  This compelling program explores the complex relationship between the United States and the Soviet Union. It focuses on how the USSR and U.S. alliance that smashed the forces of Nazi Germany quickly degenerated into an international standoff. And it describes the perceptions and misconceptions each has had about the other. Early confrontations such as the Berlin Airlift, development of the nuclear arms race, the Alger Hiss and Rosenberg spy cases are detailed. And students are presented with a candid view of the tensions in the '80s between Reagan and Gorbachev, including the crises in Grenada and Afghanistan. 37 minutes. |