US History B Essay: Writing Research-Based informative essay about the Cold War Research Question: During the Cold War, was the Cuban Missile Crisis an event in history that almost led the United
States and the Soviet Union to armed conflict?
Outline:
Introduction:
A. Hook (use a famous quote from John F. Kennedy about the Cuban Missile Crisis, cite your source):
B. Thesis statement (this is the single sentence which provides the topic and focus of your entire paper)
Example-Among the many interactions between the United States and Soviet Union during the Cold War, the
Cuban Missile Crisis is the event in which the two countries came closest to armed conflict.
[Now prove in your essay why this is the event that got the United States and Soviet Union closest to armed conflict)
First main idea:
A. Supporting Evidence:
B. Supporting Evidence:
Second main idea:
A. Supporting Evidence:
B. Supporting Evidence:
Conclusion: