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

This 5 page paper examines the success of the civil rights movement by pin-pointing three factors that were the reason for it's success. More specifically, this paper asserts that the civil rights movement was successful based upon the emergence of powerful leaders, the skepticism caused by the Vietnam war, and the deterioration of traditional ...

This 3 page paper discusses the overall transformation of the American economy and society during the 1950's and the 1960's. Bibliography lists 0 sources.

This 4 page paper discusses the changes and ongoing crisis which happened in the 1970's. Bibliography lists 0 sources.

This 3 page report discusses the 2003 book written by New York Times' reporter and war correspondent Chris Hedges. Hedges points out that the actual truth of war is that it has a bottomless and nauseating impact on the collective consciousness of humanity. Bibliography lists only the primary source.

This 6 page paper reviews an essay by Sigmund Freud ("Thoughts for the Times on War and Death") and a book by Jose Ortega Y. Gassett (The Revolt of the Masses). The works are discussed as it relates to the topic. They are also compared and contrasted. No additional sources cited.

This 5 page paper examines America's war on drugs as a part of the popular culture. The war is discussed in various ways, inclusive of the idea that many facts proliferated by the war are just opinions. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 4 page overview of the many problems which combined to result in our failure in Vietnam. The United States failure to defeat the Viet Cong in the Vietnam war stands as blight on the face of the most powerful nation on earth. That failure, however, can also stand as a lesson as ...

This 10 page report discusses Affirmative Action, primarily from the point of view that it should be abolished. Negative arguments are presented in the first half of the paper. The second half refutes those arguments Bibliography lists 7 sources.

A 4 page discussion of the pressure to assimilate waged against Native Americans and Hispanics. The author emphasizes that although considerable assimilation has occurred, the manner in which an individual retains and expresses his or her fascinatingly diverse culture varies almost as much as the individuals. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 4 page paper examines a variety of events that occurred during that time period and highlights several of these, including the Wright brothers' first flight. The reasons why the events were chosen as most significant are highlighted. No bibliography.

A 2.5 page paper that evaluates which leaders best served the national interest of their respective countries and which were the worst. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

A 9 page paper which examines why the new world order set up at Versailles, France and Washington D.C. in 1919 collapsed by 1942. Bibliography lists 13 sources.

Many times, the Dieppe Operation has come under scrutiny as to whether the losses incurred justified the lessons learned, but in order to make a determination of this kind, one always must step back and look at the larger story behind this failed maneuver. Focus on Canada, U.S. and British relations and how they have ...

This 15 page paper provides a detailed overview of the New Deal inclusive of its historical significance. The paper assumes that Franklin Delano Roosevelt's New Deal had shifted America to the left and supports that with examples. Many issues are discussed including the Great Depression, welfare, poverty, and political ideology. Several recent election campaigns are ...

This 8 page paper provides an overview of the ideas to come from the American Revolution as well as ideas which preceded it, such as those which sprang from the Enlightenment. Also discussed is the period shortly after the revolution and more briefly, contemporary American society. The radical nature of the early American ideas is ...

An 8 page research paper that explores the domestic impact of US foreign policy decisions from the time of the Spanish American war through the Vietnam years. The writer focuses on the effects of WWI, WWI and the Cold War and how specifically on how these decisions impacted the American people and American culture. ...

An 8 page paper which examines some of the timeline of the Iraq War from 1990 to the present. The paper discusses some of the causes and affects, and the continuation of a historical involvement with Iraq. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A paper which analyses the decision to take military action against the Serbs in Kosovo, with reference to the American government's stated rationale for the decision, the conflict between Washington and the military commanders, and the reasons why the action was less decisive than anticipated. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 5 page research paper that presents a biographical look at the life and career of the famous World War II US general. The writer discusses Patton's background, early career and WWII accomplishments, as well as eccentric personality. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

11 pages in length. Few commodities influence the behavior of soldiers like the FM 22-100, the single basis to which all Army leaders refer and uphold. Its keystone of Be, Know, Do provides the foundation of what it means to be an Army chief; to abide by anything less is to forfeit the ...

A 4 page review of Walter J. Boyne’s book “Clash of the Titans.” No additional sources cited.

A 4 page review of Michael A. Ledeen’s work “The War Against the Terror Masters.” Bibliography lists one additional source.

A 4 page paper which looks at a particular fax from the student requesting paper and answers the question of whether or not the Cold War was inevitable. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 5 page paper which examines the Hindenburg Disaster of 1937. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 12 page book review of Larry Pintak's Beirut Outtakes, a comprehensive accounting of the US involvement in Lebanon in the early 1980s. The writer also quotes heavily from Pintak's 2003 update of Beirut Outtakes, Seeds of Hate. Bibliography lists 3 sources.