EVERY Step of The Cold War Explained by History Expert Benjamin Hett
Camp Gagnon8 Jul 2025

EVERY Step of The Cold War Explained by History Expert Benjamin Hett

Nukes! Cold War expert and historian Benjamin Hett joins us today to discuss what actually caused the Cold War, who was escalating tensions, the rise of Mao Zedong, the purpose of Communism, Fascism, Capitalism, and everything you need to know about this time of intense geopolitical tension… WELCOME TO CAMP! 🏕️


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Timestamps:


0:00 Origins of The Cold War

3:37 The 3 Schools of Thought

8:58 How Zones Were Split Between Countries

15:40 Winston Churchill’s Predictions of War

18:34 People Who Were Pushing For War

25:10 Purpose of Communism

27:57 Tensions Grow Between The East & West

35:23 What Is Mccarthyism?

43:01 The Expansion of Communism

49:15 Mao Zedong’s China

52:48 The Korean War + North & South Korea Split

57:02 The Formation of The U.N.

1:00:43 The Marshall Plan

1:06:10 Why Did Communism Become Popular?

1:16:59 What Is Fascism?

1:23:17 The Death of Stallin + Battle For Berlin

1:33:57 The U2 Spy Plane Shot Down

1:35:34 JFK Elected President

1:37:04 Construction of The Berlin Wall

1:43:45 Modern Day Berlin

1:48:50 Sex Clubs of Berlin

1:50:25 Cuban Missile Crisis

2:01:13 The Quarantine of Cuba

2:11:17 Leonid Brezhnev & Alexei Kosygin

2:12:50 Vietnam War

2:21:23 America Becomes Allies With China

2:25:19 Mao's Cultural Revolution

2:27:37 The Falling Out of Communism

2:40:33 The Opening of The Berlin Wall + The End of The Cold War

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