Essays and Research Papers on European History

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 7 page paper provides a summary of this refugee who was interviewed as part of a project from Harvard University. The information focuses on the U.S.S.R. in the early part of the twentieth century as viewed by a young female scientist. No bibliography.

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.

A 10 page paper which examines Jewish Immigration from 1900 to the beginning of WWII. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

This 5 page paper supports the view that it was an underfunded, under trained army that led to mass loss of life in the battle of Kasserine Pass during World War II. While the U.S. won the battle, there were many casualties and it was deemed a mistake. The mistake could have ...

An 8 page paper which examines French cinema while under German occupation. (French version available under file name RAfrcin1.rtf.) Bibliography lists 6 sources.

An 8 page paper which examines French cinema while under German occupation. This paper is the French version. (The English version is file RAfrcin.rtf). Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This is a 10 page paper of a chapter by chapter summary of Friedrich August von Hayek’s “The Road to Serfdom” (1944). Friedrich August von Hayek (1899-1992) wrote “The Road to Serfdom” in 1944 and has since been cited as one of the major economic and capitalism sources in regards to the free market. Hayek’s ...

This 9 page paper discusses the Vichy regime of France. This paper exposes how this was primarily a puppet regime and therefore lacked any real autonomy. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 5 page paper provides an explanation for the origins of each World War and how they both prompted technological innovation. The wars are compared and contrasted as well. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This is a 5 page comparison of Susan Brigden’s text “New Worlds, Lost Worlds: The Rule of the Tudors 1485-1603” and the film “Elizabeth”. Susan Brigden’s text “New Worlds, Lost Worlds: The Rule of the Tudors 1485-1603” gives a broad historical account of the Tudor era in England during its almost 120 year rule throughout ...

This 6 page report discusses the ways in which the introduction of airplanes to military applications and war changed the entire face of war -- from strategy to implementation. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 10 page report discusses the English Levellers, a group of reformers that were at their most active in the mid-17th century, more specifically in the years 1645 through 1649. They were responsible for formulating many of the ideals and ideas that would ultimately serve as components of the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights. In ...

This 3-page paper focuses on the religious aspect of Magdalena and Balthasar as explained in Steven Ozmet's study (through letters) about this 16th-century Nuremberg merchant's family.

This 8 page paper examines the beliefs British migrants that allowed them to feel they were entitled to colonise the lands of other peoples. The paper focuses on New Zealand and the migration that began in 1840. The bibliography cites 4 sources.

An 8 page paper discussing this 16th century woman who lived as an abandoned wife in rural France, the choices available to her and the choices she made. Also included is a discussion of Francois Poullain de la Barre’s “The Equality of the Two Sexes,” published a century later, followed by speculation of how ...

This 8 page paper looks at the increase in immigration in the years following World War Two and looks to explain how and why this happened. The bibliography cites 12 sources.

A six page paper which looks at political developments in France since the Second World War, with particular reference to the difficulties the country has had in implementing a democratic regime. Bibliography lists 3 sources

A 2 1/2 page paper which examines the position and development of Hitler and the Nazi party prior to WWII. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 6 page paper which examines to what extent the German dictator was a political genius, master orator, psychopath, political and/or mass murderer. Bibliography lists 11 sources.

5 pages in length. Ascertaining the reasons behind the revived hostility that instigated the Cold War, historians have come to acknowledge the presence of Russian suspicions and American paranoia as fundamental motives. Delving deeper into these particular considerations finds that the Russians were, in fact, a nation of insecure people trying to assert ...

This is a 12 page paper discussing the historical process of Italian immigration into Canada. The process for Italian immigration into Canada has varied greatly in accordance with the development of the Immigration Acts over the last century. During the late 1800s and early 1900s, European immigrants were welcomed into Canada and offered land in ...

This 7 page paper provides an overview of several documents (The Third Estate, the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen, and the Declaration of the Rights of Woman). The historical significance of these documents as well as the trial of Louis XVI is discussed. Bibliography lists 1 ...

This 4 page paper provides an overview of Turkey and how it came into being. The paper also focuses on how the military was integral to the creation of the state. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 6 page overview of this novel concerning a late nineteenth century Jewish immigrant to the U.S. The protagonist is inspired to move to the U.S. by the hard circumstances of his childhood and the growing anti-Semitic sentiments in Russia. When he arrives he has four cents in his pocket but successfully assimilates ...