(BPT) – In 1987, President Ronald Reagan boldly stood before one of the iconic symbols of the Cold War and, in words that shape his legacy, demanded from the Soviet leader, “Mr. Gorbachev, tear down ...
Craig is a Clinical Professor at the University of Southern California in the Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism and Visiting Scholar at Harvard’s Berkman Klein Center in the Institute ...
Students in Florida’s public schools will soon be learning an interpretation of McCarthyism and the Cold War that is steeped ...
November 10 marks historic events including the Berlin Wall aftermath, U.S. Marine Corps founding, and Richard Burton's birth ...
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What Happened in Africa During the Cold War?

Africa became a major arena of Cold War rivalry as newly independent nations navigated pressure from both the United States ...
Citizens look through barbed wire fence during construction of the Berlin Wall. An estimated 56.4 million people died during World War II, making it the deadliest war of all time. Given the terrible ...
When U.S. policymakers and commentators need guidance, they habitually turn to the Cold War. They mine its events for lessons, consult its characters for advice, and compare its features to the ...
Longtime Bowdoin history professor Allen Wells recasts the recent history of Latin America as a battle of democracy vs. dictatorship, rather than left vs. right. “When we think of Latin America, the ...
Cold War era offers a unique setting for immersive video games with Call of Duty: Black Ops. Fallout 3 creatively translates ...
An A-list cast and a script based on an acclaimed best-seller help bring to life a true Cold War espionage drama in a series coming to MGM+. In “A Spy Among Friends,” a six-episode limited series that ...
The Cold War was a dark time. It began shortly after World War II and officially ended with the fall of the Soviet Union on December 26, 1991. Soon after the Cold War began, for the first time in ...