History papers

This paper discusses Thomas Jefferson's justification of American independence from Great Britain.

This paper looks at aspects of ancient Greek culture and discusses how they are still relevant to contemporary western civilizations.

A detailed examination of the motives behind the united front policy in Russia after the Bolshevik Revolution and in China during the Communist Revolution.

A look at the characteristics of Mayan civilization prior to the Spanish conquest, according to Diego de Landa's account "Yucatan Before and After the Conquest".

A comparison of the US Declaration of Independence and the US Constitution.

A discussion about the causes of the US Civil War.

This paper analyzes the book "Fire In a Canebrake" by Laura Wexler that looks at a brutal crime in the Deep South of the U.S.

A review of John Bailey's book, "The Lost German Slave Girl."

An examination of the images and narrative depictions found on ancient Greek pottery.

A review of "Tools of Empire" by Daniel R. Headrick.

An analysis of the intent behind the Emancipation Proclamation and its effects.

A review of Russell Kirk's 1974 "The Roots of American Order".

A comparison of the Persian War and the Peloponnesian War.

A review of the book "Briton Forging the Nation: 1707-1837" by Linda Colley.

A look at the research that shows how native Indians occupied powerful positions and trading leverage in the fur trade between North Americans and Europeans.

A discussion on the Battle of Palmito Ranch, the last major clash of the US Civil War.

This paper discusses democracy in the U.S., focusing on the issue of voting.

This paper explores the reign of Louis XVI and how his death affected the French Revolution.

An evaluation of the benefits and disadvantages of the rise of the state in the seventeenth century.

A brief discussion of Andrew Jackson's veto of the renewal of the Second Bank of the United States when he ran for reelection against Henry Clay in 1832.

An argument against David Wyman's thesis in "The Abandonment of the Jews: America and the Holocaust".

A discussion of the risks faced by anti-Fascists female writers during Mussolini's dictatorship, focusing on the works of Alba De Cespedes.

A review of the book "We Were Soldiers Once...and Young: We Were Soldiers Once... and Young: la Drang--The Battle That Changed the War in Vietnam," by Lt. Gen. Harold G. Moore and Joseph L. Galloway.

An in-depth examination France's "Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen" and its impact.

Looks at the writings of the Hebrew prophets Isaiah, Micah, and Zephaniah.

An analysis of how the socio-economic standards in medieval Europe contributed to and were affected by the Black Death.

A look at the history of the Black Plague and its relevance today.

An exploration of the origins of indentured servitude and how it affected the economic, political, and cultural landscape of early America.

Discusses English as a global language.

A discussion of life for the Jews after their return from their Babylonian exile to the Holy Land.

A review of the book "A Hero of Our Time" by Mikhail Lermontov.

A discussion of Akhenaten's rise to power, his reign as Pharaoh and how he changed Egyptian culture.

A discussion of race differences in the US and how Hurricane Katrina exposed feelings of racism.

This paper explores the validity of the concept of 'railway mania' in early Victorian Britain.

An in-depth examination of the causes of civilian and military deaths during both WWI and WWII.

This paper examines how political and economic thinking changed as a result of the influences of the Enlightenment.

A review and comparison of Roosevelt's "Big-Stick Diplomacy" and Taft's "Dollar Diplomacy".

A look at Abraham Lincoln's political career and beliefs in the 1850s.

An overview of the differences between the federalists and Anti-Federalists regarding the ratification of the US Constitution.

A review of the revolutionary pamphlet, "Common Sense" by Thomas Paine.

An analysis of the implications of Haiti's French debt on their economic and social situation.

A discussion of the history and events of April 19, 1775 at Lexington in the Battle of Lexington and Concord.

An analysis of the history and application of systems of law in the past and present and the application of capital punishment in the United States today.

Explains the reasons why the author would most prefer to have lived in early Egypt as compared to the Mesopotamian, Hebrew or Greek ancient cultures.

A look at the Declaration of Independence and Adams' response to Daniel Leonard's warning.

An analysis of the Anaconda Plan and its role in the victory of the North in the US Civil War.

