Essays and Research Papers on U.S. History (1900s)

11 pages in length. The major issues surrounding this particular invasion were associated with its Marxist regime. With bad blood existing between the United States and Cuba already, there was little left to keep America's troops from invading between October and December 1983 as a means by which to secure the safety of ...

A 2 page research paper that looks briefly at the elections of 1824 and 1876 as to which one best parallels the election problems in 2000. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 10 page paper presents the concept of the American Grand Strategy as presented by Donald Kagan, his evaluation of the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962, the opinions of several others and a conclusion that is not in agreement with Kagan's. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

This 12 page paper considers the similarities and differences between the economic problems of the great recession of 1929 America and the mid 1990's Asian crisis. The paper considers the back ground and influences leading to these events and how they may have been predicted form market conditions with models that look at debt cycles ...

(7 pp). Bootlegged booze, flappers, installment buying, the Model A, get- rich-quick schemes and 'The Great Gatsby' - for some, the 1920s was a great party. But the decade was also a time of swift economic change, technological innovation, and a rapid rise in standards of living. Bibliography lists 7 sources. ...

An 8 page research paper that examines US foreign policy toward Great Britain prior to the US entry into World War II. Although World War II appeared to pounce on the United States on December 7, 1941, historical scholarship has shown that in actuality US involvement crept up on the country, "stage by stage, over ...

(5 pp). The M-1 Abrahms tank was the Army's answer to new field weaponry. It was first shown in action in 1978, and was believed to be the means to meet current and predicted land threats. Yet the story that resulted from that first unit to the last unit, has all ...

A 10 page paper which examines the 28th President's diplomatic efforts in foreign policy, including his handling of the Mexican Revolution, promotion of independence for the Philippines, his famous "Fourteen Points" peace plan during World War I, and his active campaign to establish a League of Nations. Bibliography lists 13 sources.

(6 pp) War is never a pretty picture. However it has been glorified in past United States history as a noble effort for those who believed in rotecting "the undefended." World War I, the Great War destroyed the idea of "noble" and "war" being connected in any way. We fought ...

9 pages in length. The writer discusses the Progressive Era, Woodrow Wilson, Franklin Roosevelt, the Great Depression and progressivism as they relate to changes at the turn of the century. No additional sources cited.

10 pages in length. Quickly losing ground and heading for defeat, Hitler realized that he had to come up with a military attack that would impede the Allied progress; as such, the Battle of the Bulge was waged with overwhelming fervor. This, the last major offensive by the German Army, was devised as ...

An 8 page discussion of the Cold War. Contends that this period was anything one of peace and security. Provides examples of the friction which existed between the United States and the Soviet Union, the events culminating in the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, the dissolution of the Soviet Union, and the changing role ...

This 6 page paper considers the role played by the CIA in the Cuban Missile Crisis. This organisation may be credited with discovering the risk, but can also be seen as responsible for acting autonomously without the presidents knowledge as well as possibly having their own separate agenda. The bibliography cites 5 sources.

This 5 page report discusses the concept of “manifest destiny” that is best described or explained as the concept that it was the obligation of the founders of the United States, the “new” Americans, to expand their territory into as many regions of North America as possible regardless of the indigenous people already inhabiting the land or settlers originally from ...

A 7 page outline of the factors behind the Persian Gulf War and U.S. military strategy during that war. Notes the extreme sense of American patriotism which was incited by Saddam Hussein, the harsh contrast between Iraq and American ideology, and the differing goals of these two countries. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 5 page research paper that takes the unusual form of diary entries for a character from Edna Ferber's novel Cimarron, beginning five years after the end of the novel. The focus for the paper is how current events, particularly the "dust bowl" years, affected the life of Sabra Cravat. The writer proposes that ...

A 10 page overview of the many factors which interplayed to result in an American loss in Vietnam. Attributes this loss to internal politics rather than to an ineffective or amoral military as some authors have contended. Emphasizes that the strength and accomplishments of our military during this war were undermined by politicians and ...

A 6 page paper which addresses many different aspects of the Cold War as experienced by America, according to "Making America" by Berkin. The conditions and events discussed range from the strategy employed by America towards the Cold War to the Reagan legacy and the Gulf War. No additional sources cited.

(5 pp) There are those who say that we as humans create our own reality. This can also mean that each one of us have our own sense of reality. We may be able to deal with that, because it is considered personal. Yet the same can be said of history; ...

(5 pp). The fun thing about Paul Johnson's first historic tome is that it can be opened almost anywhere and read, just for the quality of the prose itself. The book is crafted by a well-informed, humorous writer, who for the most part, does not think that history is something only ...

7 pages in length. Peace was a long way off with the Treaty of Versailles -- a covenant that was to bring world powers to pacification – due to the fact that the United States Congress refused to sign. This refusal shocked and angered other nations who depended upon America's participation as a ...

(6 pp) Mexican people were fighting for an individual determination of their lives within their own country. They were bucking not only the historic Spanish tradition of the patron, but the dominance of the Church, and America's need to keep her fingers in all capitalistic pies - particularly when the government began nationalizing ...

An 8 page paper which discusses and analyzes the Battle of the Atlantic in WWII. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

A 5 page discussion of the correlation between wartime events and newspaper circulation. Contends that there is an increased circulation associated with U.S. involvement in war but cautions that this increase may occur gradually over a period of months following the event. Questions whether it is newspapers and other form of the media ...

A 5 page paper which examines "the Long Gray Line" by Rick Atkinson and discusses how it relates to the values of leadership, honor, and teamwork. No additional sources cited.