Cold War Episode 6: Reds (1948-1953) – Stalin's Grip & America's Anti-Communist Fight 🇺🇸

Cold War episode 6 - Reds 1948-1953: Following Stalin's domination of Eastern Europe and the loss of China, American democracy falls victim to anti-communist hysteria, but survives it. Eisenhower is elected President. In the Soviet Union, Stalin reinforces the climate of terror on which his rule is based. When he dies, in 1953, the Soviet people mourn the end of an era. Fear of one another permeates the eastern and western leadership, trickling down to the citizenry.