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Crafting Impactful Interview Questions for Cold War Discussions

Learn how to create open-ended interview questions focused on the Cold War era. Tailor questions to trigger memories of significant events, such as the JFK assassination, Berlin Wall fall, and Vietnam War. Ensure sensitivity and historical relevance.

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Crafting Impactful Interview Questions for Cold War Discussions

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  1. Tips for writing interview questionsExamining the Cold War

  2. Your subject is not a text book

  3. Tailor your questions to your subject

  4. Ask open-ended questions

  5. Write questions to help people remember what might be a very long time ago…

  6. Be sensitive

  7. Don’t forget to do a short “pre-interview”

  8. Sample questions • What were you doing when you heard the news that JFK had been shot? • How did you feel as you watched the coverage of the Berlin Wall falling? • What did you think of President Reagan? Was he really as popular as history describes? Do you recall the “evil empire” speech? • Do you remember seeing and hearing people talk about the Vietnam War? How did you feel about the way that it ended? • How did you feel about President Nixon and his administration?

  9. Your interview questions that you plan to ask are due next Friday • Only the questions are due; not the answers • No late work on this…we have a strict timeline!

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