Thesis paper topic ideas?

<p>Haha, I usually hate the people who ask for essay ideas online (I mean, what kind of a moron can't think of an essay TOPIC? Apparently, me.), but I've honestly run dry of decent ideas.
I can basically write a thesis paper on anything from the end of the Civil War to about the early 2000s. I'd kind of prefer a Cold War era essay topic, since that's what most of my research has been geared towards. I've been looking into the Truman Doctrine, but can't think of a position on that (which is the whole point of a thesis paper :P).
So if anyone has topic ideas/position ideas, hit me up.
(If you even think there's a fascinating doctrine/event/person/shoe/whatever, let me know.)
THANK YOU.
x</p>

<p>Oh, and not to be annoying, but please don’t be too specific; I would hate to be accused of plagiarism.</p>

<p>Ah lucky, I’d love to be able to choose from such a wide range of topics for a paper!</p>

<p>Okay, so how about McCarthyism? About whether he was justified in his claims, or if he went too overboard.</p>

<p>If you don’t like that, I’ll try and think up some more unusual ones.</p>

<p>That’s a pretty good topic… but McCarthy was pretty much seen as a mudslinger… and those who now say he was correct in his accusations are kind of rare (and extremely Republican [not that that’s bad; just an observation]). I’m not sure if I could really create an argument out of what’s seen as a straight forward topic… Hm. I’ll mull over it. In the meantime, any other ideas?</p>

<p>The Korean War and how it parallels other proxy wars</p>

<p>Okay how about Bay of Pigs. Or Cuban Missile Crisis. Or MAD (Mutual Assured Destruction)?</p>

<p>The changing of political parties over the last 50 years</p>