The focus of this paper is to evaluate the significance or impact of a topic on America.

This means you will want to select a topic that has two examples to support your belief that it impacted the time period.

Your thesis might look something like this:

The evolution of women's teams and the integration of men's teams both served to reflect the social impact of baseball on America during the 1950s.

Step 1: Finding a topic that interests you

Let's start by browsing some databases (ABC-CLIO), Ebooks (Bowling, Beatniks, and Bellbottoms), and history websites.

Use the topic organizer to guide your selection **a copy has been created for you on Classroom

Check out the following categories to see what might interest you: