Western Europe Essay Examples and Topics. Page 2

The author criticizes the historiography of the Dutch participation in the transatlantic slave trade by pointing out that the participation of the Dutch in this trade was not given the attention that it deserved.

An Analysis of the Impact of British Colonization: A Study of Mike Davis' Late Victorian Holocausts: El Ni o Famines and the Making of the Third World The late Nineteenth Century saw an increased political, [...]

In spite of the fact that Germany was one of the most powerful European states before the war's start in 1914, World War I led to the political, economic, and social decline in the country [...]

He compiled the estimates of wages and the costs of living during and after the industrial revolution in order to get a fresh picture of the trends in real earnings during this time.

In this paper, however, the term imperialism is used to refer to the era from the year 1848 to 1914 when the power of Europe was extended over several nations of the world.

These branches include the Official IRA, the Provisional IRA, the Real IRA, and the Continuity IRA. Following the varied activities of the separate branches, those of the PIRA proved the group as a terrorist organization.

The age of Islamic civilization started when Muslim conquests led to the establishment of the Caliphate, or Islamic Empire, during the 8th to 10th century.

The spread of the Greek language to other parts of the world was due to the introduction of the Macedonian culture to the Persian Empire.

This means that gender was the central issue to the European witch-hunts of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. The belief in the existence of witchcraft goes back to the time of Old Testament of the [...]

It means that the contemporaries of Louis XIV did not use this term, but preferred to use the word-combination "absolute power of the crown", which they understood as the "concentration of sovereign authority in the [...]

The thirty years period of war in Germany seems to have been a disaster to the innocent ordinary citizens full of suffering, mass killings, torture and destruction of property.

The ideas presented by the interpretations of the effects and consequences of the revolution are important in offering knowledge of new political ideologies.

The ancient Greeks and Romans alongside with their culture greatly influenced the nature of Greco-Roman culture in terms of religion, culture and language use.

Maza argues that the reporting of these private scandals had a decisive effect on the way in which the French public came to understand public issues in the years before the Revolution.

Because of this exploration and expansion, several immediate and long-term effects were felt in the colonies. Another major long-term effect of the expansion is the diversity witnessed in Europe and America.

The French Revolution was a period of political and social instabilities in France, which lasted between 1789 and 1799, and was partially planned and carried out by Napoleon in the course of the French Empire [...]

De Litteris Colendis and General Capitulary of the Missi are the documents that demonstrate Charlemagne's concern with spreading education and establishing Missi's institution, royal messengers, who had to supervise various parts of the kingdom.

Now, the wall does not divide the city, and the remainders of it are covered with art, representing a reminder of the city's history and the freedom that seemed unattainable four decades ago.

At the same time, in the mills and workhouses young children were exposed to long hours of physically hard labor and experienced severe lack of rest and sleep.

In spite of the fact that the Revolution of 1848 was supported by the wide categories of the French public oriented to reforming the regime, the revolution led to the further restoration of monarchy in [...]

At the beginning of 1808 however, Napoleon made a major mistake of making an intervention in a political court case in the Spanish court out of opportunism, and the thought that this would cement his [...]

When he was sent to England, the effects of industrialization that he saw at Manchester prompted him to write about the Condition of the Working Class in England, a book that was published first in [...]

Achievement of geographical knowledge of the world: this was one of the main reasons that made the Europeans start the exploration of the world.

Another critical "nation-statehood making" is the break of the Soviet Union and the end of cold war between Soviet Union republic and the United States.

His Address to the Christian Nobility of the German Nation was the call for all German nobles in order to reform the church and prove that the Bible was the only reliable source about Christ, [...]

This paper will discuss the role of the French Revolution in shaping the concept of nation, freedom, and citizenship. This author argued that people of the Third Estate constituted the bulk of the French nation [...]

The wave of revolutions that swept across Western Europe in 1848 brought what can be described as lasting reforms to the regimes that governed the affected territories; and even those that watched their neighbors' revolts [...]

Portuguese colonialism in Angola later seemed not to care about the local people social- economic development rather to exploit the Angolans' natural resources for the benefit of the Portuguese and the locals were discriminated against [...]

