Essays and Research Papers on History Europe

5 pages in length. A cold heart and calculating mind are what bind the Greek god Hades and German assassin Adolf Hitler. When one compares the similarities by which they undertook their unrelenting wickedness, it is with little difficulty that one can draw myriad common denominators where these two historical characters are concerned. ...

A 5 page book review of Christopher R. Browning’s “Ordinary Men: Reserve Police Battalion 101 and the Final Solution in Poland. No additional sources cited.

5 pages in length. Christopher Browning's "Ordinary Men: Reserve Police Battalion 101 and the Final Solution in Poland" discusses the reactive nature of men who are under the mental, emotional and physical strain of superior orders. The extent to which members of Reserve Battalion 101 opted to participate in the Nazi genocide, despite ...

A paper which looks at the student resistance movement, the White Rose group, which was active in Nazi Germany during the Second World War. Bibliography lists 6 sources

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.

3 pages in length. The duality of Art Spiegelman's "Maus" – relating his father's Holocaust experiences while at the same time capturing his own memories growing up in a Holocaust-influenced household – speaks to a new tradition in primary source definition; not only is the author a witness of the ravages inflicted upon his ...

This 10 page paper explores reasons why the Nazis experimented on the Jews. The thesis of the paper focuses on Marxism and aligns class conflict with anti-Semitism. Details of Nazi medical experiments are included. Bibliography lists sources.

This 6 page paper discusses the role of Adolph Hitler in the development of the Nazi party, his use of military tactics and his eventual downfall. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 6 page paper discusses the use of forced labor in the war factories by the Germans during WWII. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 6 page paper provides answers to questions posed by a student regarding the role of Chancellor Adenauer in postwar Germany. His opposition to Naziism is noted as well as many other attributes. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

7 pages in length. Frantz Fanon's Black Skin, White Masks and Primo Levi's Survival In Auschwitz depict human cruelty and human endurance in the decade after World War II like few others; their insightful glances into the why's and how's of barbaric attacks from mankind against mankind help to provide the reader with a ...

This 5 page report discusses three movies: Train of Life (1998), the well-known and award-winning Italian work Life is Beautiful (1997), and the French documentary Night and Fog (1955). The question being asked is whether comedy/fantasy or a fictional representation has a greater impact than that of a documentary. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

A 26 page paper which examines the various groups that followed and supported Hitler and those that did not. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

This 3 page paper discusses the discovery of concentration camp survivor, Victor Frankl. This paper concerns itself with the 'meaning of life' which he explores in his work: Man's Search for Meaning. Quotes cited from text. Bibliography lists 1 source.

A 3 page paper which examines anti-Semitic policies in the Nazi state in detail, including 1938’s Kristallnacht. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This is a 12 page paper discussing the concerns of historical accuracy of the Holocaust narratives. The historical accuracy of Holocaust narratives has always been questioned but regardless of this concern, narratives continue to be collected. The collection of the narratives is considered to be important in not only documenting experiences from the past but ...

A review of Night by Eli Wiesel which focuses mainly on the theological aspects of the text and the spiritual development which the author describes as a result of his experiences.

This 3 page paper looks at how Hitler used the Wehrmacht for his own reasons. Hitler's motives as explored by Kershaw are duly noted. The Holocaust is also discussed in general terms. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

An 8 page overview of the philosophies of Adolf Hitler. The author briefly summarizes the man and his philosophies, emphasizing that his apparent popularity during his time in Germany is attributable to historical circumstances rather than sound political philosophy. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 4 page paper evaluates whether or not the Final Solution ,a plan carried out by the Nazis, was accomplished through brainwashing or whether the people were simply anti-Semitic. The former position is supported. How the Nazis changed the thinking of the people is at the crux of the discussion. Bibliography lists 4 ...

A comparison between the moral corruption of Lord Henry in The Picture of Dorian Gray, and the anti-semitism of Fred Leuchter in Morris's film, Mr Death. Bibliography lists 5 sources

A 26 page paper which examines the various groups that followed and supported Hitler and those that did not. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

This 3 page paper discusses the discovery of concentration camp survivor, Victor Frankl. This paper concerns itself with the 'meaning of life' which he explores in his work: Man's Search for Meaning. Quotes cited from text. Bibliography lists 1 source.

A 3 page paper which examines anti-Semitic policies in the Nazi state in detail, including 1938’s Kristallnacht. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This is a 12 page paper discussing the concerns of historical accuracy of the Holocaust narratives. The historical accuracy of Holocaust narratives has always been questioned but regardless of this concern, narratives continue to be collected. The collection of the narratives is considered to be important in not only documenting experiences from the past but ...