1945-

Chronicles important historical, political, social, economic, and cultural events from 1945 through 1989.

Chronicles the events, fads, phrases, and names-in-the-news that defined each year since 1945.

Presents the complete idiot's guide to understanding the origins and policies of the Cold War and provides information on the Cuban Missile Crisis, McCarthyism and the "Red Scare," Gorbachev's reforms, Watergate, and the fall of the Berlin War and the Soviet Union.

Tracks the building tension over ideology between Soviet and American superpowers in the post-war world till the early 1960s. (60 min.).

Presents concise information on political and international events and major statesmen since 1945.

An explanation of the causes and main events of the power struggle between the Soviet Union and the West since the end of World War II.