Process paper
The topic for my history fair was a web site about the space race. I chose the topic of the space race because I enjoy to learn more and more about the Cold War, so right from the beginning I had my mind set on doing something from the cold war era. I then did research on the Cold War and tried to decide which topic I believed represented this years theme (turning points in history) best and in my opinion, the space war was definitely the best. It represents the theme so well because of how much of a turning point it was for the American people. For 10 years before the space race Americans lived in fear of whether or not nuclear war would break out. Neither the Soviet Union nor the United States were a dominant power. Then, the space race presented itself and the American people realized that if they work together for a common goal they can achieve anything and beat anyone. So it fits the theme because it showed the American people their true power. I conducted my research for my topic by first finding a website that was about the space race as a whole, then researching each individual piece of the website separately. Then I looked at the evidence and highlighted what I found important. Then I analyzed everything i had found and categorized them under social impact, political impact, economic impact, history, background information, and opposing viewpoints. I then made note-cards (at least three) for each category. Then I used those note-cards to create my website.