Want To Help Me Decide Term Paper Topic for U.S. History?

[NakaNaka]

Alright. I can write about anything from U.S. History from 1865-Present Day except why we entered WW1/WW2. Boring topics anyway - wouldn't want to do them. This is for an AP class.

In U.S. Foreign Policy I wrote about U.S. Occupation of Japan Post WW2, The Mistakes of Vietnam, the My Lai Massacre and the Military and International Affairs Budgets. So I'm not going to write about any of those topics.

I'm thinking foreign policy, but it doesn't have to be. Something interesting and not too difficult prefered. Maybe U.S. Relations with China, maybe the origins of the U.S. Policy of Containment (even though that more has to do with geopolitics). I'm not sure.

Thanks

-Phil

 

[CallTheFBI]

Write about how the Federal Reserve was created. Interesting stuff.

 

[FoBoT]

bummer, i was going to say Lewis and Clark (just visited the Arch in St Louis this past weekend)

but that is too early

how about

the sherman anti trust act and all the "stuff" that spawned it (standard oil and all that)

linky

 

[BeauJangles]

If you are intersted in military history, write about Patton. He is perhaps one of the most confusing and dynamic generals of all time.

 

[Brutuskend]

How about the history of Korea?

I just learned quite a bit about the Split (North/South).

During WWII Russia never declared war on Japan until the war in Europe ended. Than two days before we dropped the Bomb they did.

Russia wanted a Piece of Japan when the war was over, and the U.S. said NO WAY. As a compromise we allowed Russia to control North Korea. Up to that point Korea was united and had been under Japans rule since 1894 (as I recall)

Russia set up a communist controlled government in the North. In 1950 the North invaded the South. Due to England and France recovering from the loss's of WWII, and England having issues with control in India and France in what would become Vietnam, North Korea decided that there really was a good chance that no one would stop them.

The U.N. and the U.S. stepped in and tried to end the conflict.
And as most know, it never really DID end.

 

[deftron]

I have to do one on the first part of US History (1492 - CIvil War)


I was looking at Roanoke Island and the John Brown massacre


I settled on the New York City draft riots

 

[ElFenix]

Originally posted by: Brutuskend
How about the history of Korea?

I just learned quite a bit about the Split (North/South).

During WWII Russia never declared war on Japan until the war in Europe ended. Than two days before we dropped the Bomb they did.

Russia wanted a Piece of Japan when the war was over, and the U.S. said NO WAY. As a compromise we allowed Russia to control North Korea. Up to that point Korea was united and had been under Japans rule since 1894 (as I recall)

Russia set up a communist controlled government in the North. In 1950 the North invaded the South. Due to England and France recovering from the loss's of WWII, and England having issues with control in India and France in what would become Vietnam, North Korea decided that there really was a good chance that no one would stop them.

The U.N. and the U.S. stepped in and tried to end the conflict.
And as most know, it never really DID end.

little more to it than that... the UN forces were pushed to a tiny corner of south korea, then macarthur landed behind the north korean lines and quickly routed the NKs all the way to the chinese border. that didn't take very long. the rest of the war was the million chinese pouring over the border so that there was an eventual stalemate along the previous north-south border.

 

[Brutuskend]

Originally posted by: ElFenix

Originally posted by: Brutuskend
How about the history of Korea?

I just learned quite a bit about the Split (North/South).

During WWII Russia never declared war on Japan until the war in Europe ended. Than two days before we dropped the Bomb they did.

Russia wanted a Piece of Japan when the war was over, and the U.S. said NO WAY. As a compromise we allowed Russia to control North Korea. Up to that point Korea was united and had been under Japans rule since 1894 (as I recall)

Russia set up a communist controlled government in the North. In 1950 the North invaded the South. Due to England and France recovering from the loss's of WWII, and England having issues with control in India and France in what would become Vietnam, North Korea decided that there really was a good chance that no one would stop them.

The U.N. and the U.S. stepped in and tried to end the conflict.
And as most know, it never really DID end.

little more to it than that... the UN forces were pushed to a tiny corner of south korea, then macarthur landed behind the north korean lines and quickly routed the NKs all the way to the chinese border. that didn't take very long. the rest of the war was the million chinese pouring over the border so that there was an eventual stalemate along the previous north-south border.

