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[zafija]

What is nice about written works in history is that it is quite broad area - you do not have necessarily to write about conflicts, dictators and politics, but you can investigate the art or daily life of people during particular period of time. Many people in my class chose topics like Vietnam War or Nazi Germany, but there were also a few that decided to investigate architecture in Weimar Republic. My topic was "To what extent did People Republic of Poland’s authorities had an influence on spreading of British and American popular music in Poland during late 1950s and 1960s?".

Edited by zafija, Apr 04, 2012 - 23:13.

[Eastcoast93]

Mine was on:
"To what extent was Pope Pius XII responsible for sealing the fate of Jews in Europe between 1938 and 1945?"

I loved the topic, sooo interesting. The history IA was actually by far the most enjoyable IA, the only one which I did weeks before it was due and which went really quickly. My top tip: choose a topic you care about!!! It will make the process so much easier. as i said the only IA i really looked forward to working on (researching about) was for History

[Joe Boyle]

?To What Extent did the Gurkha Soldiers Impact the Conflict at Ypres in the First World War From October 1914 – March 1915, and what was the Effect of this on the Outcome of the First World War?"

Pretty cool to learn about such awesome soldiers, although I wish there were a few more primary sources about for it.

[Enora Lereculey]

I would like to do something on America during the Great Depression which has a link to a economical and/or political debate.. I was particularly interested in FDR's New Deal but it seems that many people are doing that topic. Any suggestions?

[Emy Glau-ski]

Enora Lereculey, on Apr 18, 2012 - 19:41, said:

I would like to do something on America during the Great Depression which has a link to a economical and/or political debate.. I was particularly interested in FDR's New Deal but it seems that many people are doing that topic. Any suggestions?

You can still do that topic even though many people are doing it. It's not a very original topic, but if you are really interested in the topic you should probably do it as your interest will want you to go out and investigate, and this will come out in your writing. I don't study history of the Americas (which I can assume you're doing since you're doing the depression and New Deal) so I can't really offer any specifics, but perhaps you could look at how important one factor was in why FDR created the New Deal, the effect on the New Deal on a certain event, industry, social group, etc. Just pick one thing because you only get 2000 words, and you're going to need quite a narrow topic since you don't get many words here!

Once you come up with a topic you're more than welcome to post it here and we can give you feedback on it.

[Ilona Kretzschmar]

"How did art in Germany reflect the public opinion about the political situation between 1961 and 1989?"

yeah... writing that made me wish i did my EE in history.
If you pick a topic you like, its easy to write and research it
but the History IA has such narrow guidelines that there is no personal freedom in writing it.
As long as you stick to the mark scheme it should be fine..