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Season 1, Episode 8: Sputnik (1949–1961)

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The Soviet Union launches its first satellite into orbit while the United States' own space program lags behind.

All Episodes - Season 1

Comrades (1917-1945)
Episode 1
Comrades (1917-1945)
 Iron Curtain (1945–1947)
Episode 2
Iron Curtain (1945–1947)
 Marshall Plan (1947–1952)
Episode 3
Marshall Plan (1947–1952)
 Berlin (1948–1949)
Episode 4
Berlin (1948–1949)
 Korea (1949–1953)
Episode 5
Korea (1949–1953)
 Reds (1948–1953)
Episode 6
Reds (1948–1953)
 After Stalin (1953–1956)
Episode 7
After Stalin (1953–1956)
 Sputnik (1949–1961)
Episode 8
Sputnik (1949–1961)
 The Wall (1958–1963)
Episode 9
The Wall (1958–1963)
 Cuba (1959–1962)
Episode 10
Cuba (1959–1962)
 Vietnam (1954–1968)
Episode 11
Vietnam (1954–1968)
 MAD (1960–1972)
Episode 12
MAD (1960–1972)
 Make Love Not War (The 60s)
Episode 13
Make Love Not War (The 60s)
 Red Spring (The 60s)
Episode 14
Red Spring (The 60s)
 China (1949–1972)
Episode 15
China (1949–1972)
 Detente (1969–1975)
Episode 16
Detente (1969–1975)
 Good Guys, Bad Guys (1967–1978)
Episode 17
Good Guys, Bad Guys (1967–1978)
 Backyard (1954–1990)
Episode 18
Backyard (1954–1990)
 Freeze (1977–1981)
Episode 19
Freeze (1977–1981)
 Soldiers of God (1975–1988)
Episode 20
Soldiers of God (1975–1988)
 Spies (1944–1994)
Episode 21
Spies (1944–1994)
 Star Wars (1981–1988)
Episode 22
Star Wars (1981–1988)
 The Wall Comes Down (1989)
Episode 23
The Wall Comes Down (1989)
 Conclusions (1989–1991)
Episode 24
Conclusions (1989–1991)
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