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

5 pages in length. The election of 1912 was referred to as a race that would define the future because of tremendous changes taking place due to progressivism. With Roosevelt's New Nationalism, Wilson's New Freedom, technological advancement and a significant surge in immigrants, the Progressive Era would prove to define America's future in ...

A 6 page review of the Oliver Stone movie starring Anthony Hopkins, Joan Allen, Powers Boothe, James Woods and J.T. Walsh. The reviewer contends that, as unfortunately the case in this movie, Nixon is most often remembered for his weaknesses more so than for his accomplishments. Never-the-less, while it is the more questionable ...

This 10 page paper discusses and examples Thai diplomacy and relations with the Allied forces during World War II. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

A 6 page research paper on whether or not the Cold War was an inevitable development to post-World War II world conditions. The writer explores the various schools of thought regarding this question and concludes that the argument of John L. Gaddis that presents the Cold War as inevitable is the most persuasive. Bibliography lists ...

This 8 page paper looks at this work that addresses the conception of World War II by the American people. The author compares and contrasts the war to others in the century. However, the paper answers 16 questions in Q&A format all directly related to events that occurred in WWII. No additional ...

A 4 page overview of the manner in which this country’s role in the world has evolved over the last one-hundred years. The author notes that these changes can be related to economic factors as well as the social and cultural differences which exist not only between us and other countries but which also ...

A 3 page review of the events leading up to Alaskan statehood. The contention that Americans began to regard Alaska more and more highly during World War II both as a result of growing awareness of the value of her natural resources and as a strategic point of U.S. defense is presented. Bibliography ...

A 3 page research paper that examines how two historians have analyzed Truman's decision to bomb Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The emphasis in this analysis how multiple models of historical analysis facilitate comprehension of why events occurred as they did. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 4 page paper illustrating some of the ways that WWII affected the lives of everyone. All people, regardless of age, were encouraged to support the war effort. Children collected pennies; adults cultivated “victory gardens” to supplement the national food supply and to reduce the pressures created by the need to feed the ...

A 4 page paper which examines the book based on naval life, based on the crew of the destroyer USS Aaron Ward. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

5 pages in length. Texas, while not fighting as many battles or being involved to the extent as other states, still played an integral role in the Civil War's ultimate outcome. With a total of five important battles to its credit and the leadership of Robert E. Lee to its benefit, Texas' participation ...

This 3 page report discusses "From Rosie to Lucy" in After the Fact: The Art of Historical Detection, by James W. Davidson and Mark H. Lytle. The essay demonstrates the ways in which the most common components of the reality of life in the United States are documented through its social constructs. In this circumstance, the role of women ...

A 6 page discussion of Delillo’s novel and its illustration of the impact of the Cold War on American culture. Revolving largely around the analogy of baseball, this novel illuminates many aspects of a war which unfolded largely without recognition by a significant segment of the American public. This lack of awareness, however, ...

A paper which considers the use of rhetoric in John Berger's "Hiroshima", particularly with reference to the concept of Hell, terrorism, and the way in which revisionism is used to distort the reality of historical events.

A 5 page research paper that examines the end of the Cold War, focusing on the arms race and the Soviet Union. After World War II, the world faced another crisis, in the form of expansion by the Soviet Union of its sphere of influence. While historians and scholars differ concerning the causes of ...

During 1870 – the First World War giant corporations, also called big business, initiated radical changes in the U.S economy, society, and politics. This paper 3 page paper briefly defines these corporations and looks at what made these firms efficient, why Americans objected to big business and who objected and the response of the ...

This 3 page paper discusses the design changes and influences on the American automobile during the period of 1930-1939. Examples given. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

A 4 page paper which looks at Upton Sinclair’s novel “The Jungle” and examines whether the depiction of the meat packing plants in Chicago were real. bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 10 page research paper that examines why there were huge mass movements of people in the late nineteenth/early twentieth centuries. First of all, the writer looks at immigration relative to Europe, Asia, and Latin America. Then, internal migration of people to Northern cities is discussed. Lastly, the writer discusses the development of suburbs and ...

A 3 page paper which examines how Yellow Dog contracts were used to limit the union organizers and slow union growth. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 2.5-page paper compares the theory of Goldin and Sokoloff about the role of female and child labor during the early industrial period of the U.S., with The Habakkuk Thesis. The paper discusses why these two theories are different, and if there are any links between the two. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 5 page essay that critically evaluates Nathan Ward's article on the 1920 bombing of Wall Street, The Fire Last Time (2001). The writer contrasts and compares Ward's recounting of this event with other sources and argues the conclusion that while his article is historically accurate, inclusion of additional details and analysis would have made ...

A 5 page paper which reviews and analyzes Frederick Lewis Allen’s “Only Yesterday.” No additional sources cited.

4 pages in length. The writer discusses how the deadly combination of Nazism and Fascism is said to be a primary reason for the instigation of World War II, inasmuch as autocratic dictatorships were crushing the world, and people were subject to living their lives at the mercy of their rulers. Moreover, it ...

This 6-page paper examines the impact of the Cold War and the "Red Scare" of the 1940s and 1950s on civil liberties in the United States. Also under discussion are why McCarthyism and fear of communism occurred in the first place. Bibliography lists 3 sources.