Directions: Read the Documents, answer the Guiding Questions, develop your hypotheses…

Directions: Read the Documents, answer the Guiding Questions, develop your hypotheses paragraphs, and submit this assignment by the due date to receive full credit.
?      Answers should be 2-5 sentences and must refer to the Documents and/or use specific historical details.
?      DO NOT COPY AND PASTE YOUR ANSWERS. USE YOUR OWN THOUGHTS!
Guiding Questions: Iron Curtain Speech
1. Sourcing: Explain why Winston Churchill is historically important. Why would Americans trust what he has to say about the Soviet Union?
2. Close reading: What does Churchill claim that the Soviet Union wanted?
Guiding Questions: Truman Doctrine
3. Close reading: Why did Truman believe Greece needed American aid in 1947? Why is Truman fearful of a Civil War and economic hardships in another country?
4. Context: Explain the meaning of the following quote: “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”?
Record your first hypothesis:
5. Who was primarily responsible for the Cold War – the United States or the Soviet Union? Explain your hypothesis using evidence from Documents A and B to support your thoughts. (must be a full paragraph, 4-6 sentences).
The ________________________ (the Soviet Union or the US) was primarily responsible for the Cold War because_______________________________________________________________________________. According to Document (A or B) (use a quote from one of the documents) ___________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________. This means (provide your analysis in the next 1-2 sentences) ______________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.
Guiding Questions: Soviet Ambassador Telegram
6. Sourcing: Who was Nicholas Novikov? When did he write this telegram? To whom was he writing it?
7. Close reading: How does Novikov describe the United States? Consider potential biases. What evidence does he use to support his description?
8. Context: What does Novikov claim the United States planned during the Second World War?
Guiding Questions: Henry Wallace Letter
9. Sourcing: Who was Henry Wallace? When did he write this letter? To whom does he write the letter.
10. Close Reading: What is Wallace’s main argument? Explain using specific details from the document.
11. Corroboration: Compare Wallace’s description of American foreign policy to Truman’s. Compare Wallace’s description of American foreign policy to Novikov’s? Think of similarities and differences.
Record your second hypothesis:
12. Who was primarily responsible for the Cold War – the United States or the Soviet Union? Explain your hypothesis using evidence from at least 2 of the Documents (A-D) to support your thoughts. Did your answer change from your first hypothesis? Why or why not? (must be two full paragraphs)
The ________________________ (the Soviet Union or the US) was primarily responsible for the Cold War because __________________________________________________________________________ _____. According to Document (A or B) (use a quote from one of the documents) _____________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________. This means (provide your analysis in the next 1-2 sentences) _________________________________  ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.
This hypothesis has/has not changed from the previous hypothesis because _________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________. Explain using textual evidence and details from all four documents in the next 3-4 sentences.