Summary
Highlights
Definition of the Cold War as a non-hot, multi-faceted competition between the capitalist US bloc and the communist Soviet bloc, lasting from 1947 to 1991.
Analysis of the Truman Doctrine, Marshall Plan, and NATO for the Western bloc, contrasted with the Soviet counterparts: Cominform, Comecon, Molotov Plan, and the Warsaw Pact.
Discussion of internal and external intelligence agencies like the FBI, CIA, and KGB, alongside the beginnings of the space race featuring Sputnik and Explorer.
Exploration of the US containment policy (NATO, Cento, Seato, Anzus) and the divisions in Germany and Korea, including the significance of the Berlin Wall.
Overview of European unification efforts like the European Coal and Steel Community and the Rome Treaty, followed by an explanation of the Non-Aligned Movement led by Yugoslavia, Egypt, and India.