American Society in the Cold War Era

: Cold War Soviet Spy

For this assignment, imagine you are a Soviet (USSR) spy during the 1950s Cold War-era. You have been instructed to write an encrypted letter to your Soviet contact explaining the recent past and current U.S. Cold War policies, events, and practices. Once you have completed this letter, you will mail it to your contact in Paris, so he or she, in turn, will forward the message to a KGB agent in Moscow.

Complete a thorough investigation on actual Soviet Spies in the 1950s. You may use your textbook, primary and secondary sources, scholarly sources, and newspapers/magazines.

Create a letter of 700- to 1,050 words.

Include at least five of the following events/policies:

NATO

The Marshall Plan

Warsaw Pact

The Truman Doctrine

National Security Council Document Number 68 (NSC-68)

Korean War

The Office of Strategic Services (OSS)

Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)

Containment

Eisenhower Doctrine

Hungarian Revolution

American U-2 Spy plan (1960)

Include one source for this assignment.

Format the text of your letter consistent with appropriate course-level APA guidelines.