Essays and Research Papers on European History

This 5 page paper presents an overview of the cold war and how the first world emerged differently than the third world. The actions of superpowers are shown to have affected the development of the third world. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 12 page research paper that examines Muriel Spark's The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie. The writer argues that, ultimately, , the reader comes to see that Brodie is a romantic egotist who has a tendency to shape the world to fit her perceptions of how things ought to be. She is also a ...

This 5 page paper looks at both World War I and World War II and argues that they were really one war separated by a time of peace. The premise is an argument provided by a student. The paper provides information on the causes of each war and then concludes that because the players were ...

A 6 page discussion of the concept of nationalism and how this concept centers around culture and sometimes race or ethnicity. Presents numerous examples of nationalism from the previous two centuries. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

16 pages in length. "The Social Contract", on the text that all men are born free and equal, regards the State as a contract in which individuals surrender none of their natural rights, but rather agree for the protection of them. Most remarkable in this projected republic was the provision to banish aliens to the ...

This 10 page paper considers the transformation of Germany over the past half century, with a focus on the process of reunification, the Cold War Era and the Berlin Wall. This paper considers the reasons behind the changes and the implications for modern Germany. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 5 page report discusses the creation of an international company’s office in Germany and issues related to huram resource management involved in the process. Facts such as Germany’s economy being the world's third largest and its production of 25 percent of the European Union's GDP must be taken into consideration, as well as the appropriate mix ...

An 8 1/2 page paper which discusses German unification and the role Otto von Bismarck played, or may have played, in the unification of East and West Germany today. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

The Plague by Albert Camus is not generally considered as a political treatise but, rather, as a philosophical work on the subject of ethics. Camus believes that the evils that lie in wait for the unsuspecting can be battled through knowledge and the ability to learn from the mistakes of history. This 5 page critique argues that the ...

7 pages in length. Fascism is rearing its ugly head once more in European politics as made quite evident in Germany, Italy and France's electoral system. Indeed, just when it appeared that such autocratic manipulation had all but ceased to exist, the rumblings of a resurgence could not be overlooked as self-proclaimed fascists ...

This 6 page paper considers the situation in United Kingdom politics, with the current conflicts within policies between individualism and nationalism which are currently pursued. Examples of this conflict are given, and it is argued that paradoxes of this sort are require in order for the political system in a country to mature. The bibliography ...

A 20 page paper discussing how the regimes of Mussolini and Hitler affected the women of their nations. The women of Italy and Germany faced horrendous conditions in the years that their governments were comprised of fascist regimes. Fascism requires that women be submissive and obedient to men regardless of circumstance, that they have no other role ...

This 5 page paper examines both Greek and non-Greek culture in Ancient times. Hellenism is a focus of this paper which examines the role of Jews in Hellenistic culture. Greek and non-Greek life is compared and contrasted. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

9 pages. A great relaxation of Russian-American tensions has taken place since the Cold War, and it is much less likely we will see the sort of superpower confrontations that took place during the Cold War, such as the Berlin Blockade of 1948-1949 and the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962. There now appears to ...

This 6 page paper assesses the reasons why Germany entered the war and looks at Germany’s involvement in terms of recruiting and drumming up moral support during the first world war. A good portion of the paper looks at Germany’s state just after the war, including the impact of the treaty of Versailles and the ...

This 7 page paper considers different strategies open to countries regarding conflicts. Issues such as non-intervention, diplomacy and military action are considered and applied to the example of Bosnia. The bibliography cites 4 sources.

A 5 page overview of the concept of nationalism as it relates to ethnicity, fascism/nazism, and communism. Specifically discusses nationalism post-communism and the naturalistic conflict. No sources are listed.

This 7 page paper looks at the results on the lives of individuals by interment in the German concentration camps such as Auschwitz. The illustrations of strength of character illustrated at this tome by both Jews and Germans who disagreed with the anti-Semitism policies. The paper argues that the greatest strength was in the many ...

This 5 page paper examines two of Voltaire's letters on England and takes a look at eighteenth century Europe. The Enlightenment, and Voltaire's possible motives for the writings, are discussed . Bibliography lists 6 sources.

A 35 page paper discussing changes within the industry. The decade of the 1990s was an exciting one for much of the financial world, and certainly for what has become the European Union. Agreements within the EU along with international trade accords have brought about the situation whereby the Greek shipping industry needs to upgrade equipment and ...

5 pages in length. Recovering from the World War II was no easy feat. The battle, which was the largest and most expensive in history, proved to be a physical and moral albatross around the political necks of all who were a part. To think that entire cities were devastated, entire populations ...

A 5 page essay on the Italian Renaissance that is based on Paul Robert Walker's book The Italian Renaissance. No additional sources cited.

This seven page paper presents an overview of the United Kingdom Millenium Dome. It opens with a discussion about what the dome is and what it has to offer its estimated 35,000 daily visitors. It then moves into a discussion about how the project was born and the public sentiment in the UK about its cost ...

Many people believe that the conflict that has plagued Northern Ireland for more than a quarter of a century is based on religious conflicts between Catholics and Protestants. This 5 page paper explores the role of different institutions based on social, economic and political status as well as historical background. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

8 pages in length. The writer discusses post-Soviet Union institutions as they relate to feudal Europe. Bibliography lists 6 sources.