History papers

A discussion of the failure of the Articles of Confederation and the consequent emergence of the Constitution of the United States.

A discussion of the Greek Civil War and its devastating effects on the nation, as well as its significance in the international geopolitical realm.

A look at how the National Socialists in Nazi Germany used art and architecture for political purposes.

An examination of the role and nature of Nazi propaganda.

This paper discuses the varied and complex motivations for the Northern Republicans to enter into the American Civil War.

An analysis of the politicized nature of venereal disease and its management in Britain at the turn of the 20th century.

An examination of the ongoing process of Confederate nationalism at the time of the American Civil War.

An analysis of the decade of Reconstruction, following the American Civil War, and its implications to Americans.

This paper reviews Verner W. Crane's "Benjamin Franklin and a Rising People", which outlines Benjamin Franklin's contributions to the formation of the United States.

A discussion of just war theory as delineated by two main authors on the subject, Michael Walzer and Brian Orend.

An analysis of the role of Canadian women in the social reform movement from 1870 to 1921.

An analysis of the tension between religions in Medieval Spain and the authority and leadership that existed at the time.

An analysis of the foreign, military and economic factors that made the Vietnam War a necessity for American policy-makers and working class people.

This paper is an in-depth discussion of the life of Supreme Court Justice Anthony McLeod Kennedy including many of his cases.

This paper discuses archaeoastronomy using sites from Mesoamerica as examples.

This paper explore the legacy and the reality of Thomas Jefferson.

This paper reviews Jack Rakove's "James Madison and the Creation of the American Republic".

A comparison of the personalities of Mao Zedong and Chiang Kai-Shek and a discussion of their relationship with each other.

This paper discuses the development of the atomic bomb and the effects of dropping it on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

This paper describes the President Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial, in Washington, D.C., and the controversy over the depiction of FDR in a wheelchair.

This paper discusses the charismatic leadership of Martin Luther King Jr.

An analysis of how and when Buddhism came to China and the obstacles it faced there from the state and Confucian opponents.

An analysis of chivalry and the treatment of women in Georges Duby's "William Marshal: The Flower of Chivalry."

An analysis of racism in the United States and Europe and the legislation that is introduced in an effort to control it.

An analysis of whether or not dinosaurs could have become extinct because of the biblical flood.

A review of the books "A Bend in the River" by V.S. Naipaul and "The Wide Sargasso Sea" by Jean Rhys.

This paper reviews Miguel Leon-Portilla's "The Broken Spears: The Aztec Account of the Conquest of Mexico", which presents a history of Mexico.

A look at the part played by America in the Cold War.

This paper discuses references to American religious culture in Vietnam War literature using examples from Tim O'Brien, Norman Mailer and Robert Bly.

This paper discusses why Einstein became a cultural icon in the 20th century.

A review of the book "Women in Nazi Germany" by Jill Stephenson.

An analysis of the significance of the European naval arms race as a catalyst for World War I.

The paper discusses how women were treated as second class citizens in America in the latter half of the 19th century.

An analysis of the three major periods in Cuba's modern history - the colonial period, the republic and Castro's revolution.

This paper discusses that, in "Federalist 10", James Madison was responding to Jean Jacques Rousseau's republican model of democracy as presented in "On the Social Contract".

This paper examines the rise to power and prominence of Brandenburg-Prussia in the late seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.

This paper critically reviews Laetitia Bucaille's book "Growing Up Palestinian", which focuses on the complexity of social change among the Palestinian population.

This paper studies the history and evolution of the ancient cities of the Mediterranean.

This paper argues that Rome was the heir of Hellenistic civilization.

An analysis of the relationship between Hinduism and the caste system in India.

This paper examines two analyses of the history of European Jews, "The War Against the Jews" by Lucy S. Dawidowicz and "The Destruction of the European Jews" by Raul Hilberg.

An analysis of French foreign policy over the past ten years and a projection of likely French foreign policy positions in the coming five years.

This paper argues the broader implications of Stanley Kramer's 1961 film "Judgment at Nuremberg" not only in the context of its original release at the height of the Cold War but also in the milieu of the 21st century War on Terror.

An analysis of philosophical and religious syncretism in the Hellenistic Era.

An analysis of why the Parisian crowd attacked the Bastille on July 14th, 1789.

A discussion of the history, purpose and significance of the Alfred Jewel.

An analysis of the history behind American-Russian relations and an argument that the Cold War was inevitable.

An examination of the plight of both Jewish and non-Jewish homosexuals living under Hitler's regime.

An analysis of the roles of various members of a Pakistani family and the importance of the family unit.

This paper critically examines "Major Problems in American History" by Elizabeth Cobbs Hoffman and Jon Gjerde, which discusses the Reconstruction period in American history.

