The Cold War--The Early Period: 1947-1953

Duration: 19

Year Published: 1965

Creator: Richard Kaplan Productions

Format: 16mm

Color: B&W

Sound: sound

Description: Uses authentic footage and maps to follow the Cold War conflict from its beginning just after World War II through the Korean conflict and up to the time of the hydrogen bomb. Shifts focus from the Balkan threat of 1947 to the Czeckoslovakian takeover, to the Berlin conflict, to the communist challenge in Korea. Details the Korean conflict and General MacArthur's part in it., Tensions generated by ideological differences between the United States and Russia gave impetus to the Cold War. The Truman Doctrine, the Marshall Plan, the Communist take-over in Czechoslovakia, the Berlin Blockade and Airlift, the conflict in Korea are all part of the period depicted which set the international tone for the succeeding years.

Complete Record: Uses authentic footage and maps to follow the Cold War conflict from its beginning just after World War II through the Korean conflict and up to the time of the hydrogen bomb. Shifts focus from the Balkan threat of 1947 to the Czeckoslovakian takeover, to the Berlin conflict, to the communist challenge in Korea. Details the Korean conflict and General MacArthur's part in it., Tensions generated by ideological differences between the United States and Russia gave impetus to the Cold War. The Truman Doctrine, the Marshall Plan, the Communist take-over in Czechoslovakia, the Berlin Blockade and Airlift, the conflict in Korea are all part of the period depicted which set the international tone for the succeeding years., NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.