Essays and Research Papers on European History

This 4-page paper focuses on the technology of the Germanic states, around the time of the invention of the Gutenberg Press. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 9 page series of responses to questions relating to the evolution of society and civilization. Discusses the industrialization of Europe and the U.S. in the Industrial Revolution and ties this discussion into the impacts of globalization which we are feeling today. Notes the importance of technology in this transition. Links nationalism ...

An 8 page paper which examines how radar technology helped the allies win WWII. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 7 page consideration of the question of whether Machiavelli and his teachings were evil. Writing during the sixteenth century, Machiavelli concentrates on the tactics which he sees important in a ruler advancing the interest of their states and themselves in the future in a unified Italian state. The author reviews Machiavelli’s writings ...

A 9 page research paper that contrasts and compares two versions of the Magna Carta, the original, which was written in 1215 and the one written in 1297. The writer looks at the overall structure of these documents and argues that the intentions of their framers were very similar. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

5 pages in length. Margaret L. King's 'Women of the Renaissance' is a celebration of gender, with particular emphasis upon issues of feminism and patriarchal control. Indeed, King portrays the early birth of feminism; not only are her writings a solid reflection of her sentiments but so is the manner in which she ...

5 pages in length. Robert Graves' extreme humanitarianism and devotion to the written word is significantly apparent within the literary boundaries of Goodbye To All That, a classic autobiography that records both the end of his own innocence and the decline of the chivalrous code of his class in post-war England. Not only ...

7 pages in length. Examines two literary works on Democracy. Democracy in America by Alexis Tocqueville and American Civilization by C. L. R. James are discussed and compared. Different men, different centuries, and writing on the same subject: Democracy in the United States. Tocqueville’s two-volume treatise was written in the ...

This 15 page paper analyzes the writings of seven experts on the Russian Revolution. These thesis are examined for overall content, cause of the war, scope, relevancy, and application. Examples cited and quoted from each text. Bibliography lists 9 sources.

A 5 page book review that discusses, summarizes and evaluates Kristin Ross's May '68 and Its Afterlives, which addresses the events of May 1968 in France. The reviewer argues that the text is scholarly, well-written and very persuasive, as Ross disputes the official version of these events. No additional sources cited.

This 3 page paper uses Robert Marks's work to investigate the work of another author, William Cronon, who wrote Changes in the Land. Bibliography lists 2 sources

An 11 page paper that presents the works of these two writers within the political and social context of 19th century France and England. This paper demonstrates that through the social and political issues of the day, both of these authors embraced a socialist perspective, represented within their writing. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

A 5 page synopsis that provides a summary of the book, considers the author’s purpose for writing it and his conclusion. No additional sources are used.

A 5 page review of the book by John Bierman. Concentrates on the author's writing style. No additional sources cited.

A 5 page paper which examines the novel within the context of European history during the 19th and 20th centuries, considers what was special about World War I which inspired such literary eloquence, and discusses what motivated Remarque to write his novel. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 5 page research paper that examines the Declaration of the Rights of Man and the writings of Maximilien Robespierre. The writer argues that both the Declaration and Robespierre's political philosophy have their origin in the philosophies of the Enlightenment. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 14 page discussion of the contention that gender differentiation in both the public and private spheres became increasing exaggerated during the Industrial Revolution. The author describes the clothing of the time by decade and concludes that gender distinctions in terms of fashion were indeed exaggerated. Women's fashions would be more accurately described ...

A 3 page research paper that explores the contributions to Western education made by Desiderius Erasmus (c. 1469-1536). Erasmus was one of the greatest philosophers, theologians and educators of the Renaissance. As Erasmus confronted the "waning of Medieval scholasticism," he developed an educational philosophy that would have an powerful influence over the course of Western ...

This 55 page paper provides an overview of a study on interventions in multivictim situations. Since the events surrounding the destruction of the World Trade Center in New York City, the countries of the West have struggled to determine whether their emergency response methods and educational systems in place are adequate for large scale ...

This 3 page paper discusses what education was like in the Elizabethan era. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A paper which looks at the influence which Alfred the Great had on educational provision in England, after the Viking raids on religious centres destroyed the education network during the Dark Ages. Bibliography lists 2 sources

A 10 page overview of the differences in views of men verses women in regard to warfare. Presents the assertion that men viewed combat largely as a test of their masculinity while women viewed war and everything associated with it as an atrocity. Notes that the perceptions of each gender changed over time, ...

This 5 page paper considers how and why the gender roles changed in this period. The paper looks at national and international events, the rise of nationalism, the impact of imperialism, as well as social pressures and general county condition. The bibliography cites 9 sources.

This 5 page paper considers how the role of the prostitute in Victorian England could be seen as both Repudiating and blostering Victorian ideals of femininity. The bibliography cites 5 sources.

A 5 page overview of the political structure in Italy and the various factors that have resulted in that structure. Bibliography lists 3 sources.