Possible Extended Essay Topics History

Research requires the use of sources. Ideally, primary sources will be included but an essay that uses only secondary sources will not be disqualified. Many different approaches to the research question can be appropriate, for instance: using primary and secondary sources in order to establish and appraise varying interpretations analysing sources in order to explain changing views over time of particular happenings or

developments using source material for a case study or local history project, perhaps leading to a comparison

of local and national developments collecting and analysing oral and written data from family and other contacts to help explain

past happenings, perhaps leading to a comparison of local and national developments using all available sources to answer the question posed.

Some examples of titles, research questions and approaches chosen in the past include the following.

Title Varying interpretations of the Salem witch trials

Research question

Which theory best explains the Salem witch trials?

Approach Background reading is undertaken to enable identification and explanation of two dominant theories as to why the trials took place. The merits of the two theories are appraised using data obtained about the accused and the accusers.

Title The influence of National Socialist ideology on the German school system in the late 1930s: a case study

Research question

To what extent were Hitler’s educational aims fulfilled in the Uhland Gymnasium, 1937–1939?

Approach Reading is undertaken to enable a summarization of National Socialist ideology and curriculum proposals. Primary sources (teachers’ records) are used to establish how far the proposed changes were put into practice in one school during 1937–1939.

Title Changing views of the 1962 Cuban missile crisis

Research question

How and why have explanations of the Cuban missile crisis changed since 1962?

Approach General reading is undertaken for a historical introduction and note taking. The views of a number of historians are summarized in order to understand, categorize and evaluate selected explanations of the 1962 missile crisis in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s.

Possible History Research Topics/Questions

1. The death of Martin Luther King’s effect on the leadership of the SCLC

2. The Press and the American Revolution

3. How the American Revolution came to New York

4. The Individuals who played a role in Lexington and Concord

5. The Political Ideas that guided and sustained the American Revolution

6. The American Revolution as a Socialist Movement

7. How the common people shaped the American Revolution

8. American Conspiracy Theories

9. What do the Salem Witch Trials reflect about the social, political, and religious tensions

of the day?

10. In what ways might the American Revolution be characterized as a rebellious act of

ungrateful children against a caring and concerned parent?

11. The New Deal’s impact on the relationship between citizenry and the government

12. The French and Indian War as a cause of the American Revolution

13. The Jamestown Colony and its foreshadowing of English-Native American relations in

the coming decades

14. Quaker settlements in America and their impact on later institutions

15. The War of 1812 as a “Second American Revolution”

16. Manifest Destiny as a positive and negative force for America in the antebellum period

17. Cowboy attitudes and experiences and its impact on the unique culture of the American

West

18. Eli Whitney as a the main cause of the Civil War

19. How did slave revolts impact the United States in the early to mid-1800s?

20. Major American “Compromises” and their affect on the nation

21. John Brown: Hero or Terrorist?

22. African-American soldiers in war and post-war social movements

23. The evolution of Native American resistance efforts over time

24. How has nature preservation been pushed and ignored by the American government over

time?

25. How did the Oklahoma Land Rush of the 1890’s affect white settlers and Native

Americans?

26. What role did the Alamo play in the Texas Revolution?

27. What was the impact of the Silver Rush on the West?

28. The importance of the Lewis and Clark expedition

29. What significance did the development of roads and canals have on the growth of specific

regions of the United States?

30. How did living conditions, working conditions, and religion affect the lives of slaves in

the Antebellum South?

31. What were the various forms of slave resistance and rebellion, and in what ways were

they effective?

32. What was Harriet Tubman’s role in the Underground Railroad?

33. How did African Americans help the Union cause in the Civil War?

34. What role did Frederick Douglass play in the struggle for African American rights?

35. How did Radical Reconstruction impact the lives of African Americans?

36. Economic Causes of The Civil War

37. Moral Causes of The Civil War

38. Political causes of The Civil War

39. How did women contribute to the war effort during the Civil War?

40. Compare the leadership of Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee.

41. How successful were the Shawnee, Sioux and Apache at resisting the Westward

Expansion of the United States?

42. What impact did immigration have on cities of the United States at the turn of the

century?

