Got a question: On our class we have to write a research paper tracing the historical causation of a current event and the current event has to be with in a year! Can someone help me with suggestions?

Answer 1

http://radioalice.radio.com/2011/05/02/top-ten-important-events-in-2011/

Answer 2

This could be interesting -- whether you focused on the war in Afghanistan or the U.S. treatment of its own soldiers by putting them repeatedly back into battle.

How about the Arab Spring?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arab_Spring

More ideas:

http://www.infoplease.com/news/2011/current-events/