Describe Decolonization and The Cold War.

Week 4 – AssignmentDecolonization and the Cold WarThe era of decolonization was concurrent to the Cold War, including ideological struggles between the United States and its allies against the Soviet Union and its allies. The Cold War had a dramatic impact on the process of decolonization, with the United States favoring anti-communist movements over anti-imperialist ones and the influence of both socialism and communism on a number of anti-imperial movements. Reflect on your readings to this point as well as the following article:Suri, Jeremi. The Cold War, Decolonization, and Global Social Awakenings: Historical Intersections. Cold War History 6, no. 3 (August 2006): 353-363. MasterFILE Premier, EBSCOhost, Ashford University Library.AND one of the following:Connelly, Matthew. Rethinking the Cold War and Decolonization: The Grand Strategy of the Algerian War for Independence. International Journal of Middle East Studies 33, no. 2 (2001): 221-45. JSTOR, Ashford University Library.Guan, Ang Cheng. The Vietnam War, 1962-64: The Vietnamese Communist Perspective. Journal of Contemporary History 35, no. 4 (2000): 601-18. JSTOR, Ashford University Library.Parker, Jason. Remapping the Cold War in the Tropics: Race, Communism, and National Security in the West Indies. The International History Review 24, no. 2 (2002): 318-47. JSTOR, Ashford University Library.It is recommended that you choose an article that can also be used for your final paper next week.After completing your research, write a two- to three page essay that accomplishes the following in either the Algerian, Vietnamese, or West Indian Contexts:Analyze how independence, anti-imperial, and affiliated movements were seen by at least one of the superpowers (United States or USSR) during the Cold War.Evaluate the relationship between the former colony and the former imperial power within the context of the Cold War.Assess the impact of the Cold War, if any, on the people of the former colony you chose.Make sure to include an introduction with a distinct thesis statement and a conclusion which summarizes your argument. Please use at least 2 secondary and 2 primary sources in your paper; these sources should be drawn from the materials required in the first two weeks of class. You may do additional library research, but it is not required.The Decolonization and the Cold War paper:Must be two to three double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to Chicago Manual Style (Links to an external site.) (CMS) or APA style (Links to an external site.).Must include a separate title page with the following:Title of paperStudent’s nameCourse name and numberInstructor’s nameDate submittedMust use at least two secondary and two primary sources from the sources required for the course.The Scholarly, Peer Reviewed, and Other Credible Sources (Links to an external site.) table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this assignment, please contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source for a particular assignment.Must document all sources in CMSPreview the document or APA style (Links to an external site.).Must include a separate references page that is formatted according to CMSPreview the document or APA style (Links to an external site.).For guidelines regarding the Chicago Manual of Style, see the following resources:The University of Chicago. “The Chicago Manual of Style Online (Links to an external site.).” Accessed February 2, 2016. http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/tools_citationguide.html.The University of Wisconsin “The Writer’s Handbook: Chicago/Turabian Documentation (Links to an external site.).” Accessed February 2, 2016. https://writing.wisc.edu/Handbook/DocChicago.html.Purdue University. “Purdue Online Writing Lab: Chicago Manual of Style 16th Edition (Links to an external site.).” Accessed February 2, 2016. https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/717/01/.Williams College Libraries. “Chicago Manual of Style: Documentary Note or Humanities Style (Links to an external site.).” Accessed February 2, 2016. http://library.williams.edu/citing/styles/chicago1.php.Carefully review the Grading Rubric (Links to an external site.) for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.