43. What were the causes and effects of the Great Chicago Fire?

44. Nellie Bly’s impact on journalism and the image of the American Woman

45. Immigration policy developments in the 1900s and the resulting trends

46. Systems that perpetuated a state of “slavery” in the post-Reconstruction United States

47. The role of women in labor movements over time

48. The role of media on the American public’s perceptions of different wars

49. The evolution of America’s fear of Communism in the 20th

century

50. Significant inventions in American history and their impact on society and culture

51. Music’s role in initiating or mirroring social changes in America

52. The impact of the television on American politics

53. American ‘exceptionalism’ leading to both isolation and intervention

54. Growth of the Military-Industrial Complex

55. Comparing the effectiveness of violent and non-violent protest in creating change

56. Art and Literature as a force for social change and activism

57. The development of power for American presidents over time

58. Religion in the United States: How has it shaped politics, economics, and society?

59. Natural disasters in history and resulting changes

60. The evolution of First Ladies and their impact on the nation

61. The impact of U.S. interventions on Latin American governments

62. The Causes of the Revolutionary War

63. The extent to which Americans were guilty of bystanderism during the holocaust

64. Stalin's Political Motives for Accepting the Nazi-Soviet pact

65. An Evaluation of Central Intelligence Agency Director

66. The Effect of Japanese Imperialism from 1870 through

67. World War II on the Western Expansion in China

68. The Nazi-Soviet Pact

69. The Contradictory Nature of the Use of Terror in the French Revolution

70. John Marshall is considered one of our nation’s most influential Supreme Court Chief

Justices. What impact did three of his most important decisions have on the United

States?

71. Fifteenth Amendment: Although the Fifteenth Amendment was supposed to guarantee

African Americans the right to vote, what obstacles were put in the way to keep them

from voting for 100 years?

72. Thirteenth Amendment: Although the Thirteenth Amendment freed the slaves, how were

African American still denied their freedom?

73. Fourteenth Amendment: How did the Black Codes, Jim Crow laws, and Plessy v.

Ferguson take away the rights guaranteed to African Americans by the Fourteenth

Amendment?

74. Fifteenth Amendment: Although the Fifteenth Amendment was supposed to guarantee

African Americans the right to vote, what obstacles were put in the way to keep them

from voting for 100 years?

75. How did Roger Williams, Anne Hutchison, Peter Zenger, and Nathanial Bacon embody

the spirit of rebellion?

76. How did the French-Indian War create tensions that led to the Revolution? (Consider

fighting experience, the Proclamation of 1763, war debt.)

77. What three events were most important in building tensions between the Colonists and

the British leading to the American Revolutionary War?

78. How did George Washington’s leadership at Trenton, Valley Forge, and Yorktown bring

about the victory of the American Patriots over the British in the Revolutionary War?

79. In what ways can the War of 1812 be considered a coming of age story for the United

States?

80. UN Intervention in Cyprus: A Study of the Conflict Between Greek and Turkish Cypriots

and How UN Intervention Impacted the Island

81. The Political, Social, and Intellectual Effects of the Emporer Nero's reign on Ancient

Rome

82. Roman Concrete: The Basics of Construction

83. An Exploration of the Code of Bushido within "The Last Samuri"

84. All for America: A look at Joshua Chamberlain and Andrew Jackson

85. Ararat: The Armenian Genocide (April 24th, 1915)

86. An Analysis of the Opium Wars and its Modern Parallels

87. Carlos II, His Illness, the Illness of the Court, and the Decline of Spain

88. Tutankhamun's passive ruling style and how it leads to his early death

89. Fear or Compassion: An analytical look into the persuasive styles of Adolf Hitler and

Franklin D. Roosevelt

90. The Heretic King: Akhenaton and his Era of Radical Change

91. Atomic Bombs in World War II (Justified?)

92. Why Did Zimbabwe Under The Rule of Robert Gabriel Mugabe Become A Dictatorship?

93. Winston Churchill and Franklin D. Roosevelt's effect on American involvement in WWII

94. The Failure of Reform in the USSR Energy Sector Prior to 1991

95. An Investigation Into Causes of the American Great Depression

96. An Examination of the Justification of the Creation of Israel

97. Henry Ford's Effect on the Great Depression

98. The influence of Greek mythology on Alexander's conquest for Expansion

99. One Man's Freedom Fighter: A Cross Analysis of the Backgrounds, Leadership, and

Tactics of Irish Republican Army and American Revolution Era Patriots

100. Roe vs. Wade: It's Effect on the Issue of Fetal Viability in the 1970's

101. British law and Royal Navy Regulations gave rise to piracy and to a form of

social contract that included democratic principles to maintain order on pirate ships in the

