Cold War Season 1 Episode 19 Freeze

As the United States absorbs the hike in OPEC oil prices and concerns for human rights in the East grows, the spirit of d©tente ebbs away. In 1977, the Soviets install SS-20 missiles in Eastern Europe, and the United States counters by planning to install Pershing and cruise missiles across Europe. In Poland, Solidarity rises--strikes for reforms increase. General Wojciech Jaruzelski is appointed Prime Minister and proclaims martial law. "America," says Ronald Reagan, "has lost faith in itself." He is elected President.