Was the Cold War a clash of ideologies or a clash of superpowers?

rubrick:

1. evaluate the interpretations of historians on specific topics

2. prepare their essays adequately using a range of secondary sources for this particular assignment

3. produce a coherent argument indicating planing and organization of material on the basis of reasoned discussion leading to appropriate conclusions

4.express their ideas clearly and precisely, avoiding vagueness, ambiguity and repetition.   

“ historiography so which ever point you choose to argue you have to take in consideration the traditionalist view, revisionist and post-revisionist views.

not to tell you how to do your job but the historiography point is crucial to a good grade on the essay”