History Of US Imperialism: End Of The Cold War - PSMLS Class

The People’s School for Marxist-Leninist Studies

This class is our next installment in this series on the history of U.S. imperialism. It covers the events and developments between 1975 and 1990, the supposed end of the Cold War. We’ll cover the interventions in Grenada, Libya, Panama and more, as well as other interference abroad, such as the Iran-Contra Affair, the propping up of the Mujahideen in Afghanistan, and the extent of US involvement with the counter-revolution throughout the Eastern Bloc. Visit us at: Peoples School for Marxist-Leninist Studies: peoplesschool.us Party of Communists USA: partyofcommunistsusa.net Timestamps: 0:00 Introduction 1:30 Interventions in West Asia 2:40 Text - Afghanistan: Washington's Secret War by Phillip Bonosky 9:30 Iran - Revolution & Hostage Crisis 13:10 Q&A 1 22:00 Interventions in Latin America 26:10 Video - US Invades Grenada News Footage from 1983 29:40 Q&A 2 47:00 Interventions in Africa and Other International Events 54:00 Q&A 3 1:09:50 Domestic Events: The Reagan Era 1:17:20 Q&A 4 and Conclusion