The Cold War Cuba 1959-1962
Fidel Castro seizes power as a result of the Cuban Revolution and becomes an ally of the Soviet Union. He begins to nationalize American assets in Cuba, which leads to the United States introducing an economic boycott of the island nation. The United States sponsors a failed counter revolution on the island with the Bay of Pigs Invasion. The Soviet Union begins to move medium range nuclear missiles into Cuba which sparks the Cuban Missile Crisis. The crisis leads to a U.S. blockade of Cuba, and a near war with the Soviet Union. The crisis ends after secret negotiations between the United States and USSR lead to a deal to remove American missiles from Turkey and Soviet missiles from Cuba. Interviews in Episode 10 include Fidel Castro, Walter Cronkite, Pierre Salinger and Theodore Sorensen. https://edition.cnn.com/2014/01/02/world/the-cold-war-landmark-documentary/index.html
The struggle between communism and capitalism defined the second half of the 20th Century. The Cold War pitted east against west, pushing the world to the brink of nuclear war. (Episode 10 in the original series)
Primary Title
- The Cold War
Secondary Title
- Cuba 1959-1962
Date Broadcast
- Saturday 21 November 1998
Start Time
- 20 : 10
Finish Time
- 21 : 00
Duration
- 50:00
Episode
- 9
Channel
- BBC Two
Broadcaster
- British Broadcasting Corporation
Programme Description
- The struggle between communism and capitalism defined the second half of the 20th Century. The Cold War pitted east against west, pushing the world to the brink of nuclear war. (Episode 10 in the original series)
Episode Description
- Fidel Castro seizes power as a result of the Cuban Revolution and becomes an ally of the Soviet Union. He begins to nationalize American assets in Cuba, which leads to the United States introducing an economic boycott of the island nation. The United States sponsors a failed counter revolution on the island with the Bay of Pigs Invasion. The Soviet Union begins to move medium range nuclear missiles into Cuba which sparks the Cuban Missile Crisis. The crisis leads to a U.S. blockade of Cuba, and a near war with the Soviet Union. The crisis ends after secret negotiations between the United States and USSR lead to a deal to remove American missiles from Turkey and Soviet missiles from Cuba. Interviews in Episode 10 include Fidel Castro, Walter Cronkite, Pierre Salinger and Theodore Sorensen. https://edition.cnn.com/2014/01/02/world/the-cold-war-landmark-documentary/index.html
Classification
- Unknown
Owning Collection
- Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Genres
- History
- War
Hosts
- Kenneth Branagh (Narrator)
Contributors
- Martin Smith (Series Producer)
- Jeremy Isaacs (Executive producer)
- Pat Mitchell (Executive producer)
- Jeremy Isaacs Productions Ltd (Production Unit)
- Turner Original Productions (Production Unit)
- BBC (Production Unit)