Response Essay
The Essay is Based on:
Chap 25 Cold War America, 1945-1963. Henretta, Chapter 25: Cold War America, 1945-1963\Sheets, Sources for America's History
25.1 Containing the Communist Threat, "George Kennan, ("Long Telegram to James Byrne, 1946)
Author Preview Video Chapter 25
The Cold War: Reds, 1948-1953 (Watch 0:00- 24:00 min.)
Topic Prompt:
What factors led to the Cold War? In what ways did anxiety about the spread of communism affect politics and citizens within the United States?
A successful essay will references and discussions to the following terms:
The Yalta Conference
The Potsdam Conference
"containment strategy."
The George Kennan Telegram
"The Red Scare."
The House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC)
Mcarthyism
Paul Robeson (From the Cold War Video)
Criteria: An "A" essay will:
Devote adequate attention to each of the terms above.
Answer thoroughly both questions.
Include references to key figures, organizations, and refer to them correctly by name
Demonstrate that the student understands the terms being discussed such as "containment" policy.
Your opening paragraph should have a thesis statement. A thesis statement articulates the argument that you will advance throughout the essay.