What is your tentative, or "working" thesis statement? Summarize the main point of your paper in one sentence. Your thesis should be clear and arguable (i.e., not a simple statement of fact, but a product of analysis and research).
What about your findings is non-obvious? In other words, what connections can you make that would be surprising to most people?
Do remember that this is not a history report, but rather a causal analysis that looks to prove causes or effects that are hidden, or less-than-obvious to most observers. You should have an arguable (debatable) thesis that connects two or more apparently-unrelated historical events
For example: what little-known effects (series of events) have come about as a result of the Amazon wildfires?
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