Question

in order to write a paragraph, youll need a topic. you will need to brainstorm to find one. this activity will be worth 10 points.

start with a timed brainstorming exercise. take a blank sheet of paper and set up a clock, watch, or timer. take 60 seconds and write down as many facts, images, events, or quotes as possible about tense or dangerous cold war events.

when you are done, breathe deeply, then look over your notes. which of the things you identified is most powerful? which were experienced by the most people?

use those as the subject of your practice activity on the height of the cold war.

what you turn in
you will turn in your brainstorming exercise and your completed paragraph.

write a paragraph explaining what event you feel was the height of the cold war and why.
your paragraph should use evidence to analyze the effect of the cold war on life in america.
this will be worth 20 points.

Explanation:

Answer:

The Cuban Missile Crisis (1962) was the height of the Cold War. For 13 days, the U.S. and USSR stood on the brink of nuclear war, with Soviet missiles deployed in Cuba. This event sparked widespread fear in America: families built bomb shelters, schools held air-raid drills, and the public lived in constant dread of nuclear annihilation, shaping a culture of anxiety and paranoia that defined Cold War life in the U.S.