The Cold War Unit 7 DBQ Writing TEST

The Cold War Unit 7 DBQ Writing TEST

The Iron Curtain Winston Churchill gave the Iron Curtain speech in 1946 Map of the Iron Curtain

The Truman Doctrine, 1947 President Truman outlined the Truman Doctrine to a joint session of Congress in March of 1947

The Marshall Plan, 1947 A map showing how the plan’s $20 B was distributed by country Photo shows a delivery of wheat from the U. S. being unloaded in Rotterdam, Netherlands

NATO Treaty, 1949. Warsaw Pact, 1955.

Document A: Iron Curtain Speech • Sourcing: Who was Winston Churchill? Why would Americans trust what he has to say about the Soviet Union? • Close Reading: What does Churchill claim that the Soviet Union wanted?

Document B: Truman Doctrine • Context: Why did Truman believe Greece needed American aid? What does Truman mean when he claims, “Should we fail to aid Greece and Turkey in this fateful hour, the effect will be far reaching to the West as well as to the East? ” • Close reading: Does Truman present American policy as offensive or defensive? What words or phrases does Truman use to present policy this way?

FIRST Written Response – 15 min. • Record your first hypothesis to the following prompt: Who was primarily responsible for the Cold War – the United States or the Soviet Union? • Your response should illustrate your OUTSIDE knowledge of the Cold War and MUST include: Topic Sentence – CLAIM Concrete Detail from Document A/B (Use quotes or paraphrase and correctly cite the document) Commentary – showing HOW the evidence supports your claim (1 to 2 sentences) 2 nd Concrete Detail from Document A/B Commentary (1 to 2 sentences) Concluding Statement reiterating your claim and main argument.

Document C: Soviet Ambassador Telegram • Sourcing: Who was Nicholas Novikov? When did he write this telegram? • Close reading: How does Novikov describe the United States? What evidence does he use to support his description? • Context: What does Novikov claim the United States planned during WWII?

Document D: Henry Wallace Letter • Sourcing: Who was Henry Wallace? When did he write this letter? • Close Reading: What is Wallace’s main argument? • Corroboration: How does Wallace’s description of American foreign policy compare to Truman’s and Novikov’s

SECOND Written Response (15 min. ) • Record your 2 nd hypothesis to the following prompt: Who was primarily responsible for the Cold War – the United States or the Soviet Union? • Your response should illustrate your OUTSIDE knowledge of the Cold War and MUST include: Topic Sentence – CLAIM Concrete Detail from Document C/D (Use quotes or paraphrase and correctly cite the document) Commentary – showing HOW the evidence supports your claim (1 to 2 sentences) 2 nd Concrete Detail from Document C/D Commentary (1 to 2 sentences) Concluding Statement reiterating your claim and main argument.