This episode explores the early Cold War, a global power struggle between the U.S. and the Soviet Union. Although they never fought directly, they engaged in proxy wars, nuclear arms races, cultural battles, and ideological campaigns across the world.

From the Truman Doctrine and McCarthyism, to Sputnik and CIA coups, the Cold War reshaped American policy and identity. It was a war fought with ideas, fear, and indirect violence—one that continues to influence geopolitics today.