Golden Age of Piracy

102. The Effect of the Artistic Voice on the 1960's Counterculture Movement in

America

103. The Effects of French Colonization on the Identity Crises of Algeria

104. The Expulsion of the Jewish People from Spain in 1492 as a Precursor of

Nationalistic Movements in Spain

105. Women’s Struggle: Political and Social Equality to Men from 1900 to 1950

106. How the Creation and Improvements of the Navy SEALs Influenced the Outcome

of the Tet Offensive in the Vietnam War

107. Mussolini’s Conflict with the Socialist Party and Why Fascism Rose to Power

108. The Cause of the Change of the Position of Women in Nineteenth and Twentieth

Century Europe

109. How the younger generations of women in the National Women’s Party

succeeded in influencing the political parties to support the women’s suffrage

110. The Industrial Revolution’s Affect of Child Labor and How to Justify Child Labor

Economically

111. The British Double Cross System and its Contributions to the Success of D-Day

and the Subsequent Allied Win

112. The Role of Military Campaigns in Transforming Octavian from Triumvir to

Emperor

113. How did Táhirih influence the emancipation of women in Iran during the mid

1800s?

114. The Influence of the Enigma Machine on the Outcome of World War II

115. How the launch of Sputnik I impacted the United States Culturally,

Technologically and Militaristically

116. The Media’s Response to the launch of Sputnik I and Sputnik II and its effect on

Domestic Reform in the United States

117. Gorbachev’s Economic and Political Policies Influence on German Reunification

118. The Weapon in the Civil War between the Communist Party of Burma and

Burmese Government: Opium.

119. The influence of Anne Boleyn

AMERICAN HISTORY RESEARCH TOPICS

Constitutional Issues 1. First Amendment: What have been the issues surrounding freedom of speech, press, and/or religion? 2. Second Amendment: Why is there controversy surrounding gun control? 3. Fourth Amendment: How has the Supreme Court, through its interpretation of the Fourth Amendment, balanced the right to privacy with the need for public safety? 4. Thirteenth Amendment: Although the Thirteenth Amendment freed the slaves, how were African American still denied their freedom? 5. Fourteenth Amendment: How did the Black Codes, Jim Crow laws, and Plessy v. Ferguson take away the rights guaranteed to African Americans by the Fourteenth Amendment? 6. Fifteenth Amendment: Although the Fifteenth Amendment was supposed to guarantee African Americans the right to vote, what obstacles were put in the way to keep them from voting for 100 years? 7. Nineteenth Amendment: What struggles did women have to go through to get the Nineteenth Amendment, women’s right to vote? 8. Eighteenth and Twenty-First Amendments: What were the reasons for the Eighteenth Amendment—Prohibition—and why was it repealed by the Twenty-First Amendment? 9. John Marshall is considered one of our nation’s most influential Supreme Court Chief Justices. What impact did three of his most important decisions have on the United States? The Origins of a Nation, 1300-1776 10. Some European settlers used the term “savage” to describe the indigenous peoples of North America. Choose three different American Indian peoples and show how this label is untrue and unjust. 11. How did the Quakers stand up for their convictions despite prevailing attitudes? 12. Despite the challenges, how did the Jamestown colony survive? 13. What do the Salem Witch Trials reflect abut the social, political, and religious tensions of the day?

14 .How did Roger Williams, Anne Hutchison, Peter Zenger, and Nathanial Bacon embody the spirit of rebellion? 15. How did the French-Indian War create tensions that led to the Revolution? (Consider fighting experience, the Proclamation of 1763, war debt.) 16. What three events were most important in building tensions between the Colonists and the British leading to the American Revolutionary War? 17. How did George Washington’s leadership at Trenton, Valley Forge, and Yorktown bring about the victory of the American Patriots over the British in the Revolutionary War? 18. In what ways might the American Revolution be characterized as a rebellious act of ungrateful children against a caring and concerned parent? An Expanding Nation, 1790-1850 19. In what ways can the War of 1812 be considered a coming of age story for the United States? 20. How did the United States justify and achieve Manifest Destiny? 21. What were the positive and negative effects of the Transcontinental Railroad? 22. How did the Gold Rush impact the miners, entrepreneurs, and Chinese who all came to California to find gold, and which group was most successful? 23. How did the Oklahoma Land Rush of the 1890’s affect white settlers and Native Americans? 24. What role did the Alamo play in the Texas Revolution? 25. How did the cowboy experience help define the culture of the West? (work, lifestyle, experience of the cattle drive, conflict with farmers) 26. How did Mormons overcome the challenges they faced? 27. What was the impact of the Silver Rush on the West? 28. What was the importance of the Lewis and Clark expedition as defined by the challenges they faced, the encounters they had with Native Americans, and the knowledge gained about the newly acquired Louisiana Territory? 29. What significance did the development of roads and canals have on the growth of specific regions of the United States?

