Apr 15, 2017
In this episode we examine the Indian movement for independence, the decline of the British Raj and early Cold War India and Pakistan. Why couldn’t Britain retain control of India, why didn’t India a strong democratic nation become an American ally in the Cold War. Finally, how and why did Pakistan become an ally of...
Apr 1, 2017
In this episode we examine our first cultural artifact from the Cold War the novel 1984. We will look at connections between 1984 and the Cold War. Who was George Orwell and what inspired him to write 1984 ? What are the similarities between Orwell's 1984 and what happened in the Cold War ? Moreover, we examine the how...