Selecting a Thesis Statement
A thesis statement is the one sentence at the end of your introduction paragraph thai your entire paper will
prove. This list will help you pick (or create) an appropriate thesis statement for your topic. Some thesis
statements are available only to students in either the language arts or social studies advanced classes. Those
thesis statements are marked with an asterisk (*).
Topics:
Thesis Statements:
Causes of WWII
1 . Hitler could not have so easily come to
power if Germany had been in better
condition after WWI.
WWII
propaganda
1 . Propaganda had impacts on numerous
nations which fueled participation in
World War II.
Topics/Ideas/Resources to get
your research started:
Topics to research:
• Treaty of Versailles
* Problems faced by the Weimar
Republic (the govt. that
replaced Imperial Germany
after WWI)
after WWI
2. Propaganda helped portray Hitler as
perfect and others as inferior, thus
increasing support for the Nazis.
Therefore, propaganda was an effective
method for fueling Nazi support.
Battles /
Military Tactics
1 . The sinking of the Bismarck by the
British was a military tactic that had
significant impacts on the outcome of
WWII.
2. (Insert battle) had significant impacts on
the outcome of WWII.
Weaponry /
Technology
1 . The development and use of (add
specific weapon/technology here) had
significant impacts on the outcomes of
WWII.
2. "Fear"' was a used as a weapon that
helped garner support for unethical
policies during WWII. (Think the
Holocaust and Japanese- American
Internment.)
3. The United Slates was justified (or
Topics to research:
• German Faith Movement
• Hitler's idea that he was the
savior
• Joseph Goebbels (Minister or
Propaganda)
• Brownshirt Movement
• uso
*
Japanese-American Internment
Possible battles to research:
• D-day
* Pearl Harbor
* Battle of Midway
* Battle of the Bulge
* I wo Jima
Possible ideas to research:
* Atomic bomb
# Propaganda (anti-JapaneseAmerican) (Nazi propaganda)
etc.
# Blitzkrieg
• Railroad systems
* I leavy artillery
• Airplanes