This was followed by the formation of a new institution with a new treasurer who was vested with the role of collecting the proceeds of dissolution and the first fruits and tenths on behalf of [...]

But it was only after the occurrence of World War 1 that women in United States and Great Britain attained the right to vote in parliamentary elections.

Many nations were influenced by the colonizers by the use of the English language through which they were forced to believe and act according to the will of their colonizers.

What was communicated from the pope was final regardless of who the subject was.[1] The Catholic Church was the only church in the world and its branches were in many countries.

The first important step to develop an effective framework for the analysis of the document was the research on the author's personality.

In the three centuries before the Industrial Revolution, the factors influencing the growth of knowledge changed. The first reason for the appearance of weapons and the high development of northwestern Europe is its geographic location.

The study of the French Revolution is relevant in the modern world, as it forever changed the worldview of European society, turned people's minds, and gave the world a bitter experience.

According to Hohti-Erichsen, "the importance of the home as a site for social entertainment and cultural activity was also reflected in the ways in which the home was arranged, furnished, and decorated.

The differences in employed models are explained by the problems the governments and rulers faced and the solutions they invented to avoid weakening their power and the state's collapse.

Menocal's article The Ornament of the World discusses the end of the convivencia policy among the different religious communities of the former al-Andalus due to the rise of religious orthodoxy and zealotry.

Others included the intensified social upheaval between the bourgeois and aristocratic elite and the general population, and the emotional and economic impacts resulting from the conquer of the German Empire by the Allies.

The roots of the 1641 rebellion lie partly in the Elizabethan conquest and colonization of Ireland and partly in the alienation of Anglo-Irish Catholics from the new Protestant English state in the decades following that [...]

However, De Brahm's map is one of the most striking pieces of evidence of the conquest of space and the entrenchment of the idea of land and people as titular property.

The madness of the English king plunged the country into a period of anarchy and civil strife, in which the warring houses of Lancaster and York were the central actors.

Thus, the education of tolerance and understanding of other faiths contributes to the establishment of relations in society and limits the possibility of conflicts and stressful situations.

An aspect that is of particular interest is the question of the development of this thought and the relationship between some of the rulers of European nations, which were called the Enlightened Despots.

Consequently, in chapter 2, Tocqueville explains that the Church was targeted by the anti-elitist and semi-anarchist aims of the Revolution due to being a part of the feudal system.

The book embeds a variety of perspective that shows the evolution of social reaction to famine as the leading cause of suffering in the European history.

Italy and Germany were able to become the major political powers only through unification under a robust national idea, with the domination of the Austrian Empire serving as the catalyst of this process.

Among the similarities is the use of the same language, Latin, and the worshipping of Gods. As for the fundamental distinction between the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire is that the republic was a [...]

Maintaining the health of the children is a way to express the love mothers have for their children. It is crucial to think of the deplorable working and living conditions for Berlin workers in the [...]

Even though the war was responsible for the larger portion of the debt it was not the only reason for the overwhelming debt that France was in.

On the eve of the reforms in 1868, the United Kingdom was a parliamentary monarchy with limited suffrage. The social reforms of this time were modest in scope and impact.

The text is titled "A History of Violence", and the author discusses the events preceding Kristallnacht using the example of a well-known physician Paul Ehrlich and the institutional nationalism in the 1930s and 1940s Germany.

The composition of this song was requested by the mayor of Strasbourg, who wanted a song to encourage the army to defend their territory. The song became famous in the territory and was a tool [...]

The Act granted middle-class citizens voting rights in addition to changing the mode of representation in parliament to cover the interests of more segments of the population.

The initial period of the reign of terror is the radical phase when there was the domination of the Jacobins over the legislative assembly.

The history of goldfish is both a loss and a success in the representation of issues pertaining to the Irish filming industry.

While it might take days to complete the reading the entire book, the unique presentation of the 55 cities is a fascinating process that takes the reader through one of the most intricate pieces of [...]

It is often argued that that the inaction of the British government aggravated the effects of the famine. In addition to that, several historians believe that the Potato famine can be considered as an act [...]

He does point to the symmetry of the movie where the beginning and end both feature a British Soldier shot as a result of "The Troubles".

