History IA Topic

[John Kemmerer]

I was looking into history IA topics, I want to do something about the marshall plan but I am not which question is best suited

"To what extent could the Marshall plan be considered a political success?"

"To what extent was the United States able to acheive their goals during the Marshall plan?"

"To what extent did the Marshall Plan increase cold war tension?

Edited January 10, 2016 by John Kemmerer

[IB_taking_over]

I was looking into history IA topics, I want to do something about the Marshall plan but I am not which question is best suited

"To what extent could the Marshall plan be considered a political success?"

"To what extent was the United States able to achieve their goals during the Marshall plan?"

"To what extent did the Marshall Plan increase cold war tension?"

 

1. "To what extent could the Marshall plan be considered a political success?"

In this one you have established a clear cause (Marshall Plan) and effect (political success).  

 

2. "To what extent was the United States able to achieve their goals during the Marshall plan?"

In this one you still have a cause and effect relationship. Personally, I feel this question is a broader version of the first question. 

 

3. "To what extent did the Marshall Plan increase cold war tension?

This question, while not bad, is too vague. 'Cold War tension' means a lot of things. If you were going to go in this direction, I would suggest doing some more research and picking a specific part of Cold War tensions and talk about that.