Academic papers on European History

Elizabeth: The Virgin Queen
The poem, Elizabeth, by Michael Ondaatje provides insight into the life of Elizabeth, daughter of Henry the Eighth and Anne Boylen. This 5 page paper examines the character of Elizabeth as portrayed by Ondaatje. The poem is included in lieu...
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The Strategy of Attrition Used During World War I
This 6 page paper focuses on Erich Von Falkenhayn's attrition strategy used during two campaigns. The Gorlice-Tarnow and Verdun battles are compared and contrasted. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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The Warsaw Pact: A Vehicle for Russian Imperialism?
A 5 page discussion of the role of the 1955 Warsaw Pact in Russia's past and present imperialistic tendencies. Cautions that while the Warsaw Pact was dissolved with the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, Russian imperialism continues to present...
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Germany: Nineteenth Century Economic and Political Transformations
A 5 page discussion of the economic and political phases which faced Germany in the nineteenth century. Attributes some of the societal and political changes and Germany's eventual economic success to the transition from a largely agrarian based...
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Effect of Delaying Marriage/ "After the Black Death"
A 5 page research paper based on George Huppert's fascinating study on the origins of Western culture, "After the Black Death: A Social History of Early Modern Europe." The writer explores Huppert's contention that the practice of delaying marriage...
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Sir Francis Drake, Innovative Thinker
A 9 page paper discussing the explorer and privateer's ability to look at things from perspectives that others had not yet seen. The business buzzword of the 1990s and into the new century has been that of innovation, but Sir Francis gives us...
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Why did Rome Fall?
A 6 page research paper that examines the causes behind the fall of Rome in the fifth century. The writer argues that the primary reason for the fall was due to poor military leadership. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Southern, Central And Eastern European Migration
5 pages in length. Southern, Central and Eastern European experiences during migration to the United States mirror those of others who, like this significant population, sought a better life than the one they left behind in their homelands. Marred...
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Iraq and Its Colonial Roots
This 6 page paper explores the development of the Iraqi state and the impact that colonialism probably had in that context. Iraq is looked at in relationship to other world changes in the twentieth century. Saddam Hussein's behavior and motivations...
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King Ferdinand VII's Contribution to Mexican Independence
A 15 page paper discussing how Spain's King Ferdinand VII unwittingly contributed to Mexican independence occurring when and in the manner it did. The paper provides a review of the factions active in New Spain at the beginning of the...
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The Romans and Visigoths in Ancient Spain
This 6 page report discusses the Spain of the Romans and then the Visigoths. The Romans conquered Spain in the last years of the third century B.C. Historical accounts have shown that they took every advantage of the military and economic...
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Power in the Monarchy; Absolute or Limited?
This 5 page paper considers the views of Thomas Hobbes who supported the idea of a limited power monarchy where the King was administrator to the state, and Louis XiV of France who embodied the power of an absolute monarch with limits only being...
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Mongol Influence on Russian Culture
This 5 page paper considers the influence that Russia felt after the Mongol invasion by Great Khan Ogodei. The paper considers the arguments that the influence was limited due to the absence of Mongol culture and the arguments regarding its Islamic...
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Medieval England; An Article in Contextual Style
This 5 page paper (written in England) is written in an old English style as an article on the current lifestyle in the country during 1485. The article looks at the monarchy and the governance of the country, social background as well as food and...
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The Storming of the Bastille
This 6 page paper provides an overview of the central arguments and underpinnings of the French Revolution of 1789. This paper assesses the arguments of Norman Hampson, who has argued that frustrated attempts at moderation could have established a...
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