The Greek civilization impresses by its originality and incontestability in the manners of people and in a number of philosophers who made a great impact on the further flow of scientific thought.

In order for civilization to come by there has to be ordered in a country. In most cases, most of their husbands had been executed and the wives were taken to these camps.

Between 1815 and 1860 there was a massive movement of people from Europe to the USA and this led to the creation and growth of urban centers in the US.

Since that time, the state's role in proving welfare and assistance increased greatly as the Commission controlled the performance of the poverty relief system.

The fact that ace costume designer, Alexandra Byrne won an Oscar for her authentic portrayal of clothes and accessories worn by the various actors in Elizabeth: The Golden Age is ample proof of the authenticity [...]

One of the achievements of todays history is the book " The West in the World" by Dennis Sherman and Joyce Salisbury. The beginning of the essay concerning the history and the centuries of the [...]

The later part of the eighteenth century saw the ushering in of the Industrial Revolution which commenced in England and rapidly spread throughout Western Europe and North America.

Following war and peace theory, the relations between the individual and the government were based on the necessity to protect the state from enemies and use citizens as the military power to struggle against the [...]

The state of things in Germany was terrible, the country had to pay immense reparations to the Entente which was the winner of the war.

The processes of production in the textile industry were many and disorganized. The processes of production in the textile industry were many and disorganized.

That system was in operation in all but four poor law unions but relief, under the 1838 act, could be given only to inmates of workhouses.

The Industrial Revolution positively influenced the development of the business field and brought a lot of innovation to the technological area.

They did not pay attention to the needs of native population and assumed that the interest of natives had to coincide with the interests of the English.

This discussion analyzes the influence of Volkish thought in the shaping of Nazi policies beginning with a historical definition of the term 'Volk' and the reasons for its integration into German society of the 1800's.

The main factor in the promotion of right-wing radical parties is foreign cultural migration and the creation of closed communities of immigrants that are not amenable to cultural and social adaptation in host societies.

In the case of Zwingli, who had the power of the city council of Zurich and other cities in Switzerland, the discontent of the Catholic church took the form of military actions between the two [...]

The article '"Truth", Perception, and Politics: The British Construction of an Image of Tibet by Alex McKay focuses on the presence of the British Empire on Tibet and the perception of the latter.

This is a period named from the first monarch of England whose name was synonymous with her reign. It is associated with work ethic, religion and institutional faith, and family values.

The main threat caused by the involvement of France in wars was the quick spreading of liberalism to various countries across the continent.

Italy's ruler, Napoleon, attempted to merge the Italian states into one via treaties, to bring unity and a sense of belonging to the people. As a matter of fact, the political fascist regime contributed to [...]

2 The scenario is an indication of how seriously people took the issue of eugenics in the 20th century. The paper will focus on the policies as they were practiced in the Scandinavian countries in [...]

Word Count: 542 "The Story of Grandmother" differs greatly from that of the ones written by Perrault and the Brothers Grimm."The Story of Grandmother" does not seem to be something that would be read to [...]

The British Empire was the largest in the entire world and its power and influence were universally felt. The desire to gain more power and become the most powerful nation in the world led to [...]

The French war of 1870 was mainly fought in order to unite the various groups in Germany, something that would be a great threat to the national interests of France.

Being on the peak of its success, the government in Great Britain did all possible not to allow the class conflicts, one of the most important actions on the way to political reformation in a [...]

Besides, the title of the article does not directly capture the interest of the reader since it approaches the focus of the reader from a broad perspective; The Economic Terror of the French Revolution.

The article "Gifts of Mars: Warfare and Europe's early rise to riches" by Nico Voigtlander and Hans-Joachim Voth illustrate how the political situation in Europe had shaped the economic development of the continent in the [...]

The yearning for democracy was a testament to the progressiveness of a society. It has been argued that the rise of absolutism was a fundamental shift in the power structures of the continent.

Textiles, for example, badges, uniforms, flags, costumes, and banners are also housed in the museum. Other types of materials housed in the museum are works on paper, such as announcements, posters, broadsides, and maps.

Before the end of the Second World War in 1945, the migration of Algerians to France was exclusively for male workers.

