Essays and Research Papers on All History Papers

A 4 page paper on the grants of vacant land given by the U.S. Federal government to make improvements during the last half of the19th century. Included in the discussion is the first Morill Act which helped build up railroads from 1850 through 1871 and also the Second Morill Act (end of the nineteenth century) ...

This 5 page paper looks at the process that took place when the Patriot Act was passed in October 2001. This includes the looking why who and how it was introduced, the consideration of the act, any amendments, the way agreement was reached and the voting levels. The Bibliography cites 6 sources.

This 19 page paper provides a comprehensive overview of the social welfare policies beginning with the Progressive Era through the 1996 Welfare Reform Act. Notables discussed include Roosevelt's New Deal, including legislative acts, programs and constitutional amendments, the founding of the NAACP and National Urban League, the first White House Conference on Children and the ...

This is a 9 page paper discussing the application of utilitarianism to the U.S. decision to go to war with Iraq without U.N. approval. John Stuart Mill’s “Greatest Happiness Principle” and utility is used in terms of moral decisions and can be applied in regards to act-utilitarianism and rule-utilitarianism. Basically, morals and decision making are ...

This 5 page paper considers the nature of the The Indian Reorganization Act of 1934, which was "an Act to conserve and develop Indian lands and resources; to extend to Indians the right to form business and other organization; to establish a credit system for Indians; to grant certain rights of home rule to Indians; ...

A 5 page paper discussing the validity of the statement, "Politicians start wars, armies do not. Government end wars, generals do not." A variety of poorly-planned laws and policies beginning in 1850 with the Missouri Compromise led to steadily increasing tensions regarding slavery, culminating in bloodshed over the Kansas-Nebraska Act during Franklin Pierce's administration. As there ...

A 5 page overview of the legal philosophies of Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes and how his views related to those of the Progressive Reform Movement. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 4 page paper that provides an overview of the Jacksonian Era and its important legal, political and economic events that impacted the pre-Civil War political arena. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 18 page paper. Flintknapping is spelled with and without the 'k'. This is an important fact as one researches this topic. Flintknapping is the act of making chipped or flaked stone tools. In prehistoric times, the technology was used to make arrow heads, dart points, spears, blades, knives, scrapers, and a host of ...

All too often, our contemporary media portrays the American Revolutionary War as a relatively brief and glorious fight for Independence from British taxation. In reality, it was for at least a century and a half prior to the onset of Revolutionary conflict that the forthcoming war was foreshadowed through economic struggle, political instability, and ...

This is a 7 page paper discussing the background, main people and developments of the Salem witch trials of 1692. The Salem witch trials of 1692 are known throughout history as one of the most tragic occurrences of religious fanaticism overtaking a community. What appeared to be started by several young girls acting childishly against ...

A 10 page paper exploring the numerous legal and social ramifications inherent in the recent execution of Oklahoma City Bomber Timothy McVeigh. McVeigh, convicted and sentenced to death for his role in the bombing of the Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City and the consequent deaths of 168 people, was the first federal execution ...

Ronald Reagan's space-based missile defense program is discussed in this 5 page paper. The focus of the paper centers on the legal ramifications of such a program in respect to international treaties that have been in effect since 1972. The paper takes the position that Reagan made the right decisions in respect to Star ...

A 5 page research paper examines the history of Japanese immigration from the 1880s to 1924. Japanese immigrants to the US endured racial hostility and legal persecution at the federal, state and local level, as legislation was passed that sanctions the fears and biases of white populations (Mitchell 666). Examination of this period shows ...

This 5 page report discusses how the classical philosophers of Greece could no more comprehend the nightmare of the 9-11 attack than could 21st century Americans. And yet, the harshness of the reality of ancient Greece was also painfully evident in everyday life. The model that such philosophers labored over to frame the concept of justice has valuable insight ...

A 3 page research paper that discusses how suffering was perceived in ancient Greece and Rome. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 6 page discussion of the need for caution when using ancient literary texts to interpret history. The author of this paper points out that the modern historian needs to consider such factors as authorship, language, structure and form, sources, and literary meaning in undertaking historical research. Even more important, however, is reviewing a ...

Continued political turmoil and border strife in the first years of Greek independence delayed any significant steps toward the development of a modern economy until the late 1800's. Rapid industrialization began much later in the late 1950's. In in this 20 page paper, the writer argues that successful developments, both the immediate and the latter, ...

This 3 page paper explores the question of why Greece was so reluctant to enter the war. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 12 page research paper that investigates the Macedonian Question which has been intense intermittently for hundreds of years. In the 1990s, with the break-up of Yugoslavia and with the establishment of Macedonia as a separate independent nation, the question has once again become intense. Who has the most valid claim to this territory? This ...

An 11 page paper that provides an analysis of the history and economic elements that directed the dictatorship of Greece following the coup of 1967. This writer provides a distinct look at the elements leading up to the coup and the leadership under the emerging dictatorial reign. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

A 20 page research paper on the specific communist resistance groups who won the Allied war against the Axis in Greece. The author considers the economic factors behind the development of the communist resistance movement and how it served as the Greek army during World War II. The author discusses this in terms ...

This 22 page research paper investigates literature, including primary sources, in order to answer the question of why spiritual beliefs among the ancient Egyptians, especially their desire to gain entry to the afterlife, were so significant that these beliefs shaped the context of their lives. Bibliography lists 11 sources.

A 15 page research paper that offers a comprehensive overview of ancient Egyptian technological development, which culminated in their ability to construct the pyramids. The writer explores what is known regarding how the Egyptians accomplished this feat. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

This 4 page research paper discusses how the ancient Egyptians viewed writing as having magical properties. Bibliography lists 4 sources.