30. How did living conditions, working conditions, and religion affect the lives of slaves in the Antebellum South? 31. How can Eli Whitney be blamed for the Civil War? A Nation Breaks Apart, 1840-1877 32. How successful were Nat Turner, Gabriel Prosser, and Denmark Vesey’s attempts at slave rebellion? 33. What were the various forms of slave resistance and rebellion, and in what ways were they effective? 34. What was Harriet Tubman’s role in the Underground Railroad? 35. How did African Americans help the Union cause in the Civil War? 36. What role did Frederick Douglass play in the struggle for African American rights? 37. How did Radical Reconstruction impact the lives of African Americans? 38. Was John Brown a hero or a terrorist? 39. What were the economic, political, and moral issues that caused the Civil War? 40. How did compromises postpone conflict between North and South before the Civil War? 41. What were the goals of Reconstruction, how were they implemented, and why was it given up in 1877? 42. Why could Mexicans claim that the Mexican War was a “Yankee war of aggression”, and what did the United States gain from this war? 43. How did women contribute to the war effort during the Civil War? 44. What was the typical soldier’s life like during the Civil War in terms of training, weaponry, camp life, and access to medical treatment? 45. Compare the leadership of Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee. Which was the superior military leader?

A Growing Nation, 1850-1900 46. How successful were the Shawnee, Sioux and Apache at resisting the Westward Expansion of the United States? 47. Why have critics called Indian reservations “America’s concentration camps?” 48. What were John Muir’s contributions to the National Park Movement? 49. What pushed immigrants from their homelands and pulled them to the United States, and what was their experience once they got here? Choose one of the following immigrant groups to investigate: Irish, German, Mexican, Filipino, Italian, Chinese, Korean, Indian, Jewish, Japanese, Eastern European, Scandinavian, Arab, Greek, Vietnamese, other. 50. What impact did immigration have on cities of the United States at the turn of the century? 51. What were the causes and effects of the Great Chicago Fire? 52. What impact did Nellie Bly have on journalism and the image of women? 53. Choose three “rebels in petticoats,” women who went against the conventions of their times, and explain the impact of their actions. (Possible choices: Susan B. Anthony, Prudence Crandall, Elizabeth Blackwell, Alice Paul, Cary Nation, Sojourner Truth, Mary Church Terrell, Elizabeth Cady Stanton) 54. What were conditions like for the free laborers in the North? An Evolving Nation, 1870-1920 55. How was the massacre at Wounded Knee a culmination of efforts by the U.S. government to move Native Americans off their land? 56. During the 19th century, how effective were Native American attempts at assimilation, revitalization, and resistance? 57. What role did specific Native American leaders play in the relations between the United States government and the Indian nations? Were some more successful than others? (Choose three on which to focus: Sequoyah, Tecumseh, Quanah Parker, John Ross, Chief Joseph of the Nez Perce, or Cochise.) 58. Who was the most effective in resisting the taking of Indian land: Crazy Horse, Sitting Bull or Geronimo?

