Research Paper topic on anything from the Spanish American War to WWIII?

I've thought and thought and I dont have any good ideas. I have to write a 6-9 page research paper for history. The topic can be anything in between the events of from Spanish American War in 1898 to World War II. Does anyone have a good a idea/topic/thesis statement that I can prove for the paper?

Research Paper topic on anything from the Spanish American War to WWIII?
Suggested thesis statement or question: 'How important was the Zimmerman Telegram in bringing the US into WW1 ?' There is an excellent book on the topic by Barbara Tuchman , ''The Zimmerman Telegram', well-written and easy to read, which also talks about other factors relevant to the US decision to enter the war, any one of which could also be a good topic.The book should be available at any good library or on inter-library loan.
Reply:Perhaps why the following battles were considered as turning points in the second world war ; The Battle of Stalingrad ( the turning point for the Russians in their war with the Germans on The Eastern Front ) or The Battle of Midway ( the turning point for American forces in the war in the Pacific ) or The Battle of Britain ( when the British won the war in the air against the German Luftwaffe [Air-Force] ) or The Battle of Dien Bien Phu ( where the French began to lose the war in Indochine [Vietnam] ) .


Wikipedia has some excellent information on these pivotal events . Good luck on your paper !


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Reply:your thesis could be along the lines of how america's imperialist policy led to the Spanish American War.





One my classes like is how modern military technology conflicted with 19th century tactics to make WWI the worst war the world had seen. Such technological advances as the machine gun, the submarine (u boat), the airplane, the tank, etc forced armies which had relied on cavalry and infantry charges to rethink their tactics.





you could discuss the effects of the media on wars, for instance, yellow journalism and its influence on america's involvement in the S/A war, or the propaganda that was used in america during WWI.





You could also discuss the reasons prohibition failed, or the reasons that the great depression occurred, such as the stock market crash of 1929 and the catastrophic droughts and dust storms (the dust bowl).





If you are a fan of "titanic" you could discuss the effects that the Titanic sinking had on the class structure of early 20th century america.





You could also write about racism in the United States following the 1st world war, and use examples like the Tulsa riots, or the Rosewood incident of 1923 in florida. On the other side of the coin, you could discuss the great migration of southern blacks, who had, since the civil war, engaged in rural lifestyles and occupations, to the cities of the north and the influence on american industry.





good luck on your paper.