Essays and Research Papers on Europe & The World Wars

This 5 page paper discusses the uprising of the Jews. Also discussed are similarities between this event and the biblical story of David and Goliath. Bibliogrpahy lists 5 sources.

This is a 7 page paper discussing the rise to power by Adolf Hitler. Hitler first became prominent during his time in the German army in World War I. After the war he became a member of the German Workers’ Party in which is rose in its ranks to eventually become the leader and renaming ...

A five page paper which looks at the Golden Age of the Austrian empire, as described in Zweig's The World of Yesterday, and considers the effect which Nazism and the World Wars had on Austrian culture, and the Jews in particular.

A thirty-two page paper which looks at the contribution made by Lloyd George to the Treaty of Versailles, the effect which the treaty had on the subsequent political and economic development of Germany, and Britain's policy of appeasement prior to World War 2. Bibliography lists 23 sources.

This 5 page paper discusses the Holocaust from the perspective of those who carried out the horrifying atrocities. Furthermore, this paper explores how such an event was explicable historically. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 5 page overview of the undercurrent of anti-Semitism which paralyzed the world before the Enlightenment and reappeared in force soon afterward. Although the Enlightenment, a period also known as the Jewish Emancipation, would see tremendous advances for Jews in world culture the ugly head of anti-Semitism would reenter the world with Adolf Hitler. ...

This 14 page paper discusses how and why Hitler wanted to destroy all non-Aryans. Furthermore, this paper reveals that not just Jews were victims but other people and nationalities as well. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

A 5 page paper that looks into some of the causes of World War II. The events leading up to World War II began with the end of World War I. There were numerous 'causes' of this war, some of which are discussed. The war may have been prevented or at least limited had the ...

A 5 page paper that discusses the causes and events leading up to these two world wars. Historians do not agree as to the events leading up to the Great War but they do agree on the causes of the second world war. Some say the first war never really ended; it just took a ...

A 6 page paper which looks at the construction and military operation of the German battleship Bismarck during World War Two. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This is a 5 page paper discussing the life, Fascist leadership and dictatorship of Benito Mussolini. The formation of the Fascist party in Italy by Benito Mussolini in 1919 was a pivotal point in Italian history and one in the life of Mussolini. Previously an ardent socialist, Mussolini was also an opportunist and one whose ...

This 8 page paper discusses the differences between the U.S. Airborne (paratroopers) and the Fallschirmjagers (German paratroopers). Furthermore, this paper referes to many notable books regarding this subject such as Band of Brothers, All American and others. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This is a 12 page paper discussing heroism, humanity including the examples given in the lives of Hiltgunt Zassenhaus, Dietrich Bonhoeffer and Jimmy Carter. Heroism has many different classical and modern definitions but the most acceptable and all inclusive are those definitions which include the fusion of mind and body. The mind of a hero ...

This 5 page paper discusses the economic and political situations in the world during the decade before and the decade after World War II. The stock market crash led to a decade of economic strife in the world and also helped set the stage for the rise of fascism and dictators. The decade after the ...

An eight page paper which looks at the relationship of logistics to strategy and tactics, and the way that logistics have changed over the centuries to take into account advances in technology and communications. Bibliography lists 9 sources.

This is an 11 page paper that discusses June 1944. It talks about the situation and asks the question, "Could D-Day have possibly failed?". Four sources cited.

5 pages in length. The appeal of Fascism in 1930s Germany can be primarily attributed to the appearance of much needed national support in the overwhelming presence of authoritarian principles. In 1939, the world collided with itself for the second time; in a show of sheer force, every major power on the planet ...

A 5 page overview of the negotiations surrounding the 1919 Treaty of Versailles, that agreement between Germany and the allied countries who had participated in World War I. Notes that among the allies only the U.S., France, Italy, and England were active in dictating the terms of the Treaty. Even the role of ...

This 5 page paper examines the impact of the colonial rule and orientalism over the development of Middle Eastern politics particularly in terms of state formation, nationalism and economic development. The bibliography cites 5 sources.

This is a 5 page paper discussing the origins and cultural implications of the Cold War based mainly on the texts of Brower and Moss. The Cold War originated in the ashes of the Second World War when the countries devastated by war and those formerly occupied by German or Japanese forces were forming new ...

A paper which looks at the student resistance movement, the White Rose group, which was active in Nazi Germany during the Second World War. Bibliography lists 6 sources

This is a 6 page paper discussing the struggle for human meaning in Albert Camus’ “The Plague”. Albert Camus in “The Plague” chronicles the struggle for human meaning in the face of a disenchanted world through the plight of social disintegration, the spread of political manipulation, and the crisis of metaphysical reason and morality. Although ...

This is a 10 page paper discussing the alteration of realities through horror and terror in Erich Maria Remarque’s “All Quiet on the Western Front” (1928), Terrence Des Pres’ “The Survivor: An Anatomy of Life in the Death Camps” (1976), and Jung Chang’s “Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China” (1991). Erich Maria Remarque’s “All Quiet ...

This 5 page paper examines Spain in the 17th century and reveals the nature of its decline. Many examples and details are given which reveal how this powerful and influential nation was able to decline so quickly at this time. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 5-page paper explores a few of the reasons why the average German citizen in Nazi Germany accepted fascism so readily. The paper discusses the definition of fascism as well as other factors toward the acceptance of fascism. Bibliography lists 7 sources.