\u201cIn these circumstances it is clear that the main element of any United States policy toward the Soviet Union must be that of a long-term, patient but firm and vigilant containment of Russian expansive tendencies.\u201d<\/p>\n
–George Kennan, “Sources of Soviet Conduct”<\/a> 1947<\/p>\n [PRINTABLE SYLLABUS<\/a>]<\/strong><\/p>\n Books\u00a0(available via library reserves or online access)<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Additional Readings & Resources <\/strong><\/p>\n First Essay \u00a0\u2013Origins of Cold War<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n On Monday, March 4<\/strong>, students will submit a 3-5 page typed, double-spaced essay on the origins of the Cold War from a question provided to them in class on Thursday, Feb. 29. All essays must feature source material from the course site, including the Gaddis book, properly cited using Chicago-style footnotes. Outside research is allowed but not required. Additional information will be available on the annotated assignment guidelines at the course site. Essays will be graded on depth of analysis, use of evidence, and quality of prose. Late essays will be penalized up to 5 points each day.<\/p>\n Second Essay \u2013Global Cold War<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n On Monday, April 8, <\/strong>students will submit a 3-5 page typed, double-spaced essay on a topic about the global Cold War during the 1950s and 1960s provided to them in class on Thursday, April 4. All essays must feature source material from the course site, including the Gaddis book, properly cited using Chicago-style footnotes.\u00a0 Outside research is allowed but not required. Additional information will be available on the annotated assignment guidelines at the course site. Essays will be graded on depth of analysis, use of evidence, and quality of prose. Late essays will be penalized up to 5 points each day.<\/p>\n Final Web Projects<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n The highlight of this semester will be a website project that students will undertake to explain the contributions of an American figure in shaping or illustrating aspects of the Cold War era.\u00a0 Subjects might include diplomats or politicians who helped define the period 1945 to 1991, or ordinary Americans whose lives were shaped by Cold War developments in that timeframe.\u00a0 By Monday, April 29<\/strong>, students must submit an 8- to 10-page essay on their subject, relying on a range of primary and secondary sources, and employing Chicago-style footnotes.\u00a0 All essays should address some key element of Cold War historiography or interpretation. By Thursday, May 9<\/strong>, students should revise this essay and transform it into a website on the free platform Weebly.\u00a0 Each website should include an array of properly credited and captioned images as well as at least one embedded short video (about 1 to 2 minutes). Projects will be graded on depth of analysis, research and design effort, and quality of prose. Late project submissions will be penalized 5 points per day.<\/p>\n Grade Distribution <\/strong><\/p>\n Class Participation\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 20 percent<\/p>\n First Essay (Origins of Cold War) \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 25 percent<\/p>\n Second Essay (Global Cold War)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 25 percent<\/p>\n Final web projects\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 30 percent<\/p>\n\n
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