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

This paper examines two theories of American immigration and demonstrates how the theories are applicable to the stories of four immigrants during the early 20th century. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This 7 page paper gives a basic overview of the battle of Dieppe during WWII and its significance. Also, given, are detailed examples of treatment of prisoners of war from Dieppe, actual acounts are cited. Numbers of casualites are listed, as well as outcomes from the battle. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

A 5 page discussion of some of the primary points presented by this book. The book is doubly valuable in that it offers a historical overview of the period as well as insight into the personal reactions of U.S. leaders who were at the helm of our government of the time. This is ...

A five page paper which looks at some of the elements which make a nation a superpower, and specifically at the major conflicts which the USA has been involved in since the end of WW2. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 5 page paper which presents an interview with an individual who was 21 in 1962. The individual is asked what they remember about news events presented to them. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 5 page paper reviews 2 academic books and three magazine articles and notes which works are most reliable in terms of disseminating information on the event. The stock market crash is discussed. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 16 page paper discussing whether the successes of the Civil Rights Movement originated with grass roots initiatives or arose through government intervention. The short answer is that it was local, grassroots efforts that brought the magnitude of the existing injustices to the attention of Washington in the 1960s. That grassroots effort did ...

A 6 page paper. John F. Kennedy was elected to the presidency during a time of extreme turmoil in the world and in the nation. He was not only challenged by the conditions in the nation, he had little support in the Congress. Johnson became president when the nation was in better shape and ...

A 5 page research paper that first of all summarizes the stance of Zhou (2001) on immigration and then offers similar and contrasting positions in a brief literature review. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

7 pages in length. As the Cold War reached its climactic end, it caused many people to wonder if this was the point in history where the Russians had learned to accept and support American foreign policy goals and policies. It was hoped that with the war's end, conflict between the two superpowers ...

5 pages in length. While President Wilson may have been embroiled in a great number of situations abroad that offered the president myriad opportunities to address American foreign policy, he was not as antiwar as he led everyone to believe. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

8 pages in length. At the crux of the Second World War was not so much the instigation of just one entity, but rather the combined efforts of two significant forces. Some believe that all the blame of WWII belongs squarely upon the political shoulders of the Weimar Republic failure, while others contend ...

An 8 page analysis of the manner in which the Vietnam War differed in terms of its effect on those that fought. Uses several memoires of the war to explore the factors which made this war different in terms of its psychological impact on its soldiers. The author observes that those that initially ...

A 5 page review of the Cold War years. The author of this paper emphasizes that the intent of the Cold War was to stabilize world politics and to maintain peace. In reality, it could be contended that the real outcome of this political approach was anything but a peaceful and secure world ...

This 5 page report discusses works by Anzia Yezierska, Bruno Lessing (the pseudonym of Hearst Publications editor Rudolph Block), along with editors Barbara Roche Rico and Sandra Mano, all of whom have firsthand knowledge of the immigrant experience. Each wanted to explain the experience of being an immigrant in ways than non-immigrants could understand and ...

An 8 page research paper that discusses the domestic programs proposed by President Truman. "When modern-day historians rank Truman, they place him among the top ten presidents, and some have him just below FDR, Lincoln, and George Washington." Why is this when more of Truman's programs were rejected by Congress than programs accepted and approved. ...

A 5 page paper which examines the affects of WWII on the American people at home. The paper focuses on how the war affected primarily the Japanese and the Jews in the United States. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

The fall of communism in the former USSR brought about the end of the Cold War. This 5 page paper considers how the attitudes and forging policies of the US changed during this time. The bibliography cites 2 sources.

This essay examines speeches by Bella Abzug, prominent feminist and one of the first women elected to the U.S. Congress, and Cesar Chavez, who championed the rights of immigrant migrants and Hispanics throughout the United States. The paper compares the two speeches, while providing background on both the creation of the United Farm Workers of ...

A 6 page paper. The Cuban Missile Crisis began on October 15, 1962 and ended 14 days later. It would be 8 days after the discovery of missile installations being constructed on the island of Cuba that the public would be advised and that the Soviet Union and Cuba would learn they had been ...

An 8 page paper which examines how the characters in Tim O'Brien's novel "The Things They Carried" develop from boys into aged men. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

7 pages in length. In assessing how and why the US came to tie its own fate to the creation and maintenance of an American dominated anticommunist regime in Southeast Asia, the student will want to illustrate how government control can sometimes overstep the boundaries of its own best intentions. The shortcomings that ...

A 5 page paper comparing Jacqueline Navarra Rhoads’ essay on nursing in Vietnam to General George Patton’s speech to the Third Army on June 5, 1944. Patton’s love of war may have been hard pressed to persist had he seen Vietnam, and particularly had he seen it in the way that Rhoads did. ...

This 6 page paper discusses the success of the air campaign in Desert Storm. This paper discusses how this campaign marked a decisive change in the conduct of warfare. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 6 page paper which examines Steinbeck's "Grapes of Wrath" as it involves the condition of families experiencing the Great Dust Bowl. Bibliography lists 7 sources.