Essays and Research Papers on European History

A paper which looks at the impact of the second wave of feminism on the lives of Irish women over the past forty years, and how this has been affected by social, political and economic factors within Ireland, Britain and Europe. Bibliography lists 6 sources

A 3 page overview of the importance of the Yalta Conference. The author contends that it affected several aspects of political, economic, and societal development for the world as a whole and for Germany in particular. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 5 page paper provides an overview of the Enlightenment and the changes it sparked in society. Various things are mentioned inclusive of the French and American Revolutions, the industrial revolution and philosophical thought. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 30 page research paper that discusses genocide, focusing primarily on the details of the Armenian Genocide of 1915 and Peter Balakian's book on this subject, The Burning Tigris (2003). Balakian's analysis of the Armenian Genocide addresses several pertinent themes that are applicable to the overall topic of genocide. Therefore, this examination of the Armenian ...

A 7 page research paper that discusses the relationship between the Scientific Revolution of the seventeenth century and the Enlightenment of the eighteenth and how these eras changed the worldview of Western European society. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

This 4 page paper discusses some of the changes that resulted from the French Revolution; its successes and failures; what evolved from it; and why it occurred in the first place. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

An 11 page paper on Charlotte Corday. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

A 4 page book review that summarizes the Adam Hochschild's account of reign of terror instituted by King Leopold of Belgium in the Congo beginning in the nineteenth century and continuing to World War II. No additional sources cited.

This 9 page paper provides an overview of three different perspectives on World War II, including those of journalists from England, Germany and the United States. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 12 page paper examines how intelligence arose as a niche during the First World War. Its influence during that war is discussed. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

This 5 page paper argues that the Armenian Genocide (1915-1917) may have served as a model for the Nazi extermination of the Jews three decades later. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 11 page paper examines the battle in the context of the Second World War and how it meant the demise of the Nazi party. A great deal of information relayed concerns Hitler. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

This 6 page paper provides a great deal of information about the Holocaust as well as specific information about Hitler and his life. Whether it can happen again is discussed as well. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 13 page paper explains the period of Perestroika that took place between 1985 and 1991. The paper consider show and why it took placed how it developed and the role it played in economic development in Russia and the former USSR countries. The paper argues that although it caused much hardship in the Soviet ...

A paper which looks in detail at the Barons Rebellion in thirteenth-century Britain, and considers whether the actions of the Barons, and in particular Simon de Montfort, could accurately be described as a "deliberate and enlightened revolution". Bibliography lists 11 sources.

A 4 page research paper that discusses the influence of the seventeenth century on the eighteenth. Examination of the scientific discoveries of the 17th century shows how these revelations influenced thought concerning the human condition, as well as consideration of how to perceive the Divine in the eighteenth century, the period known as the Enlightenment. ...

A 5 page research paper/essay that discusses the life of Jacques Abbadie (1654?-1726), who was a noted Huguenot pastor and apologist for Christianity who wrote some influential volumes in the late seventeenth century. The writer, first of all, summarizes an article that describes Abbadie's influence on the Enlightenment. Then, the writer relates this information and ...

A 4 page essay/research paper that discusses the factors of an original revolutionary theory, which attempts to explain the processes of revolution by borrowing its basic premise from Marx, but follows the analogy originated by Crane Brinton, which compares revolution the processes involved in sickness, that is, symptom, fever and recovery (Medvedex, 2003). An ...

This 5 page paper looks at the policy of appeasement in Europe during the 1930s. The paper argues that it was a mistake at the time, but appeasement is examined as a concept in general as well. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

A 7 page paper which examines the changes in warfare from the beginning of WWII to the present day. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 5 page paper discusses German population trends, particularly the waves of Turkish immigrants to the country since the mid-1950s. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 6 page research paper that analyzes the overall structure and goals of Herodotus' The Histories. The writer argues that, rather than detracting from account of the Peloponnesian Wars, Herodotus' digressions accomplish a far larger and more ambitious purpose, giving posterity a wonderful window into the ancient world. There is no doubt that Herodotus digresses ...

This 8 page paper provides an overview of the role of the medical community in the Holocaust. A number of primary and secondary sources are presented. Bibliography lists 15 sources.

This 5 page paper examines the Russian penitentiary system and how it has gone through some changes. A basic overview is provided. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 6 page paper which examines the extermination of German gypsies, which commenced in earnest during Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler’s Third Reich (1933-1945). Bibliography lists 5 sources.