59. What were the effects of discriminatory laws, such as the Chinese Exclusion Act, that specifically targeted Asian immigrants? 60. Was “yellow journalism” responsible for the Spanish American War? 61. Should John D. Rockefeller, Andrew Carnegie, and Cornelius Vanderbilt best be remembered as clever entrepreneurs or unethical “robber barons?” 62. How do John D. Rockefeller, Andrew Carnegie, and Bill Gates embody the Gospel of Wealth, the principle of corporate social responsibility? 63. How did inventions of the late nineteenth century (1800s) change American life? 64. How did the Haymarket Riot, the Pullman Strike and the Homestead strike illustrate labor’s struggle to gain fair and equitable treatment during the late 1800s and early 1900s? 65. How did the 1911 Triangle Fire become the catalyst for social reform and the growth of the International Ladies’ Garment Workers Union? 66. For what reasons and under what conditions did children work during the nineteenth century, and what efforts were made to bring about reform? 67. How successful were the early labor unions such as the Knights of Columbus, the American Federation of Labor, and the International Workers of the World? 68. Why was Eugene Debs the “most dangerous man in America?” 69. Investigate the growth of monopoly in the oil industry, the steel industry, and one other industry, and consider whether or not this is fair business practice. 70. In what ways was the Gilded Age an era of opulence and extravagance yet also a time of hardship and struggle? 71. How did the muckrakers impact business and politics? 72. How did the United States overcome obstacles in order to build the Panama Canal and affect world trade? 73. What were the immediate and long-term effects for the San Francisco Earthquake of 1906? 74. What was the impact of advanced weapons technology in World War I? 75. What pushed the United States to enter World War I, and how did its entry affect the outcome of the war?

76. What caused the Spanish flu epidemic of 1918, what was done to control it, and what was its impact on the United States? 77. Compare the ideas and goals of Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Du Bois and determine whose ideas were the most successful in gaining advancement for African Americans. 78. What have been the short and long-term effects of the United States involvement in the Philippines? 79. As reformers, how did Dorothea Dix, Jane Addams, Francis Willard, Helen Hunt Jackson, or Ida B. Wells (choose any three) strive to make the world a better place? 80. What roles did Emma Goldman, Mother Jones, and Frances Perkins play in the Labor Movement? (You may choose toe substitute Bessie of Calumet for any one of the above three women.) 81. Did the Children’s Aid Society accomplish what they hoped for with the orphan trains? 82. What was the impact on the United States of the Populists’ economic, social and political reform ideas? 83. How did the media bring down Boss Tweed? 84. In what ways can Theodore Roosevelt be considered one of the best leaders of his time? A Nation in Transition, 1920-1939 85. In what ways did the Scopes’ Trial fundamentally challenge the conventions of its day? 86 .In what ways can the 1920s be considered both the best of times and worst of times?

87. In what ways were the fears of the 1920s reflected by the Sacco and Vanzetti case, the resurgence of the Ku Klux Klan, and the Palmer Raids? 88. What changes did the 1920s bring about for women? 89. What impact did the Negro Leagues have on baseball and society? 90. What role did government-sponsored Indian schools play in the assimilation of Native Americans?

91. What was the impact on California of the migration of people from Oklahoma to California during the Dust Bowl? 92. What was life like for the children of the Dust Bowl in terms of work, living conditions, and education? 93. How did the Harlem Renaissance introduce African American culture and experience to white America? 94. How did the New Deal bring America out of the Depression? A Nation Faces Conflict, 1939-1960 95. Why were Japanese Americans interned during World War II, and what impact did internment have on their lives? 96. How did the cases of Korematsu, Hirabayashi, and Sakai challenge the legality of Japanese internment? 97. What effect did the 442nd Battalion have on the Allied success in World War II? 98. What does the short history of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League reveal about the position of women in the United States in the mid-twentieth century? 99. How did women find opportunity, liberation, but ultimate betrayal in World War II industry (Rosie the Riveter)? 100. What military roles did women play in World War II?

History 2005 Stalin's Political Motives for Accepting the Nazi-Soviet Pact

History 2005 An Evaluation of Central Intelligence Agency Director William J. Casey, 1981-1987

History 2005 The Effect of Japanese Imperialism from 1870 through World War II on the Western Expansion in China

History 2005 The Nazi-Soviet Pact

History 2005 The Contradictory Nature of the Use of Terror in the French Revolution

History 2005 UN Intervention in Cyprus: A Study of the Conflict Between Greek and Turkish Cypriots and How UN Intervention Impacted the Island

History 2005 Hitler's Abuse of Inherent Inhumanity to Man and The Common German's Concession to Hitler

History 2006 The Political, Social, and Intellectual Effects of the Emporer Nero's reign on Ancient Rome

History 2006 Roman Concrete: The Basics of Construction

History 2006 An Exploration of the Code of Bushido within "The Last Samuri"

History 2006 Diverging Opinions: How does background knowledge obtained as individuals and inherited knowledge from families affect perceptions?

