Academic papers on European History

"Behind The Urals" By John Scott
4 pages in length. Leaving America for the very same reason others seek out its open-armed borders, John Scott removed himself from the comfort and safety of the United States and sought to find what he thought would be a more suitable life for...
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The Importance of Sea Power in the Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Century
A 4 page discussion of the relative importance of the world's naval forces. By World War II, in fact, the battleship had come to be regarded as the ultimate offensive weapon. During this time the theories of Clausewitz, a Prussian military...
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Iatrochemists And Iatromechanics And The Use Of Mercury
This 24 page paper considers the influence of the iatrochemists, the forerunners of chemists and pharmacists and iatromechanics, the for runners of bioengineers, on the use of metallic compounds with the emphasis on mercurial compounds for general...
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A.J.P. Taylor
A 4 page review and analysis of A.J.P. Taylor
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Stalin: Mechanisms of Oppression
A 5 page discussion of the mechanisms of oppression that were employed by Stalin. The author of this paper contends that because of Stalin's captivating personality and his phenomenal leadership skills, many Russians just stood idly by while he...
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Writing History - Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie
A 3 page paper that begins by commenting on the changes in writing history, specifically, the change to the Annales school and Braudel's total history schema. The essay then discusses Ladurie's Montaillou: The Promised Land of Error. The writer...
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The Population Problem in Western Europe
This 4 page paper examines the population problem in Western Europe. Reasons for the problem, how it affects the region and solutions are discussed. Future population projections are included. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Magna Carta 1215 & 1297
A 9 page research paper that contrasts and compares two versions of the Magna Carta, the original, which was written in 1215 and the one written in 1297. The writer looks at the overall structure of these documents and argues that the intentions of...
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World War I
A 4 page paper that comments on two issues. The essay first discusses the Battle of the Somme and the Battle of Verdun, purpose of the battles and their outcomes. The essay then comments on the stalemate on the Western Front. Bibliography lists 5...
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Human Rights and Chechnya
A 5 page paper which examines human rights violations committed by the Russians towards Chechnya. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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The City as Shaper of Social Reality
A 5 page research paper that, first of all, presents the principal thesis of Rappaport's Shopping for Pleasure (2000), and then compares it with Schwartz's thesis in Spectacular Realities (1998), arguing that the two approaches are quite similar....
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Why Unemployment Was Such A Controversial Political Issue in the Post World War I Period
In Britain, between the years of 1918 and 1930 unemployment rates averaged 14%. This 3 page paper examines why, following the First World War, unemployment became such a controversial political issue. The bibliography cites 4 sources.
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French Revolution
A 3 page paper which examines interpretations of the French Revolution. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Old Regime in France
A 3 page paper which examines whether the congress of Vienna restored the old regime of France. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Two Views of World War I
A 6 page essay that contrasts and compares the World War I experience outlined in two memoirs of the era, The Storm of Steel by Ernst Junger and Memoirs of an Infantry Officer by Siegfried Sassoon. These texts offer contrasting views of trench...
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