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History Day Theme Presentation
September 25, 2012
2013 NHD Theme – “Turning Points in History: People, Ideas Events”
2013 NHD Theme – “Turning Points in History: People, Ideas Events”
Turning Point:
•a point at which a significant change occurs
• decisive change of direction
•departure from long held tradition or rule
•a point where history effectively turns a corner
2013 NHD Theme – “Turning Points in History: People, Ideas Events”
Turning Point:
•a point at which a significant change occurs
• decisive change of direction
•departure from long held tradition or rule
•a point where history effectively turns a corner
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2013 NHD Theme – “Turning Points in History: People, Ideas Events”
Turning Point:
An event or set of events that, had it not happened as it did, would have prompted a different course in history.
2013 NHD Theme – “Turning Points in History: People, Ideas Events”
Turning Point:
An event or set of events that, had it not happened as it did, would have prompted a different course in history.
* Be careful of “What If” History!
Watch out for “What If” history
Be wary of “if not for this, thenthat” analysis
Watch out for “What If” history
“Without Winston Churchill, the whole world would be controlled by the Nazi’s”
Have the students supported their claims with evidence?
“Through his leadership duringWWII, he saved not only the British people, but the free world”
2013 NHD Theme – “Turning Points in History: People, Ideas Events”
Challenge to students will be to argue that an historical person, idea, or event is actually a turning point
2013 NHD Theme – “Turning Points in History: People, Ideas Events”
Ghandi and his implementation of peaceful protest to achieve Indian Independence
People
2013 NHD Theme – “Turning Points in History: People, Ideas Events”
Ghandi and his implementation of peaceful protest to achieve Indian Independence
People
Ideas
James “Crash” Ryan’s idea of seatbeltsto improve car safety
2013 NHD Theme – “Turning Points in History: People, Ideas Events”
Ghandi and his implementation of peaceful protest to achieve Indian Independence
People
Ideas
James “Crash” Ryan’s idea of seatbeltsto improve car safety
Events1960 televised Presidential debate changes the role of media in the election process
*Should use at least 1tag word
Turning Points should be historically significant
Topics should be at least 20 years old
September 11, 2001
Hurricane Katrina
ConsequencesA turning point may not be positive for all
ConsequencesA turning point may not be positive for all
Ex. Executive Order 9066
ConsequencesA turning point may have unintended consequences
ConsequencesA turning point may have unintended consequences
Ex. Borlaug and Green Revolution
When does an event become a turning point?
Historical perspective
When does an event become a turning point?
Historical perspective
Immediately Ex. Pearl Harbor, dropping of the Atomic Bomb
When does an event become a turning point?
Historical perspective
Immediately Ex. Pearl Harbor, dropping of the Atomic Bomb
RetrospectEx. Stock market crash,
oil embargo
Not all turning points will have a dramatic event!
Ex. Shift from conformist 1950s to radical 1960s and 1970s
Turning Points can be controversialEx. U.S. involvement in Vietnam War
A Turning Point can occur in response to crisis or perceived threat!
Ex. 1890 Wounded Knee Massacre
Cause & Effect
Bombing of Pearl Harbor
U.S. enters WWII
Submarine Warfare
Iwo Jima
Atomic Bomb
Second Sino-Japanese War
Tension between JapanAnd Western powers
World War II begins betweenAxis and Allied powers
People, Ideas, Events
Use the subtext to narrow within a topic
People, Ideas, Events
Use the subtext to narrow within a topic Ex. Women’s Suffrage Movement
People – Women’s Suffrage Movement
Alice Stone Blackwell Belva Ann Lockwood Carrie Chapman Catt
Ideas – Women’s Suffrage Movement
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National Woman Suffrage Associationand the 15th Amendment
National Women’s Party and political protest
Events – Women’s Suffrage Movement
1848 Seneca Falls Convention1890 Wyoming admitted to the Union
as the first state allowing women to vote
2013 NHD Theme – “Turning Points in History: People, Ideas Events”
Historical Context & Impact are crucial!
2013 NHD Theme – “Turning Points in History: People, Ideas Events”
Historical Context & Impact are crucial!
What was happening before that led to pivotal change?
2013 NHD Theme – “Turning Points in History: People, Ideas Events”
Historical Context & Impact are crucial!
What was happening before that led to pivotal change?
What was the significance of the change?
2013 NHD Theme – “Turning Points in History: People, Ideas Events”
Historical Context & Impact are crucial!
What was happening before that led to pivotal change?
What was the significance of the change?
How will the change alter various aspects of society?• Business• Government• Transportation• Religion• Education• Technology• Communication
2013 NHD Theme – “Turning Points in History: People, Ideas Events”
Historical Context & Impact are crucial!