History 2006 All for America: A look at Joshua Chamberlain and Andrew Jackson

History 2006 Ararat: The Armenian Genocide (April 24th, 1915)

History 2006 An Analysis of the Opium Wars and its Modern Parallels

History 2009 Carlos II, His Illness, the Illness of the Court, and the Decline of Spain

History 2009 Tutankhamun's passive ruling style and how it leads to his early death

History 2009 Fear or Compassion: An analytical look into the persuasive styles of Adolf Hitler and Franklin D. Roosevelt

History 2009 The Heretic King: Akhenaton and his Era of Radical Change

History 2009 Atomic Bombs in World War II (Were either of the atomic bombs dropped on Japan justified?)

History 2009 Why Did Zimbabwe Under The Rule of Robert Gabriel Mugabe Become A Dictatorship?

History 2009 Winston Churchill and Franklin D. Roosevelt's effect on American involvement in WWII

History 2009 The Failure of Reform in the USSR Energy Sector Prior to 1991

History 2009 An Investigation Into Causes of the American Great Depression

History 2009 An Examination of the Justification of the Creation of Israel

History 2009 The Effect of Western Marketing Techniques of Powdered Baby Milk in Developing Countries from early 1960s to late 1970's

History 2009 Henry Ford's Effect on the Great Depression

History 2009 The influence of Greek mythology on Alexander's conquest for expansion

History 2009 How did Fashion Function as Part of the Changes in Female Perspectives in Early Twentieth Century France?

History 2009 One Man's Freedom Fighter: A Cross Analysis of the Backgrounds, Leadership, and Tactics of Irish Republican Army and American Revolution Era Patriots

History 2009 Roe vs. Wade: It's Effect on the Issue of Fetal Viability in the 1970's

History 2009 British law and Royal Navy Regulations gave rise to piracy and to a form of social contract that included democratic principles to maintain order on pirate ships in the Golden Age of Piracy

History 2009 How Did Orators of the Civil War Era Use Oratory to Manipulate Different Audiences Sectionalist Feelings?

History 2009 The Effect of the Artistic Voice on the 1960's Counterculture Movement in America

History 2010 The Effects of French Colonization on the Identity Crises of Algeria

History 2010 The Expulsion of the Jewish People from Spain in 1492 as a Precursor of Nationalistic Movements in Spain

History 2010 Women’s Struggle: Political and Social Equality to Men from 1900 to 1950

History 2010 How the Creation and Improvements of the Navy SEALs Influenced the Outcome of the Tet Offensive in the Vietnam War

History 2010 The War that was considered the Black Hole in Modern American History

History 2010 Mussolini’s Conflict with the Socialist Party and Why Fascism Rose to Power

History 2010 The Cause of the Change of the Position of Women in Nineteenth and Twentieth Century Europe

History 2010 How the younger generations of women in the National Women’s Party succeeded in influencing the political parties to support the women’s suffrage

History 2010 The Industrial Revolution’s Affect of Child Labor and How to Justify Child Labor Economically

History 2010 The British Double Cross System and its Contributions to the Success of D-Day and the Subsequent Allied Win

History 2010 The Role of Military Campaigns in Transforming Octavian from Triumvir to Emperor

History 2010 How did Táhirih influence the emancipation of women in Iran during the mid 1800s?

History 2010 The Influence of the Enigma Machine on the Outcome of World War II

History 2010 How the launch of Sputnik I impacted the United States Culturally, Technologically and Militaristically

History 2010 The Media’s Response to the launch of Sputnik I and Sputnik II and its effect on Domestic Reform in the United States

History 2010 The Causes of the Revolutionary War and the Effect of the Revolutionary Writers

History 2010 Gorbachev’s Economic and Political Policies Influence on German Reunification

History 2010 The Weapon in the Civil War between the Communist Party of Burma and Burmese Government: Opium

History 2010 The Effect of Premarital Sex Standards in the 1960s on the Institution of Marriage in America

History/World Religion 2009 The Influence of Anne Boleyn on the English Reformation

EXPLORATION, ENCOUNTER, EXCHANGE IN HISTORY 7

• New Spain and the Comanche: Encounters, Missions, and Conquests

• The Spark that Ignited a Flame: China’s Explosion into Gunpowder

• Roger Williams: The Exploration to Establish Rhode Island and Provide Religious Tolerance

• Mansa Musa: Exploring Africa• Encounter and Exchange of Religious Ideas between

Puritans and Native Americans in New England• Jesuit Missionary Matteo Ricci: Italy and China Exchange

