Essays and Research Papers on All History Papers

This 12 page paper considers the similarities and differences between the economic problems of the great recession of 1929 America and the mid 1990's Asian crisis. The paper considers the back ground and influences leading to these events and how they may have been predicted form market conditions with models that look at debt cycles ...

A 5 page paper that discusses different aspects related to slavery. First, five issues are explained with their impact: Fugitive Slave Act of 1850; 14th Amendment; manifest destiny; abolitionism; and Uncle Tom's Cabin. Then, the writer discuses the relationship between the market revolution and the civil war and life in the Antebellum South. ...

This 5 page report discusses the problems and controversy associated with the development of a standing army during America’s Revolutionary War. Many, if not most, of the Founders of the country wanted the United States to be defended by a small, professional military and a large people’s militia. It had already been proven in Europe that the kind of ...

A 10 page paper which examines the 28th President's diplomatic efforts in foreign policy, including his handling of the Mexican Revolution, promotion of independence for the Philippines, his famous "Fourteen Points" peace plan during World War I, and his active campaign to establish a League of Nations. Bibliography lists 13 sources.

7 pages in length. When considering the reinterpretation of the Anti-Federalist upon reading the Constitution's preamble, it becomes even clearer that the very objective of these historic papers was to protect the constitutional essence that lived within every American. The Anti-Federalists saw no reason to modify a national code that – in their eyes ...

A 5 page paper addressing president-elect Abraham Lincoln, who has been elected to the office of president but not yet inaugurated. Ten Southern states have seceded from the Union, and this is a report to Mr. Lincoln outlining arguments for allowing the secession to stand unchallenged and arguments against doing the same. The final recommendation is that ...

6 pages in length. One the eve of World War I, there existed a disagreement between the "optimists" and the "pessimists" as to the impending global conflict. The optimists felt that the Russian state and society were gradually evolving into something better during the final decades of the nineteenth century, believing that the ...

(8 pp) James A. Michener did not begin writing until he was forty years old, consequently there is a great deal of maturity about all of his work, which touched on religious and racial tolerance, hard work and self-reliance, themes which made him popular with the reading public, but not particularly in ...

( 5 pp) One of America's foremost intellectual historians, David A. Hollinger addresses contemporary racism issues from a historical perspective, by saying that "conventional toleration of established groups has become counter-productive. Postethnic America: Beyond Multiculturalism (1995), argues that multiculturalism is only serving to further fragment society. This discussion will address possible solutions to ...

A 5 page paper evaluating the statement, "the North won the Civil War, but the South won reconstruction." The antebellum South held benefit for relatively few, but Reconstruction efforts yielded a South that saw most of its citizens decently housed, gainfully employed and basically educated. The South truly did win Reconstruction. Bibliography lists 1 source. ...

A 5 page paper which discusses various aspects of the Emancipation Proclamation and the Declaration of Independence, comparing the two in regards to the same question. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 5 page paper focuses on a part of New Jersey called Howell, inclusive of its well known golf course. Parks and historic sites are highlighted. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

(6 pp) "As to the natives of this country, I find them entirely savage and wild, strangers to all decency, yea, uncivil and stupid as garden poles, proficient in all wickedness and godlessness; devilish men, who serve nobody but the Devil …" Reverend Jonas Michaelius in 1628. This attitude, generally expressed by the colonists, ...

A 5 page paper which discusses Puritanism and anti-Puritanism as presented in the autobiography of Benjamin Franklin. 2 additional sources cited.

9 pages in length. The writer discusses the Progressive Era, Woodrow Wilson, Franklin Roosevelt, the Great Depression and progressivism as they relate to changes at the turn of the century. No additional sources cited.

A 7 page outline of the factors behind the Persian Gulf War and U.S. military strategy during that war. Notes the extreme sense of American patriotism which was incited by Saddam Hussein, the harsh contrast between Iraq and American ideology, and the differing goals of these two countries. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

10 pages in length. Quickly losing ground and heading for defeat, Hitler realized that he had to come up with a military attack that would impede the Allied progress; as such, the Battle of the Bulge was waged with overwhelming fervor. This, the last major offensive by the German Army, was devised as ...

A 5 page paper which discusses the Gatling gun. The paper discusses the evolution of the Gatling gun and addresses the significance of the development of this particular weapon as it took the gun from single fire to rapid fire. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

An 8 page discussion of the Cold War. Contends that this period was anything one of peace and security. Provides examples of the friction which existed between the United States and the Soviet Union, the events culminating in the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, the dissolution of the Soviet Union, and the changing role ...

This 6 page paper considers the role played by the CIA in the Cuban Missile Crisis. This organisation may be credited with discovering the risk, but can also be seen as responsible for acting autonomously without the presidents knowledge as well as possibly having their own separate agenda. The bibliography cites 5 sources.

This 5 page report discusses the concept of “manifest destiny” that is best described or explained as the concept that it was the obligation of the founders of the United States, the “new” Americans, to expand their territory into as many regions of North America as possible regardless of the indigenous people already inhabiting the land or settlers originally from ...

A five page tutorial paper which sets out the structure of a review of Mary Beth Norton’s account of the lives of women in eighteenth-century America, Liberty’s Daughters. The writer looks at some of the issues raised in the book, and considers how successful the author has been in her presentation of the role of ...

A 5 page overview of the historical provided in the five separate essays which comprise this book. Comments on the injustice of one reviewers comments and provides a review which is targeted toward illuminating the common ideas and themes in the essays contained in "How Did American Slavery Begin". Bibliography lists 2 ...

A 5 page paper which discusses particular aspects of the Battle of Gettysburg during the Civil War. The paper discusses the second day of the battle, the last day of the battle, and the involvement of people such as John Buford, Joshua Chamberlain, Robert E. Lee, Jeb Stuart and James Longstreet. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 10 page overview of the many factors which interplayed to result in an American loss in Vietnam. Attributes this loss to internal politics rather than to an ineffective or amoral military as some authors have contended. Emphasizes that the strength and accomplishments of our military during this war were undermined by politicians and ...