hannah529 Posted August 28, 2016 Report Share Posted August 28, 2016 We are in a process of choosing our History IA topic. I came down to two questions. I need advice on both and if the questions are good. Should I reword them or not? Which one is a best for my IA and will it be good enough for 2000 words. 1. To what extent did the launch of Sputnik led to the turning point in American History? 2. To what extent did the sinking of the U.S.S Maine led to the Spanish - American War? Thankyou Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IB_taking_over Posted September 3, 2016 Report Share Posted September 3, 2016 1. I would suggest picking a part of American history to talk about. Space race, fogrein policy, etc 2. I am not familiar with the Spanish-American war, so I won't be of much help Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hannah529 Posted September 3, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 3, 2016 Thank you. I decided on sticking with the 1st question area. Which one would work or do you have any suggestions? How and to what extent did the Space Race impact American Society? Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IB_taking_over Posted September 3, 2016 Report Share Posted September 3, 2016 that's a good question, I think. I'm not super familiar with the specifics of the space race but as you do research you may find "American society" is too broad for 2000 words. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hannah529 Posted September 5, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 5, 2016 I believe you are correct. After research, I found out that the space race impacted many things such as - technology, cold war, and education, and president and his policies. I think education or technology is good. For technology - New advancements were rapidly being made such as the microchip, wireless tools, and satellites(google). We needed to beat the soviets. For Education - School were greatly affected. Focus on math and science was emphasized in school to develop technology even more. They wanted more engineers and scientist to beat the soviets. Acts were passed to increase funding. Needed to created better system for future. Do you think I can talk about education alone and cover 2000 words or should I talk about education first then lead it to technology or would that be too much? So should the question be - 1. How and to what extent did the Space Race impact American Education? or 2. How and to what extent did the Space Race impact American Education and Technology? Thank you once again, your suggestions and advice are really helpful. They are truly helping me to decide. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IB_taking_over Posted September 8, 2016 Report Share Posted September 8, 2016 I think you are best to just stick with education and write 2000 words on that. The general consensus at my high school was stick to one impact and write a solid investigation on that. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hannah529 Posted September 9, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 9, 2016 Thank you so much! Your input has helped me a lot. I also think that would be best too. So I will stick to How and to what extent did the Space Race impact American Education? Thank-you and I wish you success on your future journey. I will contact you back if a need further assistance. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AvaBalagie Posted January 12, 2022 Report Share Posted January 12, 2022 On 9/8/2016 at 5:22 PM, hannah529 said: Thank you so much! Your input has helped me a lot. I also think that would be best too. So I will stick to How and to what extent did the Space Race impact American Education? Thank-you and I wish you success on your future journey. I will contact you back if a need further assistance. Hi, I have a similar topic! What arguments did you use? Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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