Try the search:
item AND "social aspects" AND "united states"
If that doesn't work
item AND history AND "united states"
Consider:
For each search, there will be a lot of results, but only one or two results exactly about the social aspects of your assigned item in US culture & History
These are general starting points to give me ideas on where I may want to branch off on my topic.
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Remember to limit to books & ebooks.
When picking books to use, consider:
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Remember to limit to reviews.
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To make this easier, let's stick with Academic Search Complete.
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We have TONS of newspaper databases, about 150. Below are some highlights
NOTE
This is a harder one.
Let's limit to 1940-1950.
In the advanced search, JUST search your object as a subject. No other keywords
In Primary source databases, the fewer terms the better.
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Use advanced search to find materials between 1940-1960.
Use the title search to narrow the results.
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Use the AP database to find a Video about your topic.
It MUST be in a US cultural context.
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Use the library catalog, or HathiTrust, or any of the other databases you like to find a primary source about you topic published 1910-1920.
There is no one correct answer for this one, but you must be able to explain the cultural and social impact.
NOTE: The team with the most interesting & creative primary source in this part win a special prize.
Creativity can be in the document itself, or in the team's explanation of why it is a good source.
YOU'RE DONE!
CONGRATS!