MindSet

1. West Berlin was

2. The Truman Doctrine was
3. The US and Great Britain believed
that the liberated nations of Eastern
Europe should
A. Hold free elections to determine their
futures
B. Become mandates of the Allies
C. Join the Soviet Union
D. Restore their prewar monarchies

Reminders
Thesis Statement for tomorrow
Annotated Bibliographgy due Friday
StuGo
Informational meeting Thursday
Elections May 8th

Review
1. What is a proxy war?
2. What is an example?
3. Why did the Berlin Airlift occur?

NATO v. Warsaw Pact

Alliances created for support and
protection
NATO
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
The US and other Western Countries

Warsaw Pact
Soviet Union and other Eastern
European countries

The Cuban Missile Crisis

1959
Left-wing radical Fidel Castro overthrew
the Cuban dictator and set up a Soviet
supported government
President Kennedy worried about having
a communist threat so close to the US
Could not act because he feared
retaliation from the Soviets

The Cuban Missile Crisis

Bay of Pigs
Exiled Cuban fighters would invade at the Bay of Pigs
Once invaded, the fighters were to create a revolt
against Castro
Invasion was a failure

Aftermath
Khrushchev then placed nuclear missiles in Cuba
Kennedy ordered a blockade of Cuba
Being so close to nuclear war, a hotline of
communication opened between Washington DC and
Moscow

Vietnam
Watch the video
Answer the questions on page 118

Thesis Statement
tells the reader how you will interpret the significance of the
subject matter under discussion.
is a road map for the paper; in other words, it tells the reader
what to expect from the rest of the paper.
directly answers the question asked of you. A thesis is an
interpretation of a question or subject, not the subject itself.
The subject, or topic, of an essay might be World War II or
Moby Dick; a thesis must then offer a way to understand the
war or the novel.
makes a claim that others might dispute.
is usually a single sentence somewhere in your first paragraph
that presents your argument to the reader. The rest of the
paper, the body of the essay, gathers and organizes evidence
that will persuade the reader of the logic of your interpretation.

Writing a Thesis
Be as clear and as specific as
possible; avoid vague words.
Indicate the point of your paper but
avoid sentence structures like, The
point of my paper is

 Avoid merely announcing the topic; your

original and specific "angle" should be
clear. In this way you will tell your reader
why your take on the issue matters.
Original thesis: In this paper, I will discuss
the relationship between fairy tales and
early childhood.
Revised thesis: Not just empty stories for
kids, fairy tales shed light on the psychology
of young children.

 Avoid making universal or pro/con

judgments that oversimplify complex
issues.
Original thesis: We must save the
whales.
Revised thesis: Because our planet's
health may depend upon biological
diversity, we should save the whales.

 When you make a (subjective)

judgment call, specify and justify
your reasoning. Just because is not
a good reason for an argument.
Original thesis: Socialism is the best
form of government for Kenya.
Revised thesis: If the government
takes over industry in Kenya, the
industry will become more efficient.

 Avoid merely reporting a fact. Say

more than what is already proven
fact. Go further with your ideas.
Otherwise why would your point
matter?
Original thesis: Hoover's
administration was rocked by scandal.
Revised thesis: The many scandals of
Hoover's administration revealed basic
problems with the Republican Party's
nominating process.