Right...I wasn't trying to give an in depth report, just a outline on what lead up to the situation as it now stands.

 

[Parrotheader]

US Military Intelligence and government espionage leading up to and during WWII was always one of my favorite subjects. Post WWII espionage in general is fascinating as well.

 

[ryzmah]

Origin and development of the federal income tax, development of the Panama Canal, changes in the role of cryptography/cryptanalysis in US intelligence are a few I find interesting.

 

[yowolabi]

I've got it. The history of U.S. Curfew laws. You can get together with that other guy...

 

Originally posted by: CallTheFBI
Write about how the Federal Reserve was created. Interesting stuff.

That's too early - it has to be 1865 - present day. Although, that would be interesting.

 

[hagbard]

Originally posted by: NakaNaka
Alright. I can write about anything from U.S. History from 1865-Present Day except why we entered WW1/WW2. Boring topics anyway - wouldn't want to do them. This is for an AP class.

In U.S. Foreign Policy I wrote about U.S. Occupation of Japan Post WW2, The Mistakes of Vietnam, the My Lai Massacre and the Military and International Affairs Budgets. So I'm not going to write about any of those topics.

I'm thinking foreign policy, but it doesn't have to be. Something interesting and not too difficult prefered. Maybe U.S. Relations with China, maybe the origins of the U.S. Policy of Containment (even though that more has to do with geopolitics). I'm not sure.

Thanks

-Phil

World War I is hardly "boring". It never ended, btw. If you find that "boring" why not examine what Sherman did after the civil war, very interesting stuff.

 

[jahawkin]

Write about the Iran-Contra affair. Alot of those crimin...errr....people are involved in government today....

 

[Lonyo]

The Battle of Little Bighorn.

 

[BeauJangles]

Or write about Sherman and his influence on modern warfare into "total war"

 

[TheShiz]

US support of Indonesia during the East Timor atrocities (1975-1999) estimated 250,000 innocent people killed with US support and arms.

Tim

 

[hagbard]

Originally posted by: Lonyo
The Battle of Little Bighorn.

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[fonzinator]

How about the Great Depression? You could make the scope as broad or as narrow as you need it to be. If you like business or economics, you will find the Great Depression horrifyingly fascinating.

 

[NakaNaka]

thanks guys for all the reponses. i'll look them over and decide.

 

[NakaNaka]

Originally posted by: Brutuskend
How about the history of Korea?

I just learned quite a bit about the Split (North/South).

During WWII Russia never declared war on Japan until the war in Europe ended. Than two days before we dropped the Bomb they did.

Russia wanted a Piece of Japan when the war was over, and the U.S. said NO WAY. As a compromise we allowed Russia to control North Korea. Up to that point Korea was united and had been under Japans rule since 1894 (as I recall)

Russia set up a communist controlled government in the North. In 1950 the North invaded the South. Due to England and France recovering from the loss's of WWII, and England having issues with control in India and France in what would become Vietnam, North Korea decided that there really was a good chance that no one would stop them.

The U.N. and the U.S. stepped in and tried to end the conflict.
And as most know, it never really DID end.

I think the most fascinating part of the whole Korea conflict was that the U.N. Security Council held the vote on the day the Soviet Union was boycotting.

 

[NakaNaka]

Originally posted by: hagbard

World War I is hardly "boring". It never ended, btw. If you find that "boring" why not examine what Sherman did after the civil war, very interesting stuff.

I never said WWI was boring. I said how we entered was boring.

 

[NakaNaka]

Originally posted by: BlinderBomber
Or write about Sherman and his influence on modern warfare into "total war"

Would love to, but if I remember correctly Sheman's March to the Sea was in 1864. By 1865-Present I basically meant Post Civil War.

 

[DurocShark]

The rise of environmentalism. The mistakes and successes of groups like Greenpeace and the Sierra Club, and grass roots groups like the Surfrider Foundation.

 

[NakaNaka]

One bump to see if anyone else has ideas. Thanks

-Phil