This document provides guidance on choosing a topic for a history essay, suggesting that the topic be a historical question with multiple possible answers and use question words like "how fully", "to what extent", or "how important". It gives examples of potential topics that analyze factors in historical events or issues in countries. Suggested topics examine reasons for William Wallace's success, the impact of British reforms, and importance of economic policies to Nazi control.

2. 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. • To what extent was [factor] the main reason
that [state issue]?
• How important was [factor] to [state issue]?
• “[Factor] was the main reason that [state
issue].” How valid is this view?
Suggested question stems
Choose a topic where there are at least four
possible answers

4. Example Topics
• “The main reason for William Wallace’s military
success was the support of Andrew Murray.” How
valid is this view?
• How fully did the 1906-1914 Liberal Reforms
meet the needs of the British people?
• How important were economic policies in helping
the Nazis maintain control of Germany between
1933 and 1939?