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?