I need to write a high school term paper on anything in U.S. History. Any interesting topics you would suggest

Question

I was thinking of doing Prohibition but I was just wondering if anyone had any interesting topics I could look into. Thanks!

Answer 1

Abe Lincoln's life.

Answer 2

Did Leif Ericsson beat Columbus to America? Did Pocahontas really save John Smith? Was Amelia Earhart a spy? Who killed JFK? What was the meaning of CROATAN, the puzzling letters carved on the fort at the Lost Colony of Roanoke? Do reports from the Mexican side of the legendary battle suggest that Davy Crockett did not die at the Alamo? What prompted Confederate Army mastermind Robert E. Lee to order the suicidal Pickett's Charge? What did nuclear engineers discover while examining the wreckage of the Maine? What dramatic revelations emerged from the FBI and KGB files on Julius and Ethel Rosenberg? Is there evidence that the battle at the Gulf of Tonkin—a key factor in America's escalation of the Vietnam War—may never have taken place? More ideas? Okay here are a few more, may be some repeats, oh well. Who killed JFK? Was Lincoln's assassination a Confederate plot? What did Ronald Reagan really know about the Iran-Contra arms deal? Did Lee Harvey Oswald act alone? Who killed activist Malcolm X? Was Amelia Earhart a spy? Was O.J. Simpson guilty?

Answer 3

Well, I did my term paper on the Doolittle raid. It was the first American attack on Japanese soil after the Japanese bombing on pearl harbor. And, if you're lucky, you could speak with Jimmy Doolittle's daughter. She wrote a book called Calculated Risk, you can contact her through the publisher. She might also be able to connect you to some of the pilots. I think her name is Jonna Doolittle Hopkins. Your teacher will be really impressed. Hope that helps, it's a really good topic, much better than prohibition!


I also did a documentary on the cold war missile development and how it contributed to the modern space rockets. cuban missile crisis is a really good one, too. these are things I enjoy...

Answer 4

I am from New York State and I live near many historical sites. The British navigated Lake Champlain, which is near where I live. There are many historical battles which took place on Lake Champlain including the Battle of Plattsburgh during the War of 1812, which denied the British total control over the Great Lakes.

Answer 5

The fantastic relationship between John and Abigail Adams. That was the perfect example of the old saying "Behind every successful man is a loving woman".

Or the industrial revolution and the rise of unions.

Or the Roaring 20s--people really knew how to have fun after the Great war.

Thanks for asking us.

Answer 6

Capital Punishment

Answer 7

Women during World War II - Rosie the Riveter!

Answer 8

You have to be joking - you can't think of any other interesting points in U.S. history?

The Civil Rights Movement, the moon landing, WW I and WW II, Vietnam, Korea to name but a few.

Prohibition would be interesting - go with that, if it was your first thought.

Answer 9

Cuban Missile Crisis. It was probably the first time in history we came close to a nuclear war and this is so relevant even in contemporary times.

Answer 10

How about the entrance into the Industrial Revolution and how England 'beat' the US in some inventions, but the US actually had many good and better ideas that they implemented.?

Answer 11

Boston Massacre