Academic papers on European History

Laurence Lafore's The Long Fuse
In 5 pages, the author discusses 'The Long Fuse' by Laurence Davis Lafore, and presents an interpretation of causes of WWI, which includes the significance of Serbian nationalism as a contributing factor. No other sources cited.
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Finland, Germany, the US and the USSR
A 14 page research paper that examines the unusual role that Finland played during WWII. The writer argues that since the principle opponent of Finland throughout the war was the Soviet Union and its expansionist tendencies, Finland can be seen as...
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Fascism According to Eugene Weber
A 5 page paper that simplistically discusses fascism as experienced in Germany and France, according to Eugene Weber in his book titled
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France: The First Modern Nation
An 8 page research paper that examines why the French Revolution is considered by many historians to be the beginning of the modern era. Bibliography lists 12 sources.
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Significant Changes in Europe in the Twentieth Century
A 5 page paper which discusses three significant changes that have occurred in Europe in this century. The changes addressed are the development of NATO, the fall of the Berlin Wall, and the implementation of the Euro. Each one of these events...
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D.H. Lawrence's 'Odour Of Chrysanthemums': English Countryside
5 pages in length. In assessing D.H Lawrence's 'Odour of Chrysanthemums,' the reader is able to clearly distinguish how the author's use of English countryside is divided between industrial and rural landscapes. The manner in which Lawrence...
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International Political Economy
A 5 page paper that discusses some of the political economic approaches used in today's world. A brief discussion of sanctions as one way of altering a nation's political policies is offered. A more comprehensive discussion of trade agreements is...
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Political Essay: End Of The Cold War
The Cold War was a direct consequence of the development of nuclear weapons and the political dichotomy of communism and capitalism. After World War I, the emergence of new political powers such as the United States, which had been forced out of...
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Bronzino's Portrait of a Young Man
Within the world of art, the Renaissance is the most beguiling era because of the breadth of styles that were to come out of that particular period. The early Renaissance placed a great deal of emphasis on the portrayal of the human body using the...
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Jose Ortega's 'The Revolt Of The Masses': Fascism, Communism And European Politics
10 pages in length. The loss of freedom and reason was a concept that greatly worried Spanish philosopher and social theorist Jose Ortega y Gasset. At the time of World War I, totalitarianism was taking a stronghold upon Europe, while the Great...
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Doctor Zhivago / Yuri And Pasha
This 5 page paper compares and contrasts the two characters of Yuri and Pasha. They are on opposite sides of the ideals of the revolution, one being raised in an aristocratic family and one fighting against the aristocracy and yet, they have much in...
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Romanticism And Enlightenment
A 7 page paper that explores romantic and enlightened values. First, Pope's Bounce to the Fop and Blake's The Tyger are discussed in terms of these values. Next, the European revolutions of 1848 are discussed. Finally, the theories of Adam Smith and...
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The Main Developments in the transformation of the European Union: The Launch of the Euro and Proposed Common Agricultural Policy Reforms
This 5 page paper assesses the common literature regarding these two areas of the progression of the European Union, and demonstrates the utility of the materials presented. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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The Northern European Renaissance
A 4 page paper in which the writer examines the Northern European Renaissance through the works of Jan van Eyck, Rogier van der Weyden, and Pieter Brueghel the Elder. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Irish Screenplays
An 8 page paper which discusses the Irish screenplays,
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