Need help deciding on a world history paper topic

[forgop]

Originally Posted by cjhalbrooks

you could do the start of WWI very little people really understand how it started. Or you could write about how the manhattian project was comprised by the Russians.

It's been awhile, but wasn't it the assassination of some dude in Europe?

It easily goes through a lead up and the major repercussions thereafter. I'll do a bit of googling, but I like the idea a lot. So many great topics to choose from, but I'm trying to do it with as little "work" as possible.

Yeah, makes sense cuz it's pretty cut and dry, whereas a lot of other things have a lot more moving pieces.

[markem]

Get thee to the library. Check out a book called "Connections" by James Burke. Loads of information there. The premise of the book is that you start with something innocuous and wind of with something really amazing.

[cjhalbrooks]

Originally Posted by forgop

It's been awhile, but wasn't it the assassination of some dude in Europe?
but I'm trying to do it with as little "work" as possible.

Yeah, makes sense cuz it's pretty cut and dry, whereas a lot of other things have a lot more moving pieces.

Well this is really easy the war was started because of the assassination of a prince, Before that there had been lines drawn in the sand (so to speak) as in each side had chosen allies. And i want to say that germany was on the princes side. It was all a powder keg

[forgop]

Originally Posted by cjhalbrooks

Well this is really easy the war was started because of the assassination of a prince, Before that there had been lines drawn in the sand (so to speak) as in each side had chosen allies. And i want to say that germany was on the princes side. It was all a powder keg

Just a quick search and a short clip on youtube I saw said a month after the assassination, war was declared. However, there was mention about rising tensions because of rising imperialism in Europe with dwindling resources that something was bound to happen whether the assassination happened or not.

[VirtualSmitty]

Originally Posted by forgop

Just a quick search and a short clip on youtube I saw said a month after the assassination, war was declared. However, there was mention about rising tensions because of rising imperialism in Europe with dwindling resources that something was bound to happen whether the assassination happened or not.

Tension between France and Germany after the Franco-Prussian and the end of the second french empire and the loss of the Alsace-Lorraine river valley, the failure of Bismarcks diplomatic strategy, the two Balkan Wars, the German Kaisers goal to out build the British Navy, imperialist colonization and competition, the First World war was the result of many things not just a single assassination. Hence the term powder keg, when Archduke Ferdinand was murdered that was the spark that ignited over fifty years of tension. That topic however requires far more work than Youtube or wikipedia can provide.

Why not do something simpler?

[forgop]

Originally Posted by VirtualSmitty

Tension between France and Germany after the Franco-Prussian and the end of the second french empire and the loss of the Alsace-Lorraine river valley, the failure of Bismarcks diplomatic strategy, the two Balkan Wars, the German Kaisers goal to out build the British Navy, imperialist colonization and competition, the First World war was the result of many things not just a single assassination. Hence the term powder keg, when Archduke Ferdinand was murdered that was the spark that ignited over fifty years of tension. That topic however requires far more work than Youtube or wikipedia can provide.

Why not do something simpler?

I'll get to that-all I was looking for was just a cliff notes version for submitting my proposed topic last night.

[icehog3]

Originally Posted by VirtualSmitty

Tension between France and Germany after the Franco-Prussian and the end of the second french empire and the loss of the Alsace-Lorraine river valley, the failure of Bismarcks diplomatic strategy, the two Balkan Wars, the German Kaisers goal to out build the British Navy, imperialist colonization and competition, the First World war was the result of many things not just a single assassination. Hence the term powder keg, when Archduke Ferdinand was murdered that was the spark that ignited over fifty years of tension. That topic however requires far more work than Youtube or wikipedia can provide.

Why not do something simpler?

The Curse of the Goat on the Chicago Cubs?

[replicant_argent]

Originally Posted by icehog3

The Curse of the Goat on the Chicago Cubs?

The impact on the planet is immense. Everyone knows if not for the curse, the Cubs would be the Windy City Yankees.
An effect on human history, indeed, sir.

[markem]

The origin and meaning of the phrase/cartoon "Kilroy Was Here" during WWII.