Click here to read about the most important events of the Cold War. It became clear by the early 1980s that communism in Eastern Europe was a spent force. Decades earlier, ...

Explore the Cold War period, one of the most significant and tense times in modern history. Unlike traditional wars fought ...

The events of the Cold War and how they impacted the political world at the time. The significance of each event and how it influenced the Cold War.

It was in just a few weeks over February and March of that year that the Cold War, a term first coined by George Orwell in the fall of 1945, came into sharp focus, where it would remain for the ...

During a NATO war game in Europe, dubbed Able Archer 83, the U.S. military moved 19,000 troops to the area, relocated its command elements, and raised its alert status — all steps that would ...

How will the promise of a second Cold War impact the portrayal of Russia in movies and television? To see a glimpse of what could be in the future it’s worth looking to the past.

Cold War historian and Director of Cold War Archives Research at Columbia University's European Institute Victoria Phillips presents a summary of the Berlin Airlift and the Korean War, among others.