I need to write a 5-7 page paper about any topic relating to WWI. It can be about the war itself (battles, weapons, military tactics, etc.) or about the effects (*affects?) of the war (economy, politics, society, etc.). The topic needs have enough sustenance to fill 5-7 pages. I don't know much about the Great War, so I would like some suggestions of potential strong topics for a research paper. Thank you!
I would recommend looking into political tensions that built up to World War I. There is a ton of research that can be done on the tensions between countries in Europe, and WWI is often considered the release of these tensions.
You might like to take a historiographic approach and explore how perceptions of the First World War have changed. One suggestions could be how Sir Douglas Haig has been remembered. He is often called the Butcher of the Somme while others say he did the best that anyone could have done considering the circumstances. There are a multitude of resources available for this as well.
Perhaps you might like to look at a seldom studied topic such as First World War prisoners of war or war crimes. The best way to find out what you want to write about is to do a bit of reading, decide what interests you most and go with it.
You might want to right it about hero's of WWI (People that did things that might of been brave, nice, unusual but helpful ETC.) It might be able to take up all the pages.