Essay Topic:  Contesting Futures, American in the 1960s Chapter 29 (Links to an external site.)
Post WWII the US and USSR engaged in a competition for global supremacy. Explain and analyze how the Bay of Pigs Invasion (American failure) or the Cuban Missile Crisis (American success) is an example of Cold War hostility between the US and USSR.
Research Specifications: for this research essay you will need to go to the library, access an online library catalog/journal database, and / or use the Internet. You must use both of the following sources in your essay:
The required source: The Sixties: World on the Brink

https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x713op7

    Title of Episode:
The World on the Brink”
Events of the Cold War in the 1960s, including the Bay of Pigs Invasion and the Cuban Missile Crisis.
    Season number: 1
    Episode number: 2
    Writer(s):
    Director:
    Executive Producer: Tom Hanks, Gary Goetzman, Mark Herzog
    Production Company: CNN Playtone Herzog & Company
    Original Air Date: June 5, 2014
One (1) secondary source of your choice, but it must be an academic source
    Academic sources: History journal articles, a book published by a University Press, a website created by a historical foundation or university
    DO NOT use a reference source: encyclopedia
    DO NOT use your textbook as your required secondary source
Essay Construction Specifications:
    Your 3-page (1,100 words) essay must include one short (1-5 words) quote from the required source and one short (1-5 words) quote from the academic secondary source
o    Quotes may NOT be longer than 5 words!
o    A total of 2 quotes (one from each source)
o    Hint: quotes should provide the opinion of your author and be worked into your sentence to provide evidence to support your position. Do not quote information that is commonly known or a statistic
Your essay needs to be in APA format. APA format resources.
    Page 1: Title page
    Page 2-4: 3-page essay (1,100 words)
    Page 5: Reference page (List all sources used for research)
o    Do not include an Abstract
Essay is graded according to the Grading Rubric
Actions
DO NOT use Wikipedia!
DO NOT plagiarize! An essay with plagiarism will receive zero points. Check your Originality Report before walking away from this assignment
Insufficient work is 50% (550 words) or less of the 3-page writing requirement and will result in zero points