Aftalion argues that the chemical industry was born in the middle of the 18th century out of the demands created by other industries.

The themes of the songs before the French Revolution of 1848 and shortly before and during the time of the Paris Commune in 1871 were mostly political and revolutionary.

The Second Industrial Revolution was a rapid development period in the industrial segment in the last decades of the 19th century.

One can argue that Mike Davis, writing in the present time decided to use the imagery from the Holocaust and the Nazi's internment camps to help his readers understand the real horror caused by the [...]

This was unacceptable in the eyes of the factory owners resulting in the implementation of the practice of children being sent into the mechanisms of machines while they were still operating since they were supposedly [...]

However, the article also presents the darker side of the federal government's involvement in the mortgage industry, citing the discriminatory practices that existed between the 1940s and 1960s.

While focusing on the experience of Muslims in Germany, it is almost impossible to ignore the experience of Jews as the important religious and cultural group in this country.

The industrialization was inevitable in Britain because: Britain has already been one of the leading countries in the world. In the following paper, the background and significance of the industrialization will be discussed.

The Dutch Revolt was an uprising that pitted the Protestant northern areas of the Netherlands against the Roman Catholic southern areas of this region in the 16th century.

Though the role of monarchy in the society is often underrated, monarchy, in fact, defines a range of features of the society in question, including its economic and financial status; it defines the national identity [...]

The British Empire was the strongest empire between the 16th and the 20th centuries. The British Empire was the biggest empire at its peak, between the end of the 16th century and the 18th century.

This is arguably the reason as to why it is referred to as the age of pluralism. Developments that gave birth to modern day civilization kicked off in some parts of the universe as the [...]

The culture that was created as a result of the fusion of several ethnicities and their philosophies and as a response to the aggression of the French, the Briton identity is truly miraculous.

The Western society adapted to the formation of alliance systems immediately after the fall of the mass societies with the aim of preventing emergence of wars and disagreement among different states in the western world.

Subsequently, rebellion and a spirit of revolution began to ferment among the commoners, the nobility and the clergy as well as the wider French society.

In global country comparisons, Austria has been able to maintain a leading position in achieving one of the highest standards of living in the world because it is estimated that the country posts a per [...]

The period from the beginning of the 15th century until the end of the 17th century was marked as the Age of Discovery.

Among the most hidden events that involved western Europeans in foreign lands is the Happy Valley set, a clique of hedonist Anglo-Irish and British aristocrats who lived in the central highlands of the East African [...]

Despite the fact that in the XX century, it was quite hard for a woman to take the leadership position and have an influence on the state affairs, Margaret Thatcher managed to fight the gender [...]

Rome and Greece made essential assistance to the civilization of the western world which evolved over the centuries. Although the classical culture of Greece was fundamental in the creation of western civilization, it made no [...]

The bourgeois class contributed significantly to the enlargement of the gap in the social class and gave room for the rising prominence of intellectuality in the public sphere.

The analogous historical development of Islam and the Western societies and the similarities and differences of the societies that emerge from them.

The period of the reign of Louis XV is characterised by the significant public, judges, and parlements' opposition to the monarch's government and to the proposed policies and laws.

The articles are "The Exhibition The Crystal Palace" and "The First Half of the Nineteenth Century: Progress of The Nation and Race".

Further development of business and commerce led to the emergence of London's coffee houses in 1650s. As a result of such explorations, London become the center of business and commercial activities.

France used nationalism to unite the state against its enemies, and this showed the morality of nationalism. The paper first describes the nature and history of nationalism.

The major similarity between collective invention and heroic individual invention is that both provided important source of innovations during the early stages of industrialization.

There is a great value in the Nazi movies as during this era Hitler and his supporters needed to manipulate others applying to the propaganda via mass media and choosing the movies Hitler was sure [...]

At the beginning of the Modest Proposal, Swifts satirizes on the problem of the poor and over-population in Ireland and pledges for the English people to pay attention to it.

After the war, the nations faced humongous economic slump, the pecuniary implications of the war took toll on the European Nations.

Britain and France led reconstruction after the War had been over as they were seriously weakened by the consequences of the war.