Academic papers on European History

Effects of Khrushchev's Destalinization of Russia
An 11 page paper discussing how the policies of Stalin's successor affected the people of the former Soviet Union. Under Khrushchev, there were several areas in which Russian citizens could expect to live longer lives than under Stalin, but...
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The British Constitution
Thos 7 page paper looks at the constitution of Great Britain. Unlike many other countries there is no written constitution, but the elements that make up a constitution have all evolved over time. This paper looks at the development and the sources...
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War Summaries
(5pp) Man seems to be comfortable in warfare, whatever the time period. Each side engaged in the "noble fight" feels that it is in sole possession of the only possible answer. In this discussion "domination" and independence clash...
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Defoe/Galileo & the Enlightenment
A 10 page research paper that examines Daniel Defoe's A Journal of the Plague Year and relates it to Galileo's Dialogue on the Two Chief World Systems, Ptolemaic and Copernican. The writer examines how the philosophy of the Enlightenment, which was...
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Liberal to Conservative: The British Switch
A 5 page paper which discusses the reasons why the British people quickly changed from supporting the Liberal Party to supporting the Conservative Party after WWI. The source used for this discussion is Ross McKibbon's "Class and Conventional...
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A ten page paper which looks at Khrushchev
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Social Democratic Consensus: Britain
A 5 page paper which examines the rise and fall of the post-WWII Social Democratic Consensus in Britain. The paper discusses the reasons behind this approach, the reasons for its failures, Butskellism, and how some of this involved other...
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Stalin And The Great Purge
10 pages in length. Russia went from one totalitarian lunatic to another when Stalin took over Lenin's reign. While he mirrored the vast majority of Lenin's unsavory political tactics, there was one element that he devised on his own that even...
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Women's Movement of Ireland
A 10 page paper which discusses the woman's suffrage movement of Ireland. Historical information is provided which presents some of the key characters and strategies of the women's movement. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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A ten page paper which looks at the historical and political elements which gave rise to the formation of Sinn Fein and the IRA, and the way in which the movement contributed firstly to the armed struggle in Ireland and secondly to the peace...
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Klemens von Metternich
A 6 page research paper that outlines the life and career of Klemens von Metternich (1773-1859), who was the Austrian statesmen who became the principal arbiter of post-Napoleonic Europe. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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An eight page paper which looks at the causes of World War One and discusses whether the conflict could have been avoided, in terms of the various conflicts of national interests which contributed to the instigation of the conflict and the struggle...
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The Protestant Reformation: Historical Causality
Reform does not happen in a vacuum, nor does it happen at the drop of a hat. This 6 page paper explores the many factors that were involved in bringing about the Protestant reformation of the sixteenth century. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Paris in the Late Eighteenth to Mid-Nineteenth Centuries
This 5 page paper looks at the history of Paris during a tumultuous period through a time of growth for the city . The effects of events on the French people are discussed. Several events and periods are noted inclusive of the French Revolutions...
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How Charles Dickens Portrayed Industrialism in
An 8 page paper which provides a brief historical context of the issue of industrialism in Victorian England, then analyzes how Dickens addressed the issue in his novel, then assesses his contribution to this issue. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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