The Library of Congress

Doing the Decades:
Group Investigations in Twentieth Century U. S. History

Questions for Investigation

I. State your Core Historical Theme:
 
 
 
 
 

II. Based upon this theme, what are three important questions that you want to investigate to understand this theme in relation to the essential question?

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III. Relevant topics for searching/finding information about your questions:

Using the list of Core Topics, identify four which you believe will be helpful in locating information in American Memory and in other resources. Describe the types of sources you expect or hope to find using those topics.

Topic #1:________________________
 
 
 
 
 
 

Topic #2:________________________
 
 
 
 
 
 

Topic #3:________________________
 
 
 
 
 
 

Topic #4:________________________