Essays and Research Papers on All History Papers

This paper examines the classic movie "Citizen Kane," and describes how it was a movie that reflected the times in which it was produced. Although loosely molded on the life of newspaper mogul William Randolph Hearst, "Citizen Kane" also offered much visual symbolism supporting the beliefs of the film's creator, Orson Welles. Bibliography lists 3 ...

A 7 page overview of the history and premises of the electoral process and the advantages of that process over popular vote. The author notes the controversy which has raged over the electoral process since the problems encountered in the 1990 presidential election but uses statistics from that election to demonstrate that the electoral ...

A 6 page paper. The Cuban Missile Crisis began on October 15, 1962 and ended 14 days later. It would be 8 days after the discovery of missile installations being constructed on the island of Cuba that the public would be advised and that the Soviet Union and Cuba would learn they had been ...

This 5 page paper outlines strategies used by the war in the last battles of the conflict. Several reasons for the victory of the North are duly noted. General Sherman's participation is discussed. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 5 page overview of the changes in warfare which resulted between the American Revolution and 1918. The incorporation of artillery is identified as the most important change in this time period, a change which can be attributed not only to design changes in the equipment itself but also to the prevailing mindset about ...

This 5 page paper provides an overview of the contributions made by the people of Morris County, N.J. during the civil war. The names of men who fought in the war are included as well as information about the underground railroad. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

An 8 page paper which examines how the characters in Tim O'Brien's novel "The Things They Carried" develop from boys into aged men. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 10 page paper supports the view that intervention was necessary to end the institution of slavery. The natural limits thesis is refuted. The economics of slavery is highlighted and specific arguments are duly noted. Bibliography lists 11 sources.

7 pages in length. In assessing how and why the US came to tie its own fate to the creation and maintenance of an American dominated anticommunist regime in Southeast Asia, the student will want to illustrate how government control can sometimes overstep the boundaries of its own best intentions. The shortcomings that ...

A 5 page paper comparing Jacqueline Navarra Rhoads’ essay on nursing in Vietnam to General George Patton’s speech to the Third Army on June 5, 1944. Patton’s love of war may have been hard pressed to persist had he seen Vietnam, and particularly had he seen it in the way that Rhoads did. ...

6 pages in length. The emergence of the Transcontinental Railroad opened up the opportunity for such growth in the western cities that it made a significant change in how the country would have otherwise been developed. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

A 15 page paper which examines two actors from the 19th century. The actors are Edwin Thomas Booth and Edwin Forrest. The paper also compares and contrasts the two. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

This paper examines the decade of the 1860s in the United States. Part of the paper focuses on the Civil War and its impact on the nation outside of the conflict. The paper also examines other developments during this time including the development of the germ theory, the linking of the intercontinental railroad and the ...

A 10 page paper which examines the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

A 6 page paper which examines Steinbeck's "Grapes of Wrath" as it involves the condition of families experiencing the Great Dust Bowl. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

5 pages. It is interesting that the State of Texas, in the early 1900's became known as a western state instead of the southern state that it truly is. Texas was thought of this way in the minds of Americans and the state came by its reputation honestly. This paper will explain ...

This 7 page report discusses Anzia Yezierska’s “Breadgivers” and Mary Antin’s “The Promised Land” along with the 1975 movie “Hester Street.” Each offers a view into the immigrant experience in terms of assimilation and the ways in which women voiced and expanded upon the reality of their circumstances as Jews and immigrants. Bibliography lists ...

A 6 page review of the history of the orphan trains, New York City’s and Boston’s solution to the problem of the street waif. This movement involved not just true orphans, not just children for whom there were no relatives left, but also children who were being inadequately cared for by their own families. ...

13 pages in length. The writer discusses how Gettysburg proved to be the turning point for the American Civil War, as well as addresses Robert E. Lee's part in the battle. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

A 5 page summary and critique of the book paper which examines what message the author is trying to convey. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 5 page reaction paper on “Loose Change” by Sara Davidson. No additional sources cited.

A 7 page discussion of the history of federalism in the United States. The author emphasizes the role state rights have played in this country since its inception. This role characterizes the difference in the concept of dual federalism verses cooperative federalism. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

5 pages in length. The American Dilemma represented one of myriad times in United States history where the concept of slavery was ripe for change. Thomas Jefferson, a man who openly abhorred the very practice of human servitude against one's will, openly vocalized his contempt by claiming the institution as a crime, an abomination, ...

6 pages in length. The reason why conflict has long existed over the meaning of Rudyard Kipling's controversial The White Man's Burden is because both sides of the imperialism battle heedlessly believed the poet was supporting its position. Upon closer scrutiny, however, and examination with an unbiased perspective, it becomes easy to see ...

This paper examines the the role that the United States and President Harry S Truman played in the Korean war. Bibliography lists 4 sources.