Academic papers on European History

Literature, Art & Music/ 18th Century
A 6 page research paper that investigates how literature, art and music of the eighteenth century reflected the values of the Enlightenment and the "pursuit of happiness." Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Factors Shaping the Futures of West and East Germany After World War II
An 11 page discussion of the decisions which were made regarding East Germany and West Germany after World War II. Details the outcome of the Yalta conference and the relegation of West Germany to U.S. influence and East Germany to Russian...
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The European Union as a Multi-Tiered Social Policy Making System
This 24 page paper looks at this statement and agues its' truth by looking at the policy systems in the European Union. The paper considers both formal and informal systems, including the European Council, the Council of Ministers, the European...
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Historical Problem of Slavery
A 5 page research paper that gives a brief history of slavery, focusing on the autobiography of Olaudah Equiano. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Black Death and European Society
A 6 page overview of the epidemiology and societal effects of the black death. Otherwise known as the bubonic plague, this disease is the result of Yersinia pestis, a bacteria passed from infected rodents to man through fleas and from one man to...
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Britain During the Time of George Elliot
This 5 page paper looks at the United Kingdom's history during 1819
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Comparison between Anne Askew and Anna Trapnel
A five page paper which analyses the similarities and differences between
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Catholic Influences on 19th Century Spain
(10pp) The nineteenth century in Spain began with the enmeshment of Church and State and concluded with complete separation. This discussion will look at some of the convoluted historical steps that occurred in between. Bibliography lists...
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Catherine the Great of Russia
(6pp) It has been argued that Catherine was an educated ruler, not necessarily an enlightened one. The argument being that the Enlightenment was a time when people were discussing abstract ideas, and attempting to reach consensus in the...
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The Free British Fishery Society
This 5 page report discusses the British movement in the mid-18th century to form the Free British Fishery Society in order to reclaim deep-sea herring supremacy from the Dutch. The entire process presents people of the 21st century an...
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Nineteenth Century Europe -- The Industrial Revolution, Nationalism,
This 6 page report discusses several questions related to European development and international relationships in the 19th century. In the 19th century, the nations of Europe were confronted with a large number of
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1066 The Year of Conquest A Review of the Book By David Howarth
A 5 page review of the Book by David Howarth on the Norman Conquest. Outlines the content of the book pointing out both strengths and weaknesses. Concludes that, although extremely concise, David Howarth's "1066: The Year of the Conquest", is...
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Student in the Court of Louis XIV
(11 pp) Since Louis XIV was such an absoluter monarch and went out of his way to maintain that type of control, it is suggested that rather than proposing that you are a minister of the court, since those are so historically well-defined,...
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Paul Kennedy/The Rise and Fall of Great Powers
A 5 page book review of Paul Kennedy's The Rise and Fall of Great Powers. This is a book of considerable scope and depth, offering an analysis of global politics and economic growth that spans five centuries, from 1500 to 2000. The principle thesis...
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Vladimir Putin and Boris Yeltsin
An 8 page paper discussing the differences in the politics of Russia's first and second presidents. Putin is much younger than Yeltsin and more energetic, but there is evidence that there is little other difference. Putin campaigned on...
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