold war video series episode 2 iron curtain video. Cold war 1998 cnn documentary with kenneth branagh. For each episode, we have prepared an online briefing book of some of the key documents. Cnn cold war questions episode 1 comrades questions episode 2 iron curtain questions episode 3 marshall aid. Cold war is an epic, 24part documentary series that takes a sweeping look at the era known as the cold war. Cold war 01 of 24 comrades l top documentary films l watch free. Each worksheet contains 20 comprehension questions and an extension task. Chinese communists are victorious in the longest civil war in 20th century history. Cold war, the dvd cnns landmark peabody and television critics association awardwinning series examines nearly five decades of history and is the crystallization of a massive threeyear effort spearheaded executive producer jeremy isaacs the world at war. In the late 80s, hardline islamic warriors, with the aid of the united states, defeated the soviets after a bloody 10year war.
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