Essays and Research Papers on All History Papers

This 8 page paper discusses Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. DuBois, and the conditions at the time of the debate between the two men; it argues that given the prevalent conditions, it might have been better for black leaders to follow Washington's conciliatory model, rather than DuBois's call for political activism. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This 4 page paper discusses the issues on both sides of the prohibition controversy. It uses opinions of the time, not modern day. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This 4 page paper discusses the made in favor of prohibition as well as those against it, and in particular the events occurring in the years 1928-1935. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 3 page paper which examines whether President FDR was shaping public policy while in office, or following public opinion. Bibliography lists 1 source.

4 pages in length. Germans first established themselves upon American soil in 1683 when Germantown, Pennsylvania was created. As the centuries went on and Germans continued to emigrate from their homeland to one that offered greater prosperity and living conditions, German-Americans came to represent ten percent of the entire United States population. ...

3 pages in length. In Federalist paper #51, James Madison writes that "if a majority be united by a common interest, the rights of the minority will be insecure" (Madison, 1788), a statement whose message is meant to warn of the socially inequitable practice of utilitarianism. Bibliography lists one source.

A 3 page essay that contrasts and compares three accounts of early American history. There is a prevalent perspective among Americans that the earliest colonists to North America were homogenous in their purpose and intentions in coming to the New World. This viewpoint overlooks the immense diversity of early colonists and the multiple reasons that ...

This 7 page paper examines the Little Rock Nine, the nine black students who were the pioneers of the integrated school system. Brown v. Board of Education is discussed as well. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

A 6 page book report on Nathaniel Philbrick’s Mayflower: A Story of Courage, Community, and War. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

An 8 page paper which examines the involvement of the United States in the Vietnam War. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 3 page paper discusses Vietnam as part of the Cold War, and also as a guerrilla action. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This 5 page paper gives an overview of the 1920s, also called the "Roaring 20s" or the "Jazz Age." Bibliography lists 6 sources.

A 5 page paper which examines why the South lost the Civil War, with emphasis on the fact that the North had a stronger leader and sense of nationalism through Abraham Lincoln. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

An 11 page overview of the 1891 book by Jacob A. Riis. The author explores the problems related to poverty and despair in late nineteenth century New York. No additional sources are listed.

An 8 page research paper that offers a brief historiography of the impact of the civil war on northern blacks. The writer offers examples of historical scholarship from the nineteenth century, but largely focuses on contemporary scholarship. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

A 4 page book review on The Incredible War of 1812 (1965) by J. Mackay Hitsman, a classic text on this subject. Hitsman's scholarship is detailed as he accessed an extensive list of primary sources in Canada, Great Britain and the US. He offers historical fact within the cultural context of the era, offering insight ...

This 4 page paper discusses the problem of racism in America. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 5 page paper discusses this great Americans with regard to Native Americans, Ralph Waldo Emerson's essay on Self-Reliance and how it applies to Louisiana politicians, and the contrast between Whitman, Emerson and Thoreau. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

This 4 page paper discusses FDR's first 100 days in office and why they were so important, as well as some of the opposition he faced and why. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

An 8 page research paper/essay that examines the idea of the 1960s as a cultural revolution. The 1960s are often referred as a time of cultural revolution in the United States and in other Western countries, but how useful is this term in describing this turbulent period? The connotation associated with the phrase "cultural revolution" ...

This 3 page paper discusses the southern Slave Codes of the 19th century that were enacted to keep the "peculiar institution" of slavery in place. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 3 page paper discusses the question of whether or not the American Revolution made a real difference in the issues of slavery, religion and women's rights, and argues that it was not as revolutionary as first thought. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 3 page paper discusses the Coercive Acts passed by Britain with regard to the American colonies. It takes the form of a letter from a British MP to his cousin in Massachusetts. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 3 page paper discusses the impact of industrialization on the U.S. middle class; particularly whether or not they benefited from the process and what aspects of industrialization were of concern to them. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 3 page paper discusses the Hopewell and Mississippian cultures with regard to what they traded and what part trade played in their economies. Bibliography lists 5 sources.