Essays and Research Papers on European History

This 6 page paper discusses some of the factors that came into play that allowed the Nazis to rise to power in Germany. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 5 page paper provides an overview of Portugal’s Empire over the past 600 years, with an emphasis on its influence in the southeast Asian region. The East Timor situation is discussed as well as the recent transfer of power of Macau. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

This 5 page paper examines the long political regime(1937-1975) of Francisco Franco of Spain. It discusses how Franco kept power through the historic caciquismo, the system of networking, patronage, vote buying, and pocketing of public unds, showing how in time that system went under- ground but still continued. Bibliography lists 6 sources. ...

This 6 page paper discusses Robert Kaiser's 1976 book, Russia: The People and the Power. A summary of the contents and a discussion of the issues such as corruption in the USSR during the Cold War years, as well as reflections on the new Russia. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This 5 page paper explores the social ramifications of the Great Purges that were initiated during the time Josef Stalin was in power. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This 5 page paper looks at the United Kingdom's history during 1819 – 1880. Issues included in the paper are the social structure of classes and wealth, the political attitudes, colonial power and military might. The bibliography cites 3 sources.

Hitler -- Born Out of Peace: This 5-page analytical essay examines the relationship between the Versailles Treaty and Hitler’s rise to power. After Germany’s defeat in W.W.I. the country faced an enormous reparation debt, and global humiliation/antipathy. Could these issues really have contributed to a nation’s acceptance of genocide? Bibliography lists 5 sources. ...

A 12 page overview of the circumstances leading up to the Suez Canal Crisis of 1956. Explores two theories regarding the crisis, the first that the U.S. failed to allow Britain and France to exert their prerogatives as world powers and the second that the affair was a result of Cold War politics. ...

This 6 page report discusses the social hierarchies -- gender, ethnicity, class -- of colonial Latin America. The social histories of nations throughout Latin America provide important insights on the intricate nature of political and cultural groups of a colonial society. As a result, those insights contribute substantially to the reexamination of relationships of power and popular culture in colonial Latin America ...

A 10 page overview of the relationship between the United States and Russia since the end of the Cold War. Emphasizes that while the political environment has changed somewhat there is still friction between the two world powers. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

: A 12 page research paper that gives a brief summation of the Second Punic War in which Hannibal brought his elephants over the Alps and invaded the Italian peninsula. The writer focuses then on the effects that this war had on consolidating Roman power. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

A paper which considers the perspective of Voltaire, Kant and Condorcet on organised religion, and the extent to which the Enlightenment thinkers had a direct impact on social change. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This 3 page paper discusses the contributions of Alfred the Great, the first king of England, to language, education, religion and government. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A five page paper which looks at the importance of religion in the increase in literacy rates in Britain and France during the seventeenth century. Bibliography lists 5 sources

This 5 page report discusses the existence of religion in the Europe of the 1600s. Throughout all aspects of faith during the time, the element of transformation and religious heroism played a key role and also supported justifications of violent “Christian” intervention throughout the world. The 17th century also provided the foundation from which ...

This 5 page paper draws on Penny Schine Gold's The Lady & the Virgin, Image, Attitude and Experience in Twelfth-Century France and Ken Follet's novel World Without End in order to discuss the relationship between political and religious norms during the medieval period. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 5-page paper attempts to dispute the idea that war in England wasn't possible in 1640, but broke out two years later. This paper explores the reasons for the English Civil War, and points to the idea that religion and uncertainty over Parliamentarian rule helped drive the war on for more than two decades. Bibliography ...

7 pages in length. Christoper Hill's World Turned Upside Down : Radical Ideas During the English Revolution describes how the English Revolutionary war was waged for several reasons, with religion as one of the primary causes. The author provides a detailed overview of Hill's historical account of the English Revolution. No additional ...

A 9 page paper that discusses microhistorical events of the early to mid-16th century by discussing three specific books: Ginzburg's The Cheese and the Worm: The Cosmos of a Sixteenth Century Miller; Davis' The Return of Martin Guerre; and Nalle's Mad for God: Bartolome Sanchez, the Secret Messiah of Cardenete. The paper comments on ...

This 5 page paper discusses how religion, ethnicity and politics all played a vital role in the breakdown of the Yugoslav state. This paper refers to Kaplan's "Balkan Ghosts" and provides an isightful look into how various elements were intertwined in this breakdown. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

In 5 pages the author discusses the French Revolution and the Romantic Age. The French Revolution brought about changes in religion, population, and society. All of these had different impacts on the Romantic Age, which began at the same time as the French Revolution. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This is a 5 page paper that provides an overview of post-Byzantine monarchies. The importance of law and religion are emphasized. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

5 pages in length. The ways in which Lutheranism and Calvinism responded to the challenges of the Renaissance reflect how religion experienced a significant surge during this particular time period. The Reformation -- which represented a response to criticisms of society and politics leveled by Renaissance thinkers as well as to criticisms of ...

This is a 6 page paper in tutorial language which includes two short historical papers: one on the English Civil War(s) from 1625 to 1649 which were also termed the “Puritan Revolution” because of one aspect of the conflict which referred to divisions within the populations which preferred the Protestant and the Presbyterian religions over ...

This 4 page paper compares Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome, looking at the different cultures comparing social structure, politics, religion, economies and terrain. The bibliography cites 2 sources.