European History Essays and Term Papers

and fifteenth century a new perception of the Eastern world, a world just as advanced and sophisticated as that of the West. Yet, another two centuries were needed for a significant change to take place; this was Christopher Columbus' voyage.…

People had been so badly affected by the great depression that they believed Hitler's promise that the Nazis would restore prosperity and their place in the society. The Nazis promised the workers employment. During this essay I intend to discuss…

his 100th birthday, and many Dracula enthusiasts from all around the world intend to underline this event. Of course, almost everybody has heard about this nosferatu: through movies featuring Max Schreck, Bela Lugosi, Christopher Lee or Gary Oldman;…

death was a tragedy and my reasons for thinking this. It will include Stresemann's involvement with the government and his failiers and success's during the time he was known till his death. I will also include Stresemann during the difficult times…

of cards are sent out each year on his feast and death day. People buy chocolates for each other in his honor. Saint Valentine is the patron saint of, bee keepers,epilepsy, fainting, greetings, plague, travellers, and young people. So why do so…

World War II, was the state-sponsored killing of six million Jews, half of those being children and teenagers, by the Nazi regime. If you had a distantly related Jewish family member, you were considered a Jew, and therefore you must be killed.…

Europe were the church and the family. Women played a large role in the formation of both, and it is no surprise the two were often expected to go hand in hand. Women were expected to fall into a certain religious path - one of piety, virtue, and Chris…

to their benefit but in some ways they weren't. It heavily depended on the attitude of the women however, whether they were happy to stay in the home or whether they were career pursuing and against the general belief of women's place in that period. …

a bloody clash between opposing royal families, that of York and Lancaster. The result of which would yield a king and its respective dynasty, ruling over the profound nation of England. Since the unity of England the crown was frequently up for grabs,…

is that it brought about change, but beyond that point nothing else is certain. There are two diametrically opposed viewpoints: the Renaissance or that of the notion of PreRenaissance. The former being supported and undisputed until the 1920s,…