Analyzes the cultural, historical and visual meaning of an early journalistic photograph of the future thirty-first president Herbert Hoover surveying the severe damages resulting from the 1927 Mississippi River flood.

Presents a lesson plan to relate the history of John and Charles Wesley, founders of the United Methodist Church.

A review on the documentary, "The Atomic Cafe".

Discusses the events on the streets of Chicago during the historic 1968 Democratic National Convention as an example of America's counterculture versus the establishment.

Relates the prophetic descriptions of the ideal forms of the Temple in Jerusalem and Jerusalem itself.

A comparative analysis of both the written and oral traditions of Jewish history.

A brief discussion on how the Treaty of Versailles was advantageous to Adolf Hitler's cause.

An analysis of five of Walt Whitman's poems related to the tragedy of war.

A review and analysis of the book "Cane River" by Lalita Tademy.

An examination of how America's involvement in World War I helped shape the politics of the time.

An explanation of the way the Articles of Confederation were reformed.

An examination of the geography, economy and political conflicts that surround Turkey and Greece.

A look at the many inventions of Benjamin Franklin.

A brief overview of the events of Kristallnacht, the night of broken glass, Germany 1938.

Discusses the unique emergence of Christianity and its spread around the global.

An examination of the events leading up to the Oradour massacre and how it fits in with the Vichy Syndrome.

An examination of the Roman influence on political institutions, legal systems and social developments in Western Europe.

An examination of the history of France's immigration policy and the continued cultural conflict with North-Africans in France.

An examination of the American perspective of the Soviet Union pre-World war II and their ignorance of Stalin's crimes.

A discussion on American Middle East unilateralism and the results of their response to the attack on the US marine compound in Beirut Airport in 1983.

An examination of Zionism and Israel's right to exist, as well as their relationship with the Palestinians.

An examination of nineteenth century prostitution and how Victorian society dealt with it.

An examination of the content, language and effect of President Richard Nixon's November 3, 1969 speech.

An analysis of how effectively Irish Catholic and nationalist leaders advanced their cause in the years 1801-1921.

An examination of the similarities between the Vaishnavites' view of Krishna and the Baptist's views of Jesus Christ.

Looks at the concept of existentialism as expressed by Jean Paul Sartre in his play "No Exit".

A look at how the Vietnam War inflicted horrific emotional scars upon veterans and civilians.

A discussion of the roles and treatments performed by Ancient Egyptian physicians and their contribution to modern healthcare.

A look at Martin Luther's teachings of Lutheranism.

A discussion of the role of the Marshall Plan and Gunter Schabowski's press conference speech on November 9, 1989 on the collapse of the German Democratic Republic.

A discussion of the role of the Junta in controlling Myanmar and limiting its growth.

A report analyzing the discovery of a Nazi death camp, Auschwitz and presenting three possible courses of action for the Allies.

This paper discusses the U.S. Populists party's platform for economic and political reform.

An overview of the Roaring Twenties and the subsequent fall into depression.

A discussion on the rise of labor unions and their achievements.

An overview of the reconstruction of the US after the Civil War.

A paper describing the events that led to the outbreak of the Civil War.

An overview of the establishment of the American government after the American Revolution.

An overview of Spain, France and England's conquests of South, Central and North America.

A brief biography of the life of Cleopatra.

An overview of the causes and effects of the tragic Triangle Factory Fire in 1911.

Relates the life and achievement of Friedrich Engels to understand him as a person and as the man with original ideas.

An examination of changing attitudes in America following the Seven Year's War.

An examination of the effects of ethnocentrism and the impact of symbolic interactionism in American society.

A review of Mark Bowden's book, "Black Hawk Down," about the Battle of the Black Sea.

A review of the "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien.

Compares the writings of James M. McPherson and Thomas J. Rowland about Civil War General George B. McClellan.

A look at the evolution of economics.

Looks at the dark and light sides of the achievements of Xerxes I of Persia.

An discussion of the history of the lemon laws in New York State with a case study to explain the process.

An analysis of the book "The Summer of 1787: The Men Who Invented the Constitution" by David O. Stewart.

An explanation of the Treaty of Waitani.