How to choose a research topic that isn't too broad or too narrow? 🎯

Amanda

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I have to write a 15-page research paper and I can't choose a topic. Everything I think of is either "the entire Cold War" (too broad) or "what one soldier ate for breakfast on June 3, 1952" (too narrow).

My professor said to start with something I'm curious about, then narrow it down. I like World War II, but that's still huge.

She suggested adding: time period, location, specific angle. So instead of "World War II" → "women factory workers in Detroit during WWII." That feels doable.

How do you guys choose topics? I'm stuck!
 
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