When formulating your questions for your research paper, keep in mind that you want to end up with a project that makes a (possibly controversial) claim and argues support for it.  You will need to gather information and evidence that explains the “why!”

How…

How did government evolve during the 1960’s to address the problem of ____ ?

How did ___ (person) creatively organize members of society to address the problem of ___ during the 1960’s?

How did protestors get attention from citizens and the government to fix the problem of ___ during the 1960’s?

How did conditions for ___ improve during the 1960’s?

Which…   (X or Y?)

Which political party demonstrated the greatest willingness to expand the use of government to address societal ills during the 1960’s?

Which forces were most powerful in bringing about changes in the treatment of the___ during the 1960’s:  politicians or artists/musicians?

Which conditions showed the most dramatic changes for poor people in the 1960’s– social or economic?

Why…

Why do people say that the changing role of media helped shape a new role for government during the 1960’s?

Why were citizens motivated to combat the problem of ___ during the 1960’s?

To what extent…

To what extent did the US involvement in the Vietnam War betray American values ?

To what extent did ___ change  ___ during the 1960’s?

To what extent were the improvements for ___  result from changes in (choose one:  economy, politics, social mobility, religion…)?