Essays and Research Papers on Europe's History

A 5 page overview of the importance of the Russian Orthodox Church in shaping history. The author emphasizes the role the Church played in the introduction of the Old Church Slavonian alphabet. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 3 page paper which examines the conditions of church and state in the Petrine Supremacy. Text used is Jackson J. Spielvogel’s “Western Civilization.” No additional sources cited.

A 7 page paper which examines, with supporting examples from the text, what determined English class system during the nineteenth century, what it meant to be a member of the English peerage, the rights associated with being a member of nobility, the justification of the English aristocracy’s position in society, the soundness of their arguments, ...

This 3 page paper compares and contrasts the types of tourism venues available in Florence, Italy and St. Petersburg, Florida. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 4 page paper examines the many divergent causes of the French Revolution, stressing the variety of causes that perpetuated the eventual revolution. More specifically, this paper discusses many of the political, social, intellectual, and religious concerns that formed the origins of the French Revolution. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 3 page paper which examined the integration of philosophy and art from the Renaissance era. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

An 8 page paper that answers specific questions pertaining to Richard Bernstein's text on France and the French entitled Fragile Glory (1990). Topics covered include French character, comparisons with US culture and French politics. No additional sources cited.

A 3 page paper which examines daily Medieval life as presented by Jackson Spielvogel in “Western Civilization” Volume 1 Fifth edition. No additional sources cited.

A 5 page research paper that answers specific questions pertaining to Richard Bernstein's text Fragile Glory, A Portrait of France and the French (1990).Topics addressed include the Greenpeace affair, French contentiousness, and French politicians and politics. No additional sources cited.

A 6 page research paper that compares and contrasts French and British newspaper reporting. The writer argues that French newspapers are moving toward more investigative reporting, while British journalists, according to Pilger (1996b) appear to be moving away from investigative journalism. While French papers continue to assume that their readers are intelligent and cognizant ...

A 5 page paper which examines the French Revolution and the Industrial Revolution as it involves change. The paper also discusses social classes and general tradition as it relates to social conditions in relationship to continuity. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 5 page paper which analyzes/reviews two different books on the French Revolution. The books are “The Coming of the French Revolution” by George Lefebvre and “Social Interpretation of the French Revolution” by Alfred Cobban. No additional sources cited.

A 5 page discussion of the mechanisms of oppression that were employed by Stalin. The author of this paper contends that because of Stalin's captivating personality and his phenomenal leadership skills, many Russians just stood idly by while he initiated one measure after another of severe oppression. The contention is presented as well that ...

A 3 page paper which examines 17th century Spanish theater. Bibliography lists 1 source.

An 8 page paper which discusses the central issues of the Thirty Years War. Bibliography lists 15 sources.

A 3 page paper which examines discussions of the black plague. The paper examines Barbara Tuchman’s “This is the End of the World” and Daniel Defoe’s “The Journal of a Plague Year.” No sources cited.

A 4 page paper which examines the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and its relationship to the beginning of WWI.

This 6 page paper evaluates the strategies of Napoleon Bonaparte and explains how they were important for the American Civil War. Specific strategies are discussed. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 6 page paper looks at Cape Town, South Africa from its beginnings to 1850. The paper summarises the trends and development of the city within this time frame, with specific examples and link the trends to broader global processes and the experience of modernity with other cities such as Mexico City, Paris, Istanbul and ...

A 9 page paper which examines the clash between Islamic and Western concepts that resulted from Napoleon's invasion of Egypt. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 3 page paper which examines how the Great War, WWII, was a war that was 500 years in the making and thus a war that had to take place eventually. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 10 page general overview of the Victorian Age. The paper focuses on how it was a powerful time of change. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 5 page assessment of the Le Pens party and its leader Jean-Marie Le Pen. The author asserts that the dictum "the extreme right rises and falls with its leader" is indeed valid as it applies to this party. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 6 page discussion of the causative factors that resulted in the Holocaust. Some have associated modernity with this world tragedy. In reality, however, modernity has little relation if any to the Holocaust. Rather than being attributable to some broad social phenomena, the Holocaust is attributable to the demented mind of one ...

A 6 page review of the long relationship that has existed between Islam and Spain. This relationship extends back to medieval times and is, in part, explicatory of the terrorists acts that Islam has recently perpetrated in Spain. Bibliography lists 3 sources.