Essays and Research Papers on European History

This 10 page paper discusses the retreat from Empire by the United Kingdom and its held territories prior to World War Two. Causes are given for the relinquishing of colonies. India, Africa, and the Falkland Islands independence are exampled and discussed. Long range effects from the colonization by England discussed. Examples, cited, quoted. Bibliography lists ...

This 6 page report discusses the political philosophy of Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778) in comparison with the French Neo-classicism of painter Jacques-Louis David (1748-1825) in the context of duty to the state. Bibliography lists 4 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 5 page paper in which the writer concludes that political revolutions are worth the cost, human, individual, and financial, even if they do not achieve their objectives. To support the premise, the writer uses some of the most well-known revolutions as examples – the American Revolution, the French Revolution, and the Haitian Revolution. Bibliography ...

This 5 page report discusses George Bernard Shaw’s play “Saint Joan.” There are those literary critics and historians who see it as primarily an allegory for the reconstruction of post-World War I France. Others see it as being related almost exclusively to the issue of Irish nationalism and the relationship between that nation’s Protestants and ...

A ten page paper which looks at the structure and function of the European Court of Justice, the different roles which it undertakes, and its importance in terms of the internal cohesion of the EU as a whole. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

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.

A paper which looks at the extent of British colonialism and imperialism at the time of Victoria's Goldern Jubilee, with particular reference to the relationship between Britain and India. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This is a 5 page tutorial language paper discussing the heliocentric theory and the oppression of the Church of this theory and Galileo. Before the time of Copernicus and Galileo in the 16th and 17th centuries, the Church supported the general scientific view that the earth was the center of the universe, also known as ...

An 8 page outline of some of the major steps of the scientific revolution which spanned the Renaissance through the eighteenth century. The author explores the work of some of the most noteworthy scientists of all time but also points out that many discoveries can be attributed to novice hobbyists. Bibliography lists 7 ...

A five page paper which looks at the extent of the influence which the Christian church had on the early development of cinema in Britain. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 5 page report discusses the Italian revolt against foreign domination and toward the development of a single, unified nation, the “Risorgimento” that took place between 1815 and 1870. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 5 page paper gives a brief overview of the accomplishments of King Louis XIV of France. Reasons for his successes are discussed using the text by William Beik, King Louis XIV and Absolutism. Quotes given from text and cited chicago style. Bibliography lists 1 source.

A 10 page research paper that discusses how archaeologists reconstruct Iron Age society in Great Britain and also how they discern social change in the archaeological record. The writer gives an overview of Iron Age archaeology in Great Britain. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 5 page report discusses the life and times of Karl Marx and how an apparently “average” and middle-class German came to have such a significant influence on the world. A brief overview of his life and his contributions to political, social and economic thinking is presented. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 12 page paper gives a brief summary of these books by Robert Graves. However, the paper primarily focuses on Claudius and compares Robert Graves' version of Claudius to the actual historical version of the same person. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

This is a 7 page paper discussing the processes which lead to the reason why Britain was the first country in the world to industrialize. In the early 1700s, Britain’s mining, iron and textile industries were largely labour based and much of the country was still agricultural in its lifestyle. During the next century and ...

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 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 ...

A 10 page paper. The hypothesis is made that during the oil crises of the 1970s, natural gas acted as a substitute for oil products, which resulted in increased employment in the natural gas industry in the Netherlands. The writer provides an introduction that explains the hypotheses, then discusses the discovery of natural gas in ...

A 6 page paper which examines whether or not Stalin was powerless to change his position and his role due to the political legacy of Lenin. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

5 pages. During the Medieval period there were many great people who had an impact on the world that has lasted up through modern times. Three of these men are detailed in this paper. Ferdinand Magellan; Erasmus, and Luther. The accomplishments of these three men are varied but each in their ...

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.

This is a 9 page paper discussing Crane Brinton’s stages of revolution and the French Revolution in relation to those stages. In Crane Brinton’s “Anatomy of a Revolution” (1965) he developed a scientific look at the evolution and stages of a revolution. These stages were the prodromal/incubation stage, the symptomatic/moderate stage, the crisis/radical stage and ...