In this episode, I talk about what exactly a "cold war" is, how World War II ties into the Cold War, and some key concepts of the early Cold War era, like containment, the Berlin Blockade, and the Korean War.

The Origins of the Cold War

A podcast originally created in Spring 2020 as part of a shift of education to online in the wake of COVID-19.  Dr. Melissa Esmacher is an associate professor of History at El Paso Community College in El Paso, Texas.  She holds degrees from University of Hawaii at Manoa, Texas A&M University, and Lone Star College.  She teaches U.S. History and World History survey courses, and her research specialties include 20th century U.S. history, popular culture, race and ethnicity, violence, labor, and feminism.

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A podcast originally created in Spring 2020 as part of a shift of education to online in the wake of COVID-19. Dr. Melissa Esmacher is an associate professor of History at El Paso Community College in El Paso, Texas. She holds degrees from University of Hawaii at Manoa, Texas A&M University, and Lone Star College. She teaches U.S. History and World History survey courses, and her research specialties include 20th century U.S. history, popular culture, race and ethnicity, violence, labor, and feminism.

A podcast originally created in Spring 2020 as part of a shift of education to online in the wake of COVID-19.  Dr. Melissa Esmacher is an associate professor of History at El Paso Community College in El Paso, Texas.  She holds degrees from University of Hawaii at Manoa, Texas A&amp;M University, and Lone Star College.  She teaches U.S. History and World History survey courses, and her research specialties include 20th century U.S. history, popular culture, race and ethnicity, violence, labor, and feminism.

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The Origins of the Cold War

The Origins of the Cold War