1945 - 1953: From World War to Cold War
2018 · ARTE · 56 min · 1 season
S01E02 · The Dawn of the Cold War
Sun, 15 Apr, 8:00 pm
Learn how, after being brothers in arms during World War II, the Allies would soon become divided in peace. How did a post-war conference in Crimea lead to the Cold War?
About
At the outset of the Yalta Conference on February 4, 1945, the "Big Three" were all optimistic: the accord that they had achieved seemed likely to hold strong. However, nothing would remain of this agreement apart from irreconcilable differences. Combining archive footage, photographs, original letters and unique testimonies, these two episodes revisit this crucial period in History.
Episodes
- E01
Yalta, The Twilight of the Big Three
Wed, 11 Apr· 56 minHear how the Yalta Conference of 1945 - in which Franklin D Roosevelt, Winston Churchill and Joseph Stalin met to discuss Europe's post-war reorganisation - led to enmity.
- E02
The Dawn of the Cold War
Sun, 15 Apr· 56 minLearn how, after being brothers in arms during World War II, the Allies would soon become divided in peace. How did a post-war conference in Crimea lead to the Cold War?