Hello! I need to write an essay on the topic of contestability, I've decided to focus on the cold war but I am struggling to come up with an essay question and formatting/structure.

My ideas right now for questions include:
Was the Cold War inevitable?
Do the positives outweigh the negatives? - Was it worth it?
Was the cold war necessary?

It would be great if I could somehow relate one of these questions to today. For example, the proxy wars, how orth and South Korea still have a very strained relationship...

I would love your opinion on what I should write about and a very basic outline of what i should do would be really helpful:

E.g
Was it worth it? --
the positives - technological advancments ect..
negatives - expenses ect...

I will definetely write the essay myself, but I kind of dont know where to start..
Thanks!

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