America and the Early Cold War Start with a thesis, and telling the reader what you want the reader to know..Write an essay that addresses how NCS-68 and the Iranian Revolution After Action report affected American policy during the early Cold War. A strong answer to this question will relate the two documents to the text. The narrower you can refine your topic, the better. Get right to the point. Leave the background material out. Assume the reader knows the background. Start by introducing the problem and why it remains a problem to this day. Then, and only then, provide the least amount of background material that will ensure your reader understands.