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Student Handout 5 Writing Prompt and Task Sheet Background: At the end of World War II, tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union ended their wartime alliance. The two superpowers began a struggle for influence throughout the world which resulted in what has come to be known as the Cold War. This conflict impacted U.S. foreign and domestic policies in significant ways between the years of 1945-1953 and beyond. Prompt: What were the three greatest consequences of the early Cold War on the United States? Tasks: 1. Write an introduction in which you explain the background of the Cold War. End the paragraph with a thesis statement that takes a stand on the prompt. 2. Write 3 body paragraphs, one for each consequence you have chosen. Each paragraph should support your thesis statement using evidence from at least two documents with supporting explanations of that evidence. 3. Write a conclusion where you restate your thesis statement. Add any additional insight, historical significance of the issue, or connections to the present. Suggested terms to use in your writing foreign domestic ideology Cold War social political economic containment Truman Doctrine Marshall Plan Berlin Blockade North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) House Un-American Activities committee (HUAC) McCarthyism paranoia propaganda Korean War 10-13