This assignment is based on the readings and films related to the Cold War. The

This assignment is based on the readings and films related to the Cold War. The readings are from the online textbook Boundless World History. Please respond to the following questions based on the respective sections in Boundless World History and films listed below. Please include in-text reference citation from the source material just as on the respective discussion boards. Please post at least one full paragraph in response to each respective question (note: you have a better chance at earning a higher grade if you go beyond the minimum requirement): The Beginning of the Cold War: (Links to an external site.)What were conditions like on the European continent following World War II? —- Please cite as, for example, (Beginning, par 6) https://courses.lumenlearning.com/boundless-worldhistory/chapter/the-beginning-of-the-cold-war/ Life in the USSR: (Links to an external site.) What was society and culture like in the Soviet Union? —- Please cite as, for example, (Life, par 6) https://courses.lumenlearning.com/boundless-worldhistory/chapter/life-in-the-ussr/ Containment: (Links to an external site.) What was the U.S. policy of “containment”? How did the Soviets respond? —– Please cite as, for example, (Containment, par 6) https://courses.lumenlearning.com/boundless-worldhistory/chapter/containment/ Competition between East and West: (Links to an external site.) How did the U.S. and Soviet Union compete during the Cold War? https://courses.lumenlearning.com/boundless-worldhistory/chapter/competition-between-east-and-west/ Crisis Points of the Cold War: (Links to an external site.) Discuss the Cuban Missile Crisis. Why did the Cubans invite the Soviets to place nuclear missiles on Cuban soil? How was a nuclear exchange between the U.S. and USSR avoided? —– Please cite as, for example, (Cuban, par 6) https://courses.lumenlearning.com/boundless-worldhistory/chapter/crisis-points-of-the-cold-war/ Please also cite from the following films. https://youtu.be/kzO1v-30p5A https://youtu.be/y9HjvHZfCUI https://youtu.be/aTu9JkxiOtU