European History Essays and Term Papers

nations flourished. They gained control over a majority of the Western Hemisphere. From 1880 and 1914, Western powers set out to gain power in many places such as Asia, Africa, and the Pacific. This was known as "new imperialism". What exactly…

within the Roman Catholic Church. It was the Great Schism of the West and unlike the Great Schism of the East, this schism was not about defying against the supreme Church. The Great Schism of the West was about politics. During this time, three…

were an important part in religious festivals for the ancient Greeks. The people of Greece believed that the athletics they played during their religious festivals pleased Zeus, the king of gods. They were held in a scared valley at a place…

party and . In 1952 he became a secretary of the party's central committee. After suffering a slight political setback following Joseph Stalin's death, Brezhnev filled a number of party posts. In 1957, as protege of Nikita Khrushchev, he became a member…

of Stavropol, Gorbachev studied law at Moscow Univ. Returning to Stavropol, he moved gradually upward in the local Communist party. In 1970, he became Stavropol party leader and was elected to the Supreme Soviet of the USSR. Regarded as a skilled technoc…

in the plants and mines of Ukraine, joined the Communist party in 1918, and in 1929 was sent to Moscow for further study. He became a member of the central committee of the Communist party of the Soviet Union (CPSU) in 1934 and first secretary of the…

systems during the sixteenth century. Great Britain created a governmental system on which there is little infringement upon the rights of the people, and there is a parliamentary government to keep the royal power in check. The French monarchy…

mid-800s until the present. French literature is considered one of the richest and most varied national literatures, noted especially for its examination of human society and the individual's place within society. French literature does not include…

a Renaissance? Unfortunately, the absence of women's stories in many areas of Renaissance studies has led to little discussion of the social and political regulation that caused it, and of how transgressions of female boundaries might have been achieved.…

thinks of nazis. The majority of Skinheads are not direct nazis', they just share some common beliefs. They are thought of as racist youth that hate non-whites and Jews. British skinheads beliefs go deeper, their hatred for other races comes from…