Today, you have a job in the White House advising President Truman on American Cold War strategy.

Today, you have a job in the White House advising President Truman on American Cold War strategy. You can choose which key moment in the formulation of US strategy – the theory, the policy, or the military plans – you want to focus on. Your job is to summarize key arguments of the document and present a short bullet point briefing to President Truman. This is a crucial moment in the early Cold War and your words will have a major impact on what happens next.