Answer the following question with details from Plutopia, Dr. Strangelove, The Ugly American, The Quiet American, and at least 2 primary source documents from The Cold War. The bulk of the paper should be based on the two books and reflect a careful reading of both.

Question:

How was the culture of competition during the cold war different on the “homefront” (that is, in the U.S. and the USSR) as opposed to in other areas of the globe?

*****Note: By this point in the course, it is expected that you will use correct citations formats and ALL of the required sources. If you do not use both of the books extensively, the paper will receive a failing grade.

With regard to form, you must provide references for all material you use in the essay. Use footnote format including page numbers for the novels, and the title of the source and page number as it appears in Hanimaki and Wested, eds. The Cold War. Citations should substantially comply with Chicago Manual of Style. A quick cite guide can be located at: http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/tools_citationguide.html

The essay should be at least 1200 but not more than 1400 words (one inch margins on all sides, Times New Roman 12 point font, double-spaced, black ink, and stapled in the top left corner).

Essays will be evaluated according to the criteria presented in the essay rubric attached. In general, evaluation will concentrate on:

*Your presentation of a well-organized, grammatically correct, and well-argued answer to the question.

*Your use of a significant range of details from the required sources. In other words, the broader your evidence base, the better. Also remember that simple repetition of what the author says and plot summaries will not produce a good result. You must analyze the evidence you present.

Your essay should have an introduction including a clear thesis, body paragraphs that analyze and provide evidence for your thesis, and a concluding paragraph.

*Your essay should be based on your own analysis of course sources-no outside sources should be used. Use of any outside sources without prior consultation with me will result in a grade of 0 for the essay. DO NOT TAKE INFORMATION FROM RANDOM INTERNET SOURCES.