Higher History assignment - choosing a topic

1. Choosing a topic

2. Higher History | Assignment Possible topics You can research an issue of your choice. This can be something you have studied during Higher Your topic has to be a historical question that has several possible answers; it is a debate Your question should start with a phrase such as: * How fully…? * To what extent…? * How important…? * “Quote”. How valid…?

3. Higher History | Assignment Possible Topics: Wars of Independence “The main reason for William Wallace’s success was the support of Andrew Murray.” How valid is this view? How important was the Declaration of Arbroath in helping Scotland secure its independence in 1328? To what extent was the Scottish victory at the Battle of Bannockburn the result of English mistakes?

4. Higher History | Assignment Possible Topics: Britain 1851-1951 How fully did the 1906-1914 Liberal Reforms meet the needs of the British people? To what extent were the actions of the Suffragettes the main reason that women gained the vote in 1918? “The 1906-1914 Liberal governments would never have introduced social reforms without the actions of anti-poverty campaigners.” How valid is this view ?

5. Higher History | Assignment Possible Topics: Germany 1815-1939 How fully do economic policies explain how the Nazis maintained control of Germany between 1933 and 1939? To what extent can Otto Von Bismarck be credited with achieving German unification in 1871? “By 1850 political nationalism had made little progress in Germany.” How valid is this view?