EPISODE · Mar 14, 2025 · 33 MIN
Episode 8: The Cold War Begins
from APUSH for All · host Zach Garrison, Riley Keltner, and Mike Hill
This episode explores the early Cold War, from the Yalta and Potsdam Conferences to the rise of containment policy. We discuss Churchill’s "Iron Curtain" speech, George Kennan’s Long Telegram, and the U.S. shift from isolationism to interventionism with the Truman Doctrine, Marshall Plan, and NATO. We analyze the Soviet atomic bomb and espionage, the Second Red Scare, and the John Birch Society’s paranoia. Finally, we connect Cold War tensions to today’s Russia-Ukraine conflict and ask: Are we in a new Cold War? Stay tuned for insights, historical parallels, and key APUSH takeaways!
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This episode explores the early Cold War, from the Yalta and Potsdam Conferences to the rise of containment policy. We discuss Churchill’s "Iron Curtain" speech, George Kennan’s Long Telegram, and the U.S. shift from isolationism to interventionism with the Truman Doctrine, Marshall Plan, and NATO. We analyze the Soviet atomic bomb and espionage, the Second Red Scare, and the John Birch Society’s paranoia. Finally, we connect Cold War tensions to today’s Russia-Ukraine conflict and ask: Are we in a new Cold War? Stay tuned for insights, historical parallels, and key APUSH takeaways!
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