Topic: History of the world will include events from 18th century such as industrial revolution, world wars, redrawal of national boundaries, colonization, decolonization, political philosophies like communism, capitalism, socialism etc.— their forms and effect on the society.
1. What was the Cold War? How did it manifest across different dimensions and conflicts around the world? (250 words)
Difficulty level: Moderate
Reference: The Hindu , Insights on India
Why the question:
It is time to revisit the sobering lessons of the Cuban Missile crisis (October 1962) during the Cold War that brought the world to the edge of nuclear Armageddon, as the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. engaged in an eyeball-to-eyeball confrontation
Key Demand of the question:
There were different arenas (Korea, Vietnam, etc.) of the cold war. Apart from these different arenas, mention the different fields (ex: space race, sports) in which the cold war played out.
Structure of the answer:
Introduction:
Begin your answer by defining cold war.
Body:
First write about the different fields in which the cold war ended up playing out – diplomacy, espionage, space race and propaganda etc.
Next, write about weaponised aspects of the cold war – weapons race, the different places where the two superpowers technically battled each other (Korea, Vietnam etc.).
Write about the impact of the above.
Conclusion:
Conclude by Summarising.
