126 Essay Topics - Fall 2020 Choose 1 Topic Cite evidence to support your claims. 1. Was there a ‘Malthusian Trap’ in Europe (1500 - 1640)? Cite evidence to support your claims. 2.What would you say was the primary cause of the Great Depression in the United States. How did the United States economy recover. How does this differ from the 2008 Recession in the United States. Cite evidence to support your claims. 3.Choose one country and argue whether its institutions have become more/less inclusive or more/less extractive in the last 100 years. Cite evidence to support your claims. .