Essays and Research Papers on European History

A 3 page research paper that takes a brief look at the immigration policies in Belgium and the Netherlands. Bibliography lists 4 sources, but is incomplete.

This 8 page paper looks at the changes in Russia since 1991 and considers why market reforms have had such good result while the move to democracy has not yet been fully achieved. The bibliography cites 4 sources.

This 6 page paper traces the root causes of the Cold War all the way back to the Russian Civil War and discusses how the tensions between the US and Russia magnified during the middle war years and World War II. Incidents such as the Cuban Missile Crisis almost resulted in full-out war. ...

This 4 page paper provides an overview. An annotated bibliography and bulleted timeline is included. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

In five pages this paper examines the Cold War’s causes and effects. One source is listed in the bibliography.

This 10 page paper discusses the rise of fascism in Italy, with an emphasis on Mussolini. It also briefly discusses the position of women in Fascist Italy. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 5 page essay that discusses original sources in reference to the success/failure of the Protestant and Catholic reformations. Bibliography is incomplete.

A 5 page overview of the many developments that occurred in the seventeenth century. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 5 page overview of the Cold War. This paper discusses the causes of the Cold War, the tensions that existed during this time, and incidents such as the Cuban Missile Crisis that almost resulted in full-out war. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 6 page paper discusses the views of war held by Antoine-Henri Jomini and Carl von Clausewitz and argues that they are surprisingly similar; it also explains some of Clausewitz’s metaphors and what he would think of General Mac Arthur’s comment that there is “no substitute for victory.” Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 5 page paper argues that Cromwell was a liberator and not a tyrant. This paper is well documented. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 6 page research paper that discusses the rise of the modern prison in the nineteenth century. David Garland, in his 1990 text Punishment and Modern Society, argues that the “’social meaning of punishment is badly understood’” and that a “’a pluralistic, multidimensional approach’” is required in order to fully comprehend the historical development of ...

An 8 page book review on Desmond Seward’s text, The Wars of the Roses, which is a civil war that marks fifteenth century English history and established the Tudor dynasty. The writer discusses the overall purpose of the text, general content of the book, its structure, scholarship, use of sources, etc. Bibliography lists 2 sources. ...

This 3 page paper discusses Steven Pressfield’s historical novel “Gates of Fire,” a fictional account of the battle of Thermopylae. Bibliography lists 1 source.

A 4 page paper which examines the Jewish experience in the Holocaust and the Warsaw Ghetto. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 5 page paper considers some of the factors that led to the fall of the Roman Empire, and argues that while none might have brought down the Empire by itself, combined, and coming quickly as they did, made the collapse inevitable. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

In three pages this paper considers the effects the First World War had on Australia. Four sources are listed in the bibliography.

This 5 page paper begins by identifying some of the events that occurred before the 16th century that paved the way for the Reformation, including some of the theologians who had already translated some of Scripture and who argued against specific actions of the Papacy. Some of the individuals discussed include Wycliffe, Hus, Luther, ...

This 5 page report discusses the Paris Peace Conference of 1919 and the fact that it did not so much set the tone for the 20th century as it forever clarified the differences between nations and established the fact that each nation of the “modern” world was destined to chart its own course, regardless of ...

This 3 page paper focuses on Germany during its reunification and afterwards. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 3 page paper considers some of the reasons why the EU, successful economically, cannot seem to unite politically. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 6 page research paper that discusses Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev and the reform that he instituted in the 1980s and early 1990s and whether these reforms should be regarded as a successful or a failure. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 5 page paper which summarizes the book The Galleys at Lepanto by Jack Beeching. No additional sources cited.

This 3 page paper discusses two provisions of the Magna Carta that have become part of the U.S. Constitution. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 3 page overview of some of the most decisive factors in these wars. This paper outlines the importance of each nation’s role in the Grand Alliance of World War II and compares the leadership of Woodrow Wilson with that of Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Bibliography lists 1 source.