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Cold War: Essay Question - Discuss how the Cold War was fought.
INTRODUCTION
a) Respond to the statement in one sentence (e.g. The Cold War was fought the way it was fought because...)
b) Contextualise the Cold War (i.e. answer as many of the 'who/when/where/what' questions as possible in one sentence)
c) Outline your argument (i.e. What are the main ideas you are going to bring up that are going to prove your stance in your response)
Paragraph One: Explain the Cold War (Briefly)
Point: What is this paragraph going to be about?
Before we discuss how the Cold War was fought, we need to understand what the Cold War was.
Evidence: What facts do we have that are going to back up our
POINT
?
The Cold War was an ideological war between the USA & the USSR. It took place between 1945 & 1991. It is called a 'Cold' because it wasn't a physical 'hot war'.
Explanation: Explain how your
EVIDENCE
agrees with the point you made
This means that the USA & the USSR had to find different ways to 'fight' this war because they did not want the war to become hot.
Line of argument: Link your
EXPLANATION
to your response in the introduction
This shows that the Cold War was fought in a different manner to other wars to ensure that it did not become a hot war.
Paragraph Two: Superpowers
Point: What is this paragraph going to be about?
Evidence: What facts do we have that are going to back up our
POINT
?
Explanation: Explain how your
EVIDENCE
agrees with the point you made
Line of argument: Link your
EXPLANATION
to your response in the introduction
Paragraph Three: The Division of Germany
Point: What is this paragraph going to be about?
Evidence: What facts do we have that are going to back up our
POINT
?
Explanation: Explain how your
EVIDENCE
agrees with the point you made
Line of argument: Link your
EXPLANATION
to your response in the introduction
Paragraph Four: The Division of Berlin
Point: What is this paragraph going to be about?
Evidence: What facts do we have that are going to back up our
POINT
?
Explanation: Explain how your
EVIDENCE
agrees with the point you made
Line of argument: Link your
EXPLANATION
to your response in the introduction
Paragraph Five: The Arms Race
Point: What is this paragraph going to be about?
Evidence: What facts do we have that are going to back up our
POINT
?
Explanation: Explain how your
EVIDENCE
agrees with the point you made
Line of argument: Link your
EXPLANATION
to your response in the introduction
Paragraph Six: The Space Race
Point: What is this paragraph going to be about?
Evidence: What facts do we have that are going to back up our
POINT
?
Explanation: Explain how your
EVIDENCE
agrees with the point you made
Line of argument: Link your
EXPLANATION
to your response in the introduction
Conclusion
In six sentences, summarise the
POINTS
of each of your previous paragraphs
Start the paragraph off by saying
THEREFORE
, followed by the sentence in your introduction