The '80s: The Decade That Made Us

The '80s: The Decade That Made Us

The defining biography of a decade, as told through exclusive interviews with more than 40 icons, entertainers and innovators who shaped its identity.

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Status

Ended

Original Name

The '80s: The Decade That Made Us

First Air Date

April 14, 2013

Last Air Date

April 16, 2013

Seasons

1

Episodes

6

Language

English, Polish, Czech

Production Companies

National Geographic

Super Power
S01E06

Super Power

As the 1980s draw to a close, the Cold War might be thawing, but the Berlin Wall still stands. America deploys a powerful ‘weapon’ to hasten its fall: pop culture. American movies, TV shows, music, and even the news, carry U.S. values and ideas out to the world and into the Soviet Bloc, swaying hearts and minds.

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