Writing Workshop: The Cold War — Quiz

Question 7 • American History

Which is the best topic sentence for a body paragraph about the origins of the Cold War?

Answer

The Soviet Union believed that the United States and other allies did not give it enough military support during World War II.

Tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union during World War II contributed to the start of the Cold War.

In World War II, the Soviet Union faced the military might of the Axis nations alone on the eastern front.

The United States provided economic aid to help Western Europe rebuild after World War II.

Explanation

A topic sentence should introduce the paragraph’s main idea. Choice B connects tensions during World War II to the origins of the Cold War, making it broad enough to guide a paragraph about those origins. Choices A and C give narrower details about the Soviet Union’s wartime experience, while D describes postwar aid rather than a cause of the Cold War.

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