Cold War “Trailfire”
A “trailfire” actually involves using software to create a trail of websites related to a topic. However, too many students have had issues using the software in the past so we’ll skip the software and do a manual trailfire instead.
For this assignment, you are asked to create a 5 entry trailfire on the Cold War. Be sure to provide the link for each site.
Please follow this outline:
1. Start with a site that provides a basic overview of the Cold War or a timeline.
2-3. Provide links to two websites that discuss one aspect of the Cold War like the arms race (security dilemma), domino theory, flexible response, or any other concepts or events related to the Cold War. For each of those aspects, please provide a paragraph defining and explaining that particular aspect. Also, please evaluate the sources which you are using. Are they legitimate sources? If so, why do you find each to be a legitimate source? Are there any differences in how those two sources present that concept or historical event? What differences? Why do you think they are different?
4-5. Provide links to two websites that discuss another aspect of the Cold War like nuclear proliferation and mutually assured destruction (MAD) or any other concepts or historical events related to the Cold War. For each of those aspects, please provide a paragraph defining and explaining that particular aspect. Also, please evaluate the sources which you are using. Are they legitimate sources? If so, why do you find each to be a legitimate source? Are there any differences in how those two sources present that concept or historical event? What differences? Why do you think they are different?
Please use legitimate sources (investigate the source before you use it: who publishes it, what expertise do the owners/publishers offer, what is the potential agenda of the owners of the website/publishers, etc.) and avoid using the same sites as other students.
NOTE FROM ME: I’ve already gone through making an outline, answering the first question and providing all links to websites. Feel free to adjust it as neccessary.
