F. 3 History Essay Writing
What is an essay ?
 a short piece of writing on one subject
How to write an essay ?
 Usually, writing a piece of essay is similar to writing a piece of composition.
composes of an introduction, body part and a conclusion.
It
Now we would like to write a piece of essay on the Cold War.
Question: Was the Cold War a war ?
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What are the key words of the question ?
Underline the key words before you think of the answer.
Then, plan your answer.
Here are the guiding questions. Read them and think thoroughly.
Introduction
When and Why did the Cold War break out ?
Body
1. How would you describe the relationship between the US and
the USSR after WWII ? Was it a friendly one ?
2. Did the two superpowers ever compete with each other ?
In what ways ? Can you give some examples ? (e.g. arms race,
space race …)
3. Were the two countries involved in any local military conflicts ?
Can you give an example ? (e.g. Korean War, 1950-53, …)
Conclusion
Now, do you agree that the Cold War was a war indeed ?
Now, you write your essay. You need to write an introduction first.
write your body parts. Finally, you write your conclusion.
Then,
Introduction
The Cold War started in ________ and ended in _______ when
the USSR was __________. ______________________________
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Body
The relation between the Capitalist bloc and the Communist bloc was
___________ because ____________________________________
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The superpowers, the ________ and the __________ competed
with one another in propaganda, diplomacy, ______________________
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The two superpowers were involved in local military conflicts. For
instance, the Korean War broke out in 1950. ___________________
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Conclusion
On the whole, I agree / disagree that the Cold War was ___________
Because _______________________________________________
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