Essays and Research Papers on 20th Century Europe

A 5 page paper that presents an overview of the entitled book. In this volume, Greenwood asserts that Britain's role in the Cold War has most often been understated and worse, the role of Britain during these years has been misunderstood as well as misrepresented. The author uses documents from the archives of governments that ...

This is a 7 page paper discussing the rise to power by Adolf Hitler. Hitler first became prominent during his time in the German army in World War I. After the war he became a member of the German Workers’ Party in which is rose in its ranks to eventually become the leader and renaming ...

This 5 page paper considers the different causes that resulted in the decline of Britain during this period. The writer includes issues such as the effect of the First World War, the economic conditions, pressure from the colonies and the rise of the US. The bibliography cites 6 sources.

This is an 11 page paper that discusses June 1944. It talks about the situation and asks the question, "Could D-Day have possibly failed?". Four sources cited.

This 5 page paper considers the role and influence of the intervention forces and the peacekeeping forces in Bosnia along with the advantages and disadvantages of their actions. The bibliography cites 6 sources.

A 5 page paper that discusses the causes and events leading up to these two world wars. Historians do not agree as to the events leading up to the Great War but they do agree on the causes of the second world war. Some say the first war never really ended; it just took a ...

A ten page paper which looks at the structure and function of the European Court of Justice, the different roles which it undertakes, and its importance in terms of the internal cohesion of the EU as a whole. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

A five page paper which looks at the extent of the influence which the Christian church had on the early development of cinema in Britain. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 10 page paper. The hypothesis is made that during the oil crises of the 1970s, natural gas acted as a substitute for oil products, which resulted in increased employment in the natural gas industry in the Netherlands. The writer provides an introduction that explains the hypotheses, then discusses the discovery of natural gas in ...

This 5 page paper looks at the political systems of France and Britain, voting habits and political parties. How each system contributes to the stability of the nations is discussed. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

5 pages in length. The extent to which Nazi Germany and Stalin's Russia shared much of the same Fascist ideology cannot be denied; that each totalitarian and self-proclaimed political messiah brought about overwhelming pain and suffering to his respective people speaks volumes regarding how the nature of Fascist rule was one imparted upon both the ...

A paper which looks at the student resistance movement, the White Rose group, which was active in Nazi Germany during the Second World War. Bibliography lists 6 sources

This 5 page paper takes a look at Third Reich and German Democratic Republic ideas and practices and compares and contrasts the two regimes. Some carry overs are noted but differences are highlighted. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

6 pages in length. Dresden, Germany, has experienced more urbanization than many other global communities; that the city was forced to reconstruct itself not once but twice speaks to the overwhelming internal fortitude of its people. The extent to which Dresden lost a significant part of its inward presence, however, is directly associated ...

A 10 page paper which examines Jewish Immigration from 1900 to the beginning of WWII. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

This 6 page report discusses the ways in which the introduction of airplanes to military applications and war changed the entire face of war -- from strategy to implementation. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 8 page paper looks at the increase in immigration in the years following World War Two and looks to explain how and why this happened. The bibliography cites 12 sources.

A six page paper which looks at political developments in France since the Second World War, with particular reference to the difficulties the country has had in implementing a democratic regime. Bibliography lists 3 sources

This 4 page paper provides an overview of Turkey and how it came into being. The paper also focuses on how the military was integral to the creation of the state. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

3 pages in length. Considered to be an imperialist propagandist, Friedrich Fabri's Bedarf Deutschland Der Kolonien? (Does German Need Colonies?) spelled certain rivalry between Germany and Great Britain due to its argument in support of colonial markets, new investment areas and surplus population outlets. This well-received piece of literary work gave rise to ...

A 14 page research paper that deals with aspects of EU foreign policy. The first section of the paper deals with which factors are most prevalent in EU foreign policy, political or economic factors. The second section discusses how the end of the cold war affected EU foreign policy and the last section is series ...

A 6 page contention that while Adolf Hitler might have epitomized the anti-Semitic sentiment in pre-war Germany, those sentiments existed well before his birth or the advent of the Nazi party. This paper uses the lives and actions of politically influential men like Heinrich von Treitschke, Daniel Frymann (aka Heinrich Class) and Ernst Hiemer ...

An 8 page paper which examines direct rule which was imposed on Northern Ireland in 1973. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This is an 11 page paper discussing the political and cultural responses of the black community in post-war Britain to their experiences of racism. Post-war Britain saw the tremendous increase of immigration from citizens of the Commonwealth. The immigration resulted in a great increase in the black population and immediately anti-black riots and protests began. ...

A 14 page paper. The United Nations invented the concept and practice of peacekeeping as a response to the political realities of the Cold War. The Charter does not specifically cover peacekeeping operations, therefore, the UN Security Council adopted principles for these kinds of activities, one of which is not to use force except for ...