WTF: The Cold War Series
Part 1 of a crash course history of the Cold War History. In this episode, I answer some basic questions: What was the Cold War? Why Was It Cold? And how did the nuclear bomb lead to freezing tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union?
Further Reading:
The Cold War: A World History by Odd Arne Westad
History.com Summary
Watch "The Last Czars" on Netflix for the story behind the last Czar of Russia and the Russian Revolution
Part 3:
WTF Was The Berlin Wall?
Part 2:
WTF Is Nato
NATO is discussed in the news a lot, but there’s not much context provided. WTF is the North Atlantic Treaty Organization? What does it do? Why was it created? What is it’s purpose today? I’m giving you the gist of it here.
Recommended Reading:
What is defence alliance Nato?
A Broken Promise? By my professor, Dr. Mary Sarotte
In Part 3 I tell you the wild history of the most famous legacy of the Cold War, The Berlin Wall. How and why it went up and the wild story of how it all came down. This is something you won't read in your textbooks!! Watch Now and comment below!
Recommended Reading:
Photos: Before the Fall of the Berlin Wall
The Collapse: The Accidental Opening of the Berlin Wall
Part 4:
ENDGAME
The end is here! I wrap up my Cold War series with "Endgame". How did the Cold War finally end? In this crash course I explain how Gorbachev's reforms led to the eventually collapse of the Soviet Union, the roles of technology and diplomacy, and how the aftermath of the Cold War shaped the world us millennials and younger grew up in.