Episodes

  • How is the end of WW2 useful in explaining the importance of the beginning of the Cold War?

    How is the end of WW2 useful in explaining the importance of the beginning of the Cold War?
    Nov 19 2023

    Welcome to the first episode of our Cold War Origins Series. This episode sets the scene of the Cold War by connecting the Second World War with the beginning of the Cold War.


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    14 mins
  • Why was the Yalta Conference crucial in shaping the Cold War?

    Why was the Yalta Conference crucial in shaping the Cold War?
    Nov 19 2023

    This episode focuses on the Yalta Conference, arguably the high point of the Grand Alliance in action. After setting the scene, the episode discusses the importance of the decisions made at Yalta and how these go on to cause issues later on.


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    16 mins
  • Why was the Potsdam Conference crucial in shaping the Cold War?

    Why was the Potsdam Conference crucial in shaping the Cold War?
    Dec 29 2023

    The Potsdam Conference saw a change in American and British leadership; this episode explores the decisions made at this conference but then analyses how these decisions were important in the short and long term.


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    16 mins
  • Why was the Soviet expansion of Eastern Europe important for the development of the Cold War?

    Why was the Soviet expansion of Eastern Europe important for the development of the Cold War?
    Dec 29 2023
    This episode looks at the increasing Soviet control of Eastern Europe, before questioning the importance of Soviet expansion into Eastern Europe, both politically, economically and militarily.

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    15 mins
  • Why was the Truman Doctrine important for international relations?

    Why was the Truman Doctrine important for international relations?
    Dec 29 2023
    Some historians think that George Kennan wrote one of the most important documents of the 20th century, and yet few people have heard of him. The Long Telegram included the word ‘containment’, which shaped American foreign policy for decades. The Truman Doctrine epitomises this foreign policy; this episode explores how important this was in shaping the Cold War.

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    17 mins
  • Why was the Marshall Plan important for the development of the Cold War?

    Why was the Marshall Plan important for the development of the Cold War?
    Dec 29 2023
    An economic justification and consequence of Truman’s political doctrine, the Marshall Plan cemented Europe’s economic division. This episode focuses on why this was important in developing the Cold War and relations between East and West.

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    17 mins
  • Why was the Berlin Crisis of 1948-49 important for the future of Germany?

    Why was the Berlin Crisis of 1948-49 important for the future of Germany?
    Jan 5 2024
    In just 3 years after World War Two, the Cold War reached a new level with the crisis in Berlin. This episode analyses the importance of the Berlin Blockade and Airlift on the future of Germany and Berlin during the Cold War.

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    17 mins
  • Why was NATO important for shaping the Cold War?

    Why was NATO important for shaping the Cold War?
    Jan 12 2024
    NATO is still active today. This episode looks at the importance of the creation of NATO and the subsequent Warsaw Pact with the complete militarisation of the Cold War.

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    16 mins