"We Didn't Start the Fire": A Song of Cold War History

Our historical documentary series on the history of the Cold War continues with aa more-light-hearted topic than what we normally cover, namely a 1989 musical encapsulation of Cold War history as told by Billy Joel in his hit song, "We Didn't Start the Fire". Sit back as we explain all of the references! Lebanese Civil War:1958:    • Lebanese Civil War of 1958 - Lebanon Crisi...   Algerian Civil War:    • Algerian War of Independence 1954-1962 - C...   Congo Crisis:    • Congo Crisis 1960-1965 - Cold War DOCUMENTARY   Transnistria and Moldova Origins:    • Transnistria and Moldova: The Origins of a...   The Soviet Economy: Brezhnev, Oil, & Stagnation:    • The Soviet Economy: Brezhnev's Years of St...   The Soviet Economy: Revolution to Khrushchev:    • The Soviet Economy from Revolution to Khru...   How Khrushchev Fed the Soviet People:    • How Khrushchev Fed the Soviet People   How Khrushchev Housed Everyone:    • How Khrushchev Housed Everyone - Cold War ...   Soviet Tourism:    • Soviet Tourism: How did People Get In and ...   Soviet Passport System: New Serfdom or Reform?:    • Soviet Passport System: New Serfdom or Ref...   Soviet Education System:    • Soviet Education System - Cold War DOCUMEN...   Communist Girl Scouts of America:    • How the Girl Scouts of America were Accuse...   ASALA, Armenia Secret Army:    • The Armenian Secret Army for the Liberatio...   Amchitka Island Nuclear Test:    • The Amchitka Nuclear Tests - How Modern En...   Soviet Criminal Underworld:    • Thieves in Law: The World of Soviet Crime   Project Iceworm: Nukes Under the Ice:    • How The United States Army Planned to hide...   Haiti and the Dominican Republic:    • Cold War Haiti vs The Dominican Republic: ...   Red Army Faction:    • How Terrorism came to West Germany: The Re...   Colonial Indochina to 1945:    • How the First Indochina War Began: The Col...   Support us on Patreon:   / thecoldwar  , Youtube membership    / @thecoldwartv   ✔ Merch store ► https://teespring.com/stores/thecoldwar ✔ Patreon ►   / thecoldwar   ✔ Facebook ►   / thecoldwartv   ✔ Instagram ►  / thecoldwartv   #ColdWar #history #communism #USSR #USA #America #ColdWarHistory #history #wedidntstartthefire #BillyJoel #music #coldwarmusic *SOURCES* https://www.smoothradio.com/artists/b... https://adst.org/2013/07/we-didnt-sta.... https://www.populismstudies.org/Vocab... https://www.britannica.com/list/all-1... https://www.cbc.ca/archives/how-billy...