Need help deciding on a world history paper topic

[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.