This exercise tests your understanding of the lectures in Unit 5: The Cold War d

WRITE MY ESSAY

This exercise tests your understanding of the lectures in Unit 5: The Cold War d

This exercise tests your understanding of the lectures in Unit 5: The Cold War during the Truman and Eisenhower Eras. Answer one of the questions below in the form of an essay that is three to five double-spaced typed pages. Your essay should use specific examples from the lectures as evidence for the claims you assert in your essay. The more examples you have from the lectures the stronger your essay. 
When writing your essay, keep in mind that historians are concerned with change over time and causality. Reread Ramón Veloso’s chapter on Historical Causality from the unit on “What is History” for instruction on how historians try to understand and explain the past. 
What events and decisions during World War II contributed to the rise of the Cold War?
How did the United States combat communism during the Truman and Eisenhower administrations? 
What was containment? How did the Truman and Eisenhower administrations implement it? How successful was the implementation of containment? Discuss both the supporters and critics of the policy. 

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