I have to do a very presise research paper and it has to be American History. Any ideas on a topic choice?
2007-03-15 13:47:34 · 8 answers · asked by runner 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
THe influences of city bosses (turn of the century) such as Tweed.
2007-03-15 13:52:13 · answer #1 · answered by GaelicMel 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah I don't know if this would interest you, but I saw a History Channel program once on the Flying Tigers of Burma. They were American fighter pilots who were hired by the Chinese right before World War II. Their logo became famous...they were the ones who painted the dog mouth on the front of their plane. Your topic could be whether or not the American Flying Tigers were the reason that the Chinese were able to stay in the war and eventually become a significant factor. War stuff always interested me, and I had the same dilemma but didn't want to do Pearl Harbor or something like that because it seemed like too much of a cliche. If that doesn't interest you, I also wrote a paper on the Jesse James gang, which was a famous gang of bank and train robbers in the old west. My topic was whether Jesse James and his gang were a group of cruel murderers or if they were more like Robin Hood figures to the common people of the old west. For sources I used the movie "The Long Riders" and the internet had a good turnout of information too. One last idea: the development of the automobile. After all, it all started in America with the good old Model T Ford. I've considered this several times but haven't gotten around to it yet. Hope this helps. I'll answer again if I can think of anything else.
2007-03-15 20:56:27 · answer #2 · answered by gobucsgo7524 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Recently a best selling book has been reviewed. It's called Heyday by Kurt Anderson (link to the review below). The book revolves about the year 1848 and how important it was to world history. That brings me to my idea for your American history paper. In years following 1848 the west saw tremendous settlement - and the gold rush due to response from a private press release by Sam Brannan, an entrepreneur in 1848 who foresaw that the more easterners coming to California, the more money coming into his business interests). This was not the first discovery of gold in California. A paper discussing why the results of gold discovery in 1848 differed from previous California gold discovery would be truly interesting for you as well as the reader. To get source info, look at the newspaper abstracts (URL attached) for Amador, Calaveras, El Dorado, and Sacramento counties. My ancestors during the 1850s settled in rich agricultural areas and raised food for the incoming population. There are lots of sources - I've included just a few. Good luck!
2007-03-15 21:56:28 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
What exactly do you mean by American History? I ask because I think the history of our economy and how it developed is fascinating, and there are different angles to research. But I'm not sure if you're talking about events. If so, I find the Civil Rights Era very moving (in good and bad ways), so I'd suggest that. Or McCarthyism.
2007-03-15 21:00:11 · answer #4 · answered by Opal 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try comparing The 60's with The Roaring 20's.
The social and economic climate between the two are very similar.
2007-03-15 20:53:51 · answer #5 · answered by surffsav 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Truman's affect on American policy in Southeast Asia and how it has served as a detriment to our global policy.
2007-03-15 20:55:39 · answer #6 · answered by You Ask & I Answer!!! 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
How about the average day in the life of a common soldier.
2007-03-15 20:55:35 · answer #7 · answered by Clown Knows 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2007-03-15 20:51:35 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