50 World History Term Paper Topic Ideas For College

Have you been assigned a world history topic for your college term paper? Here are 50 ideas that will help me write my thesis:

  1. How has slavery changed the rate of development in the Western World?
  2. How did the bubonic plaque spread to reduce the population of both Europe and Asia?
  3. What could have been done to reduce the spread of the bubonic plague?
  4. What are the most fascinating facts about the Bronze Age?
  5. How did the Egyptians build their pyramids?
  6. Why did China make the decision to build the Great Wall around its borders?
  7. How has the Great Fire of London reshaped the city?
  8. How has the American Civil War shaped the US?
  9. How did the Romans come to be so big?
  10. Why did the Romans fall regardless of their superiority?
  11. What was so interesting about the Ottoman Empire?
  12. Why did the US become the most powerful country in the world?
  13. Was the space race to the benefit of the human race?
  14. What could have been done to prevent World War 2?
  15. How did World War 2 change the world?
  16. How did World War 1 create jobs?
  17. Was the bombing of Hiroshima an event that needed to take place?
  18. How could future generations learn from the events of the Second World War?
  19. During the Victorian times what were the deciding factors between middle and upper class?
  20. What was the outcome of the Scientific Revolution?
  21. Which scientists made the biggest contribution to the world?
  22. What were the conditions under which England sent their countrymen to Australia?
  23. How were the native Australians affected by the colonists?
  24. What are the main differences between the colonization of Australia and America?
  25. How has China come to be one of the major forces in the world?
  26. What were the most important events during the Ming Dynasty?
  27. How did the Cuban missile crisis affect the world?
  28. What positives came out of the Cold War?
  29. Could the Cold War be stopped sooner?
  30. What was it like to live in London during the 15th century?
  31. What were the top trades to be skilled in during the 17th century in Western society?
  32. Explain the violent and bloody history of Jamaica
  33. What were the main driving forces behind the Industrial Revolution?
  34. How wide was the reach of the British Empire during its peak?
  35. Why did the British Empire collapse?
  36. Describe the battle of the seas between England and Spain
  37. What were the positives to come out of the French Revolution?
  38. What factors led to the French Revolution?
  39. How was Nazi Germany defeated during the Second World War?
  40. How have women’s rights improved over the last century?
  41. What role did Gandhi play in improving world peace?
  42. Which American president improved world peace relations the most?
  43. What was the damaged as a result of the Great Fire of London?
  44. What advances in society were made during the Bronze Age?
  45. What medieval family laws were a little strange?
  46. What life was like for a peasant during the medieval era?
  47. Which European nation recovered the quickest after the Second World War?
  48. How did the Catholic Church gain so many followers during the 13th century?
  49. What was so special about the Mongol Empire?
  50. Top 3 discoveries made during the Scientific Revolution
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