What are the consequences of this authors line

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Stephen Whitfield's "The Culture of the Cold War"

The video below, a primary source, displays some of the critical elements Whitfield discusses in his secondary source. Feel free to watch it to gain further insight into what many Americans experienced during the Cold War in the 1950s.

1. What is the main purpose of this article?

2. What is the key question the author is addressing?

3. What information does the author use to support their argument? (This is always the longest part of your analysis because here you'll be listing the support the author calls upon to convince you of what's argued. Think of the structure of evidence that the author builds to reach his/her conclusion. Write the most significant 5-6 items here in such a way that you understand them - not just a list, though you can use bullet points.)

4. What is the author's main argument?

5. What are the key concepts we need to know in this article?

6. What are the main assumptions underlying the author's line of reasoning?

(Are there things that the writer seems to be taking for granted? Are there unstated parts of the author's argument that you can identify?)

7. What are the consequences of this author's line of reasoning? (Let's assume that we are convinced by what s/he says. Are there consequences to that? Maybe it will only shape how we see the past. Perhaps it will change how we see problems we face today. It might even change how we think of human nature or how people behave or how they organize themselves to accomplish common goals or respond the challenges and threats. How are we affected?)

8. What is the author's point of view? (What seems to be the frame of reference of the writer? Does s/he show respect or sympathy or disdain, etc. for those people described or the events portrayed? How does the author seem to look at what is presented? Is s/he fair or is
there evident bias?)

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