The Final Exam essay question is based on the video, Red Nightmare, the
accompanying document excerpts (1—8), and pertinent information from your textbook.
As you analyze the video and the documents, I suggest that you consider both the
source of each assertion/document and the point of view expressed. Be sure to:
- Watch the required video, Red Nightmare (1962): https://youtu.be/AaK4cPxrITo
- Based on the evidence found in the video, the evidence from the document
excerpts, and the required online textbook (OpenStax) for the course, formulate a
thesis statement that directly answers the Final Exam essay question. - Citing a minimum of two direct quotes from the required video is mandatory. Do
not over quote. Please cite the direct quote with a timestamp in parentheses,
identifying who is being quoted. For example: “Frightening, isn’t it?” (Jack Webb,
00:50) - Citing a minimum of two direct quotes from two out of the eight document
excerpts is mandatory. Do not over quote. Please cite the direct quote from the
document parenthetically. For example: “Soviet tactics in Korea have clearly
demonstrated that the USSR is intent on securing all of Korea as a satellite.”
(Document 2) - Citations from the online textbook, Openstax, should indicate the section number.
Do not over quote. For example: “The Truman Doctrine thus became a hallmark
of U.S. Cold War policy.” (28.2). You may paraphrase Openstax. - Must be in standard essay form (i.e., an introduction containing the thesis
statement as the last sentence or two of this first paragraph, at least three body
paragraphs with solid analysis of the supporting evidence, and a fully developed
conclusion paragraph) is required. Only course materials given may be used in
answering the Final Exam essay question; citing/quoting outside sources is
prohibited.
Final Exam Essay Question:
Based on pertinent information from the assigned textbook, the following documents,
and the film, Red Nightmare, analyze the effectiveness of U.S. foreign policy in dealing
with the threat of communism during the Cold War through the actions of the office of
the President of the United States, 1946-1989.
