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Essay on The Kitchen Debate and Cold War Consumer Politics
The 1950s were years of affluence and growth for the United States, and they were also peak years in the Cold War with the Soviet Union. In the summer of 1959, the American Exposition in Moscow provided an interesting combination of the two.
Billed as an opportunity to promote understanding about the culture of the US, and to improve relations between the two countries, the exposition showcased (among other things) the latest home appliances and technologies available to the average American.
In an impromptu exchange in a model kitchen, Richard Nixon and Nikita Khrushchev used the display to debate the relative merits of their societies in terms of consumer goods and gender roles.
The Kitchen Debate and Cold War Consumer Politics provides a wealth of primary documents related to the debate itself, as well as the politics involved. It gives insight into how Soviets viewed the exhibition, how both sides viewed each other, and what they considered to be the most important aspects of their societies.
For this assignment, you will use the documents in the book to help answer the questions below about the Kitchen Debate and the politics related to it. Type your responses in complete sentences. Refer to the documents themselves to inform your answers, and cite the documents you use as your evidence by number in parenthesis-this is an example (Doc. 4).
Part I. What messages did US officials hope to convey with the Exhibition? How was it received? What were the main criticisms Soviet visitors had about the Exhibition? What did they feel was missing? (see Documents 1, 2, 7, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 35)
Part II. The Kitchen Debate between Khrushchev and Nixon went beyond just the benefits of the modern American kitchen. Looking at the conversation itself and several speeches given by Khrushchev, what ideas does each side seem to focus on? Who do you think had better points? (see Documents 5, 6, 23, 37, and 38)
Part III. How did Soviets view the modern American housewife of the 1950s? How did Americans view Soviet women? What did each society seem to consider important for women at that time? What role could household technology play for each side of the debate? (see Documents 5, 6, 25, 26, 28, 29, 31, 33,
34, 36 AND pages 17-24 in the Introduction)
Requirements:
• 12-pt. Times New Roman, double-spaced.
• Break the essay into three parts, with a heading at the top of Part I, Part II, and Part III.
• 3 FULL pages long minimum.
• Write full, properly-formed paragraphs in complete sentences that answer each of the questions asked in each part and incorporate the documents to prove your answers.
• Have a rough draft of your essay checked over in the Writing Center or MyWritingLabPlus (SmartThinking & PearsonWriter) by 4/18. This rough draft must be attached to the back of your final copy.
• Final draft is due in class and on turnitin.com on 4/25. Turnitin.com Class ID#: 14526134, password: roosevelt
Do not sit down and try to accomplish this all in one day. It's not that kind of assignment. This assignment is designed to get you thinking critically about the documents. That will take several days. Be sure to read the Introduction to the book, which provides historical context to the topics explored in the documents.
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