Research Guides at CSU Pueblo Library: HIST 202: US History II: Getting started

Picking a topic

There are many different lenses for examining history. If your topic is well-known and extensively written about, consider how you might add to the conversation. Can you examine the topic from an unusual lens?

Political history (the history of a nation, between nations, the history of government and power)
Economic history (trade, finance, taxes)
Social history (minority and marginal groups, gender, race, relations between social groups)
Intellectual history (of ideas, education, of disciplines)
Religious history (beliefs, practice, structures)
Cultural history (popular culture, material culture, consumption, art)
Environmental history (relations between humans + environment, history of natural environment, of industry)

Start Here

Not sure about your topic? These databases provide overviews on a wide range of topics related to World History and US History. Try searching here to find contextual information and familiarize yourself with potential topics.

World History in Context This link opens in a new window
Contextual information on hundreds of the most significant people, events and topics in World History. Curriculum resource.
U.S. History in Context This link opens in a new window
Contextual information on hundreds of the most significant people, events and topics in U.S. History, including primary source documents. Curriculum resource.
Global Issues in Context This link opens in a new window
International viewpoints on a broad spectrum of global issues, topics, and current events, multimedia—including podcasts, video, and interactive graphs, and more.
Opposing Viewpoints in Context This link opens in a new window
Contextual information and opinions on hundreds of today's hottest social issues, featuring continuously updated viewpoints, topic overviews, primary source documents, statistics, images, videos, audio files and links to vetted websites.