Essays and Research Papers on All History Papers

This 8 page paper discusses the causes of rapid urbanization during the last half of the 19th century, with an emphasis on the last decades of that century. The writer explains there were many factors contributing to the exploding population in cities, including industrialization and immigration. Comments regarding the factors involved in industrialization allow the ...

An 8 page paper which examines why the twentieth century is regarded as the American century. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 2 1/2 page paper which briefly examines and discusses a quote from the Declaration of Independence. Bibliography lists 1 additional source.

A 3 page discussion of the period of time following the American Revolution during which no national Constitution was in place. The author describes the turmoil which characterized that period and contends that, in effect, it was the “second revolution”. Bibliography lists 1 source.

A 3 page paper which examines the ideas of the men of the revolution which is part of the ideas presented in the Declaration of Independence. No sources cited.

A 3 page discussion of the many strengths exhibited by the U.S. Constitution. While the production of this document was immersed in controversy and difference of opinion, what resulted was a document which has withstood the test of time, a document which the writer declares has no match in regard to its strength and ...

A 6 page discussion of the importance of the role of women in the years following the Civil War. Noting that the while voices of the wealthier married women were more likely to be heard than those of the lower classes, this paper emphasizes that women played a critical role in this time period. ...

The United States and Vietnam, 1950-1975”: A 2.5 page paper which examines the text’s final chapter, “The Postwar War and the Legacy of Vietnam.” No additional sources are used.

A 3 page research paper that examines whether or not the early American autobiographies collected in Joyce Appleby's Recollections of the Early Republic support the analysis presented by David Roediger in Wages of Whiteness. The writer argues that they do not, but also stipulates that this is probably due to the limited number of autobiographies ...

7 pages in length. North Carolina's first wave of permanent English settlers came in the form of southeastern Virginia immigrants, whose relationship to the tidewater area helped label them as 'overflow' settlers. Their final destination at mid-century came to be a northeastern part of North Carolina known as Albemarle. Thirteen years later, ...

5 pages in length. Ascertaining the reasons behind the revived hostility that instigated the Cold War, historians have come to acknowledge the presence of Russian suspicions and American paranoia as fundamental motives. Delving deeper into these particular considerations finds that the Russians were, in fact, a nation of insecure people trying to assert ...

A 2 1/2 page paper which reviews “The Wild Blue” by Stephen Ambrose. No additional sources cited.

This 14 page paper begins with a general introduction and identifies the arguments to be made in the essay and how those arguments will be supported. The causes of the Civil War are explained from each perspective – the North and the South. It is pointed out that slavery was not an issue until ...

This 2.5 page paper discusses the legacy of Colonial America for future urbanization. The writer comments on the needs for early cities for trade and the large influx of immigrants. These events were catalysts for expansion and new cities. The writer also comments on the reasons cities is a legacy of Colonial America. Bibliography ...

This 4 page paper asks the question: How could the Vietnam Conflict have been settled peacefully? The writer is to give advice to the president. The essay begins with some background facts regarding the conflicts in Vietnam and then asks to whom should the resolution be 'peaceful'? Recounting the nations involved and former peace accords, ...

A 4 page essay that draws on documents from Gilgamesh to Augustine to argue that the reasons why gods are created and worshiped has to do with humanity's innate fear of death. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

A 2 1/2 page paper which compares and contrasts the freedoms presented in Kate Chopin’s “Story of an Hour” and Thomas Jefferson’s Declaration of Independence. Bibliography lists 3 additional sources.

A 5 page paper which examines the Southern colonists and the slaves in regards to participation of the development of the United States from the beginning of settlement to the onset of the Civil War. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 3 page paper provides an overview of the way in which the house of representatives is set up. Controversy surrounding proportionality is discussed. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This is a 6 page paper discussing elements of self-involvement, greed, materialism, and immoral behavior in three novels by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Throughout the novels of F. Scott Fitzgerald, readers very much begin to understand the great deal of self-involvement, greed, materialism, and immoral behavior which was prevalent during the 1920s in America and was ...

A 5 page paper which looks at the month of January in the year 1945. The paper examines an essay and other published information which helps us to understand the time period and perhaps the literary trends in American during that time. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 4 page analysis of the social and demographic features of the old South. The author contends that the sociocultural region we know as the “Old South” is formed much more around common ideologies than it is any specific state boundaries. The ideologies which distinguish the Old South stretch back into the earlier ...

This 20 page paper examines the role of Britain in regards to Pearl Harbor, and explores the idea that they had intelligence which informed them about Pearl Harbor before it happened, and that they did not warn the U.S. This paper presents the evidence against Britain as well as their motivations. Bibliography lists ...

This 3 page paper discusses the Articles of Confederation and why they were considered to be a failure. This paper examines the controversy which surrounded the Articles and the subsequent documents which ensured the freedoms of Americans. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This 6 page paper discusses the expedition of Lewis and Clark and examines their relationship with Sazajawea, based upon the movie, "Lewis and Clark: The Journey of the Corps of Discovery". Furthermore, this paper gives insight into the complexities of the expedition, and reveals the reasons why an alliance between Lewis, Clark and ...