Philosophy and Astronomy• Catherine the Great’s Encounters with Voltaire and

the Enlightenment• Commodore Matthew Perry and Exchange with Japan• The Exchange of Disease: Encounters between Europeans

and Native Americans in the Colonial Era• Catherine of Siena and Gregory XI: The Exchange that

Returned the Church to Rome• James Cook and the European Encounter with Oceania• How the Encounter of the Chesapeake-Leopard Affair Led

to the War of 1812• Venice 1348: A Global Encounter, a Deadly Exchange• Exploration and Ice: Encountering the North Pole• The Silk Road and Cultural Exchange• Encountering New Spain: Manifest Destiny and the Treaty

of Guadalupe Hidalgo• Exploring the Galapagos: Charles Darwin and the Theory

of Evolution• American Missionaries, China, and Religious Encounters• Brigham Young, Mormonism, and Westward Expansion• Ada Lovelace: Exploring Computer Programming in

1840s England• Galileo: Exploring the Universe, Encountering Resistance• Athens and Sparta: Military Encounter and Exchange • Exploring the Nation: The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad• Rudolf Roessler: The Allies’ Exchange with an Undercover

German Decoder• An Encounter with Fanaticism: John Doyle Lee and the

Arkansas Mountain Meadows Massacre• Exploring Disease: Jonas Salk and the Polio Vaccine• The New York Stock Exchange: Money as Power• Margaret Mead: Exploring Human Development

• Diplomatic Encounter: The SALT Talks• Exchange between France and the United States:

The Louisiana Purchase• Exploring African-American Culture: The Harlem

Renaissance• Intimate Exchange: Abigail and John Adams• Expanding the Boundaries of Dance: Martha Graham• Rosalind Franklin: Exploring the Human Genome,

Encountering Prejudice• Exploring New Technologies: Andrew Carnegie’s

Steel Empire• Exploring America: Immigration• Nelson Mandela’s Encounters with Apartheid• Exploring an Empire: Hammurabi’s Expansion of

Mesopotamia • Patterns of Exploration and Encounter: French Jesuits

in Canada• Turkey and the Armenian Genocide: a Violent Encounter

of Religious Difference on Close Borders• The Artistic Exploration: Bierstadt and Moran’s Journey

and the Creation of Yellowstone National Park• The Zimmermann Telegram: The Exchange that Broke

Down American Isolationism• Reynolds v. United States: The Encounter between

Polygamy and Law• Encounter in Little Rock: Desegregating Central

High School• Encountering Communism: The Creation of NATO• Minersville School District v. Gobitis: When Idolatry

Encounters Patriotism• Exchanging Musical Performance for Morale: Captain

Glenn Miller’s Contribution to World War II• The Exchange between Congress and the Executive:

Who Decides to Fight a War?• The Iran-Contra Affair and the Controversial Exchange

of Hostages for Arms• Waco: The Deadly Encounter between the Branch-

Dravidians and the FBI• Apollo 13: Exploration in Space• Pop Art: The Exchange of Consumerism and Culture• Impressment: The Unwanted Exchange between Great

Britain and the United States

Sample Topics List

NATIONAL HISTORY DAY 20168

• Encountering a New Religion: Spanish Catholic Missionaries in the Americas

• World War II War Brides: The Exchange of Cultures• Peace of Westphalia: The Exchange that Ended the

Thirty Years War • Roanoke: When Exploration, Encounter, and Exchange

Went Terribly Wrong• Encountering a New Society: The Idea of Republican

Motherhood• The Sinn Féin Party and their Exploration of Irish

Independence• The Monroe Doctrine: How Isolationism Impacted the

Exploration, Encounters, and Exchanges of a New Nation• Gibbons v. Ogden: Steamboat Encounters and Exploration

of the Commerce Clause

• Dorothea Dix: Exploring the Injustices for Herself to Promote Institutional Reform

• The Marshall Plan: Rebuilding Europe’s Economy through Exchange

• Exploring their Rights and Encountering Change: Women of the 1920s

• Disproportionate Exchange: Slaves and the Triangle Trade• Political Exchange: Jimmy Carter and the Camp

David Accords• The Berlin Conference: Colonization and Exploration

of Africa• Encountering Two Worlds at the Berlin Wall• Zheng He: How China’s Brief Period of Exploration Led

to Centuries of Isolationism• 19th Amendment Suffragettes: Exploring New Methods

of Protest

Sample Topics List Continued