This paper examines the history of the National Rifle Association (NRA), its organization, tactics, principles and record as a lobbying body.

This paper discuses the mystery surrounding the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.

A review of the book "The Coming of the Third Reich" by Richard Evans.

A discussion of Mary Rowlandson's narrative "The Sovereignty and Goodness of God" and its relationship to 17th century English Puritan society.

This paper examines the socio-political relationship that existed between Britain and Australia prior to 1914 and the role of the Great War (WWI) in the development of Australia's own separate identity.

A review of K.N. Chaudhuri's arguments in "Trade and Civilization in the Indian Ocean: An Economic History from the Rise of Islam to 1750."

An overview of the self-strengthening movement in China and the reasons for its failure.

A discussion of the Valentine's Day celebration.

This paper discuses environmental terrorism and analyzes the Gulf War oil spill of 1991 as an example.

This paper explores the environmental impact of the California Gold Rush.

Explores the origins of social policies in Ireland and how income maintenance helps and hinders meeting people's needs.

An analysis of the concepts of urbanization and community.

This paper outlines why the world view approach to history is preferable to a European and/or American-centered approach to studying history.

A review of the book "Fascism: Comparison and Definition" by Stanley Payne.

This paper explores the U.S. presidential foreign policy doctrine as based on the pursuit of world power.

This paper analyzes how Hollywood movies depicted Germany during World Wars I and II.

This paper analyzes the formal, iconographic, and historical themes in the work 'Madonna and Child' by Duccio di Buoninsegna.

This paper explores the China-Taiwan conflict and its solution.

This paper explores immigration to America before and after the collapse of the Soviet Union.

An analysis of the validity of President Jimmy Carter's statement on centrist politics and small-scale militarism in the 20th and 21st centuries.

An analysis of the Vietnam War as a war against communism and its outcome.

An examination of Isaiah Berlin's "The Hedgehog and the Fox: An Essay on Tolstoy's View of History."

A review of the theme and the historical context of "The Samurai," written by Shusaku Endo.

An examination of the influence of Marcel Breuer upon modern furniture design.

This paper discuses Saint Peter, his deeds and the architecture and symbolism of Saint Peter's Basilica.

This paper argues that the castle was the focus of the medieval town.

An analysis of China during the "Great Leap Forward" as seen through the article, "Advance Payment of Wages Every Month Stimulates the Enthusiasm of Commune Members" by Liu Lien-heng.

An analysis of Ronald Reagan's policies and their relationship to the compassionate conservative movement.

An analysis of the life of James Scarth Gale and a review of the biography os his life, "James Scarth Gale and his History of the Korean People," written by Richard Rutt.

An analysis of Albert Bierstadt's paintings and his contribution to the New Eden image of the soon to be conquered American West.

An analysis of the characteristics of the Kairouan and Djenne mosques in Africa.

An analysis of the rights of women in the United States in the 1850s and the portrayal of women in "Uncle Tom's Cabin" by Harriet Beecher Stowe.

This paper compares Ronald Wright's "A Short History of Progress" and Jared Diamond "Guns, Germs and Steel".

This paper describes the period known as the Westward Expansion in early 19th century America.

This paper evaluates the leadership of President Richard Nixon during the Vietnam War.

An in-depth discussion of the Catholic Church's passive stance during the slaughter of the Jews in the Holocaust.

This paper focuses on Socrates' trial and his true innocence in Plato's "Apology".

A creative writing piece, written in narrative form, describing the discrimination towards Irish immigrants to America in 1847.

This paper discuses the history and the effects of counterfeiting money on the economy of governments with particular focus on the United States of America.

An analysis of the effect of the Apollo 7 and 8 missions to America's standing in the space race.

This paper discuses the social and political aftermath of the dropping of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

This paper discusses the psychological elements behind the genocide in Pol Pot Cambodia.

This paper reviews the history of the United States from the ratification of the federalist Constitution of 1789 to the eve of the Civil War in 1859.

An examination of the death and burial customs of the ancient Egyptian civilization.

A discussion of various interpretations of history, with a focus on historian Walter Benjamin's 1940 book "Theses on the Philosophy of History".

A review of Joanna Bourke's "Dismembering the Male: Men's Bodies, Britain and the Great War."

A discussion of postmodern America in the books "White Noise" by Don DeLillo and "America" by Jean Baudrillard.

This paper discuses Carlo Ginzburg's book "The Cheese and the World" as a micro-history of the less considered aspects of 16th century Italy.

An analysis of the roles of Mecca and Madinah in the history of Islam.

This paper discuses intelligence during World War II, as presented in Barton Whaley's "Codeword Barbarossa" and Roberta Wohlstetter's "Pearl Harbor - Warning and Decision".