1) Introduction: 2) Body: The more the merrier/tastier! 3) Conclusion

Define Discuss: State thesis statement and scope: modification of the assertion, stating the extent of agreement Divide: Provide a brief summary of the factors discussed in the essay.

 “It was the defeat of the Germans which revived old differences between the US and USSR and thereby precipitating the outbreak of the Cold War.” To what extent is this interpretation of the outbreak of Cold War accurate?  Analyse the question and identify the key words that require definition

 Cold War is regarded as a conflict between USSR and USA or between communism and capitalism due to suspicion, distrust and conflicting interests. The defeat of the Germans was the main cause of the outbreak of the Cold War. Even though the defeat of Germany led to the breakup of the “marriage of convenience” and tension post-war aims and suspicions between them. caused by Soviet’s Germany occupation police, I agree to a small extent that the defeat of the Germans was the main cause of the outbreak of the Cold War because the history of distrust between the two superpowers (USSR and USA) gave rise to different post- war aims and suspicions. In addition, the different post- war aims led the superpowers to develop hostile foreign policies towards each other. Furthermore, both superpowers attempted to spread their ideologies to the newly independent countries to gain allies and attain world supremacy. Read the introduction above and identify the portions that 1)Define 2)Divide 3)Discuss

 Cold War is regarded as a conflict between USSR and USA or between communism and capitalism due to suspicion, distrust and conflicting interests. The defeat of the Germans was the main cause of the outbreak of the Cold War. Even though the defeat of Germany led to the breakup of the “marriage of convenience” and tension post-war aims and suspicions between them. caused by Soviet’s Germany occupation police, I agree to a small extent that the defeat of the Germans was the main cause of the outbreak of the Cold War because the history of distrust between the two superpowers (USSR and USA) gave rise to different post-war aims and suspicions. In addition, the different post-war aims led the superpowers to develop hostile foreign policies towards each other. Furthermore, both superpowers attempted to spread their ideologies to the newly independent countries to gain allies and attain world supremacy. Define Discuss Divide

 You develop your points in the BODY of your essay using the PEEL format in EACH paragraph

 P: point (topic sentences) › First sentence of each paragraph › Topic Sentence – indicates the focus of the paragraph › Directly answers the question  E: elaboration/explanation › Show further understanding by elaboration or explaining the main point (topic sentence) in further details.  E: examples/evidence › The point you make needs to be supported by evidence, examples or case studies.  L: link examples to point / link back to question › In the last sentence try to sum up the paragraph linking it to the topic or question and then providing a LINK to the next main point (linking sentence).

› summarise your main points (without introducing new evidence) › restate your opinion on the topic (contention) › reach a conclusion with a final comment or pertinent quote