European History Essays and Term Papers

with both religious and political unrest. The practices and doctrines of the western Christian (Roman Catholic) Church were being directly challenged by reformers who wanted to reshape the Church to reflect their own specific religious beliefs. Particula…

an important event history. The French Revolution brought about equality between the people of France. The Revolution's motto was "Liberté, Egalité, Fraternité. " This was French for "Liberty, Equality, and Brotherhood. Louis XVI was the ruler during…

of the 1930s, Germany was suffering from the consequences of the Great Depression. In this period of economic and political difficulty, Germany had become susceptible to extreme parties who offered any solution to their continuing problems. Consequentl…

of the USA gave 14 points to settle world peace, even though some of his points were rejected, the most important one which consisted of creating a 'League of Nations' was accepted. The League was formed on 1920, the aims of the League where to maintain…

too neatly, divided into three periods usually called Old English (or Anglo-Saxon), Middle English, and Modern English. The earliest period begins with the migration of certain Germanic tribes from the continent to Britain in the fifth century A. D.,…

culture, the face of Europe throughout most of the historical period was dominated by a single cultural group, a powerful, culturally diverse group of peoples, the Celts. By the start of the Middle Ages, the Celts had been struck on two fronts…

why were the liberals out of power for so much of the period 1886-1906 and how do historians explain Conservative success in the period 1886-1906. At first glance it seems a simple answer why the liberals were out of power for all but 3 years…

theory based solely on self-interest and individual welfare, however Smith's own writings indicate that this is not the case. Smith sees that his ideas surrounding the division of labor will not only benefit the individuals in control of production,…

throughout the West as Ivan the Terrible. In Russia he is called Ivan Grozny, which would be better translated as Ivan the Awesome, but that is not what he is known as in the West. So the question arises, was Ivan truly the terrible murdered ruling…

forest, the palace of Fontainebleau was once one of the privileged residences of the sovereigns who ruled France. The love of the hunt made it into a regularly visited residence, and all of its occupants had their hearts set on improving it through…