Essays and Research Papers on All History Papers

This 3 page paper takes a look at the prohibition era and how the failure of the policy should provide lessons for the government today. The war on drugs should be halted as a results of lessons learned from that time period and human nature. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 6 page overview of world hierarchy as it has been shaped by key historic events. The author outlines the importance of the Industrial Revolution, nationalism, World Wars I and II, The Cold War, and numerous other factors in influencing world direction. The role of the “West” in that influence is emphasized. ...

This 5-page paper presents a view of the sacrifices made by women of the Confederacy during the U.S. Civil War. The view is told mainly through the eyes of Mary Chesnut and her diaries, and the paper also discusses Chesnut's own contribution to the war effort and her stance on slavery. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

10 pages in length. Social conscience is an admirable goal to which myriad authors aspire when they it comes to exposing accounts of societal wrongdoing, corporate cover-up and blatant deception. Perhaps no one has truly achieved this objective as well as Upton Sinclair in his highly acclaimed The Jungle, a book that uncovers ...

An 8 page overview of this critical period in history. The author outlines major historical events for these countries and emphasizes the importance of revolution, industrialization, and imperialism. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 5 page paper which examines how Hawthorne’s short story takes on the historical controversy, particularly in terms of the emphasis on the couple’s marriage, which turns the theme from a consideration of the ideal society into a statement of what marriage means and how it changes the people who enter into it. Bibliography ...

This 5 page paper discusses the foundations and rationales for the Declaration of Independence, The Articles of Confederation, the Constitution of the United States, the Bill of Rights and judicial review. Who and/or what influenced the writers of these documents that would guide a new nation are explored. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

This 5 page paper discusses the effect of the Gatling Gun on the Civil War. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 6 page paper which examines how the late entry of Black soldiers into the Confederate military hampered the South’s ability to successfully fight the Northern Army. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

A 5 page paper which examines how Murphy embodies the concept of heroism. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 2.5 page paper which evaluates how well each of these agencies satisfied President Roosevelt’s ‘three R’s’ of relief, recovery, and reform. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 6 page paper addresses the important role played by Special Operations Forces in the war on terrorism. As one author said, these quiet professionals move silently and invisibly and they strike deadly. This war on terrorism is a different kind of war, an unconventional war and one where the threats are diffused and hidden. ...

This 18 page paper outlines the basic issues related to the negotiations process in Cuba in the early 1960s. This paper outlines the elements that influenced negotiations during the Cuban Missile Crisis. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

A 4 page analysis of an article by Stanley Weintraub, "How to Remember the Forgotten War" (American Heritage, 2000), which concerns the historical evaluation that the Korean War was a draw. Weintraub argues that Korea was a victory due to the fact that the US achieved its goal to push North Korea back to the ...

This 4-page paper compares and contrasts assertions made in the Declaration of Independence (1776, Philadelphia) and the Declaration of Sentiments (1848, Seneca Falls). The discussion centers around the mission of both these documents, and the wording of them.

5 pages in length. D-Day and the Battle of Normandy stand out as one of history's most brazen attempts to overcome the enemy. Dawn of June 6, 1944 brought with it one hundred thousand men, almost five thousand naval vessels (battleships, cruisers, destroyers, etc.) and the quest to destroy the enemy's defensive positions. ...

A 4 page overview of the years leading up to and following the Klondike Gold Rush. The author traces the various points of contact and contends that while the fur trade, whaling activities, and even a burgeoning salmon fishery led to more and more frequent contact between whites and indigenous inhabitant, that contact would ...

A 4 page overview of the problems colonists at the first permanent English settlement in the New World encountered. The author contends that these colonists were simply not prepared to survive in a foreign land, that without the constant replenishment of men and supplies from England the colony would indeed have failed. Bibliography ...

This 4 page paper provides an overview of the purpose of the Federalist Papers, and then outlines some of the specific arguments presented in 4 of those papers. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This 6 page report discusses European immigration to the United States in the 19th century and the conditions that encouraged "the wave." Bibliography lists only one source.

A 14 page assertion that many changes occurred in the ideology surrounding the leadership of this country over the course of the twentieth century. As changes occurred in the political ideology of the country itself, corresponding changes occurred in all levels of society. Organizational structure in particular witnessed considerable evolution during this century. ...

This 5 page report discusses the first chapter of the Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave and the story of Aunt Hester's beating. The point is made that His narrative clearly speaks to the abolitionist discourse of his day in that it demonstrates what was happening to an entire group of ...

This 3 page report discusses Slone's book about the mountain people of Knott County, Kentucky, where her family has lived since 1790. Her intent was to dispel the myths and half-truths that exist about the people and the area. Bibliography lists only the primary source.

A 3 page essay that examines mercantilism as a major contributing cause of the American Revolution. The writer defines mercantilism and argues that British mercantile policies put American colonials into an untenable position, as the policies of the Mother Country virtually prohibited the economic development of colonies in the New World. Bibliography lists 1 source.

A 3 page review of Edwin B. Coddington’s “The Battle of Gettysburg.” Bibliography lists 1 additional source.