HISTORY

Formatting:

12-point font

Double-Spaced

900 to 1100 words

Chicago or Turabian Style Footnotes

Use the Funnel Introduction Style

Objective Tone: Do not use first or second person (I, me, we, our, etc.)

Topic Prompt

Using the primary source material in the Revel textbook and the assigned readings listed below, analyze how the Truman administration responded to the perceived threat of communist expansion.   As you construct your response, be sure to consider terms such as “the Iron Curtain,” “the Truman Doctrine,” “the Marshall Plan,” and “Containment.”

**An effective paper will pull material from both the primary sources and assigned readings**