What was happening before that led to pivotal change?
What was the significance of the change?
How will the change alter various aspects of society?
Why did this change occur at this time and place?
2013 NHD Theme – “Turning Points in History: People, Ideas Events”“Heart of the Story” is the Turning Point
Heart of the Story
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Thesis Statement
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2013 NHD Theme – “Turning Points in History: People, Ideas Events”
U.S. Government & War
2013 NHD Theme – “Turning Points in History: People, Ideas Events”
U.S. Government & War Supreme Court Decisions
2013 NHD Theme – “Turning Points in History: People, Ideas Events”
U.S. Government & War Supreme Court Decisions
Transportation
2013 NHD Theme – “Turning Points in History: People, Ideas Events”
U.S. Government & War Supreme Court Decisions
Transportation
Science & Technology
2013 NHD Theme – “Turning Points in History: People, Ideas Events”
U.S. Government & War Supreme Court Decisions
Transportation
Civil Rights Science & Technology
2013 NHD Theme – “Turning Points in History: People, Ideas Events”
U.S. Government & War Supreme Court Decisions
Transportation
Civil Rights Science & Technology Sports
Top 25 News Stories of the 20th century1. U.S. drops Atomic Bomb (1945)2. Men first walk on the moon (1969)3. Japan bombs Pearl Harbor (1941)4. Wrights first fly airplane (1903)5. U.S. women win the right to vote (1920)6. JFK assassinated in Dallas (1963)7. Nazi Holocaust exposed (1945)8. World War I begins (1914)9. Court ends “separate but equal” (1954)10. U.S. stock market crashes (1929)11. Antibiotic penicillin discovered (1953)12. DNA’s structure discovered (195313. Soviet Union dissolves (1951)
14. Richard Nixon resigns (1974)15. Germany Invades Poland (1939)16. Communists take over Russia (1917)17. Ford creates assembly line (1913)18. Soviets launch first satellite (1957)19. Einstein conceives relativity (1905)20. Birth control pill approved by FDA (1960)21. New polio vaccine works (1953)22. Hitler named chancellor (1933)23. M.L.King, Jr., assassinated (1968)24. Allies invade France on D-Day (1944)25. Deadly AIDS disease identified (1981)
“Stories of the Century, 1900-2000,” Newseum, http://www.newseum.org/century/finalresults.htm(accessed September 3, 2012)
Advanced Topic Tips
Advanced Topic Tips
Ask a different question of a well studied topic
Advanced Topic Tips
Ask a different question of a well studied topic
Ex. “What did Jackie Robinson do during the Civil Rights Movement”
Advanced Topic Tips
Avoid Biography!
Advanced Topic Tips
Avoid Biography!
Ex. Study a smaller part of someone’s life with more depth
Hubert Humphrey
Advanced Topic Tips
Avoid Biography!
Ex. Study a smaller part of someone’s life with more depth
Hubert Humphrey
Elected Mayor of Minneapolis in 1945
1948 Democratic Convention
Elected Vice President in 1964 – unclearstance on Vietnam War
Advanced Topic Tips
Find a “Sub-Iconic” Topic
Advanced Topic Tips
Find a “Sub-Iconic” Topic
Who were other leaders of the Civil Rights Movement besides MLK?
Advanced Topic Tips
Find a “Sub-Iconic” Topic
Who were other leaders of the Civil Rights Movement besides MLK?
Medgar Evers Harry T. and Harriette Moore Roy Wilkins
Advanced Topic Tips
Get to the Roots of a Current Event
Advanced Topic Tips
Get to the Roots of a Current Event
Middle East and anti-American sentiments
Arab and Ottoman Empire
British Imperialism
Formation of a Republic“Six-Days War”“October War”
Advanced Topic Tips
Analyze a Common Topic from a Different Perspective
Advanced Topic Tips
Analyze a Common Topic from a Different Perspective
What was the perspective of Parliament on the American Revolution?
Advanced Topic Tips
Connect a Local Topic to the National Narrative
Advanced Topic Tips
Connect a Local Topic to the National NarrativeEx. Farm protests during the Great Depression in rural Minnesota
Pitfalls of the Theme
Arguing multiple “turning points” within a topic
Good overview of an historical event, but no evidence before or after the topic to prove it was a turning point
Overuse of the phrase “turning point”. Use synonyms to get your point across
“A turning point is ultimately a construct of historical reflection, and a historical unit of analysis, rather than an event that reveals itself to the people living through it at the time.”
- Roger Launius, curator National Air and Space Museum
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