Essays and Research Papers on All History Papers

A 3 page summary of "Bowling Alone: America's Declining Social Capital" by Robert Putnam. No additional sources cited.

A 5 page paper which contrasts the protesting in the first half of the 1960s with the protesting in the second half of the 1960s. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 4 page analysis of the causes of the Civil War. The author specifically examines the impact of the annexation of Texas, the Wilmot proviso, expansionism, the repeal of the Missouri Compromise, and the Presidential election of 1860. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 6 page paper examining the goals of the founding fathers in 1790 and the effects that had been realized by the early 19th century. President Ronald Reagan was roundly criticized for his "trickle down" comment in announcing his economic reform plan in the early 1980s, but it was little more than a modern ...

A 3 page paper which reviews the work "Coming Apart: An Informal History of America in the 1960s" by William L. O'Neill. No additional sources cited.

A 7 page paper which examines how and why the book "The Perfect Storm" by Sebastian Junger was so popular. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

An 8 page discussion of Thomas Jefferson's actions towards blacks and Native Americans. The author contends that in regard to his handling of slavery and Native American land rights Jefferson wavered considerably from his professed belief in the ideology of true equality. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

This 3 page paper discusses Gary Nash's book on the reasons why slavery was institutionalized in America at the time of the founding of the country, when sentiment against it was high. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 3 page paper which examines the nature of labor in the 19th century in the United States. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This 3 page paper examines the belief known as 'mercantilism' and how it led to the Navigation Acts, which were one of the factors in causing the American Revolution. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

An 8 page exploration into the diversity of roles women played in World War II. These roles varied in accordance with a woman's culture and her country of origin. Bibliography lists 9 sources.

A 7 page paper which examines the Italian experience presented in Suzanna Lonchar's story "A Brooklyn Rose." No additional sources cited.

An 8 page paper which examines Brown’s role in commencing the Civil War and whether his contemporary label as ‘the father of terrorism’ is an accurate one. Bibliography lists 11 sources.

A 3 page book review that examines Peter Honigsberg's memoir Crossing Border Street (2000), which relates what it was like to be one of the young, idealistic northern whites who came south in response to the cause of black civil rights in the 1960s. The point of this text is to convey not only the ...

This 4 page paper examines the various causes surrounding the American Revolution. The Enlightenment is discussed. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 5 page paper which examines all aspects of this decisive Civil War conflict of July 1-3, 1863, including the Confederate and Union leadership, strategy and tactics used in planning and executing the battle, the outcome, and its impact upon the progression of the war. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 10 page paper which examines the Civil War battle of Kennesaw Mountain in 1864. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 6 page analysis of Suzanna Lonchar’s “A Brooklyn Rose.” No additional sources cited.

A 3 page overview of the book “Crossing the Line” by Alvin Kernan. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 3 page paper which examines why FDR’s New Deal was so successful. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 9 page paper which examines the relations between the French and the British in Canada during the latter part of the 18th century. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

A 3 page review and analysis of George A. Rawlyk’s essay “The Ameircan Revolution and Nova Scotia Reconsidered.” No additional sources cited.

A 6 page book review that presents an overall summary of General Wesley Clark's autobiographical account of the 1999 Kosovo bombing, which halted a Serbian genocidal campaign. The writer discusses Clark's perspective on whether the campaign fit with the FAS test of military strategy and concludes that it did not. No other sources cited. ...

A 3 page essay that discusses the ways in Native Americans and slaves resisted domination. Rationalization for the history of white supremacy in North America has rested largely on the idea that white dominance was for the "good" of suppressed peoples. Early English settlers proposed that they were bringing Christianity and "civilization" to Native ...

A 6 page overview of the many family impacts of Prohibition. The author points out the positive impacts of the decrease in alcohol consumption but contrasts them with the societal costs of the black market that emerged. Bibliography list 5 sources.