Academic papers on U.S. History (20th Century)

The Mexican Revolution
(6 pp) Mexican people were fighting for an individual determination of their lives within their own country. They were bucking not only the historic Spanish tradition of the patron, but the dominance of the Church, and America's need to ...
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Middle East: Modern Era (1940-1990)
(8 pp). Questions posed by instructor for the Middle East historical period from 1940-1990 shall be answered as addressed. Texts for this information include THEMIDDLE EAST: A HISTORY, Vol. II, McGraw/Hill, N.Y., 1997 (5th ed.) and...
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Patterns and Development of Power in the 20th Century World
This 12 page report discusses the concept of international power can and the ways in which it is developed and manifested in the context of economic or military superiority. How that power is then applied has meaning for people, politics, and...
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The Cold War and Cristina Garcia's "Dreaming in Cuban"
A 5 page paper which examines how the ideological Cold War between Fidel Castro's Cuba and the United States affected the novel's characters. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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SlaughterHouse Five in History - "and so it goes."
( 7 pp.) This discussion will place Kurt Vonnegut's 1968 novel SlaughterHouse Five in a historical context. We will look both at the book, and the reactions that it stirred in the public at the time, and its position in the literary...
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"Babylon Revisited" F. Scott Fitzgerad (1940)
( 7 pp) It is not unusual for an author to use parts of their own life as subject matter, but in "Babylon Revisited," we see more than an average amount of Fitzgerald in the major character Charlie. This discussion will look at the...
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Barry M. Goldwater
( 9 pp.) What makes a conservative? Parents? Upbringing? Past experiences, Or the ability to put all of those things together, be aware of history, and come to some personal conclusions? In the case of Arizona Senator and basic...
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The Changes of a Pilgrim
( 7 pp) Bibliography lists 5 sources. This discussion will center on the psychological changes that are represented by the Kurt Vonnegut character, Billy Pilgrim in the 1968 novel, SlaughterHouse Five. The parts of the character and the...
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June 6 1944: 'D-Day'
(6 pp) It has been suggested that 'D-Day ' June 6, 1944, was the defining moment for American soldiers in World War II, yet was one of the costliest of the War. The invasion, planned to push open a 'third front' against Germany (the...
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Boston + Brahmin = White Anglo Saxon Protestant
(5 pp) The term "Boston Brahmin" is associated with -- among other things -- the American premiere of Brahms' Second Symphony. It was performed by the Boston Symphony Orchestra at the historic Orpheum Theatre built in 1852, on Hamilton...
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The Deception of Hitler
(5 pp) It has been said that the best way to learn of history, is not from the facts in a book but rather from the stories or memories of someone who was in the experience, in this case it makes it even more intriguing because. "the...
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Jacob Riis/Social Reform & Photography
A 10 page research paper that investigates tenement life in New York City slums at the end of the nineteenth century, focusing on the photography of Jacob Riis, which exposed the deplorable conditions of that time. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Major Twentieth Century Changes
(5 pp) Three events, which I feel influenced the change of the twentieth century were World War II, detonation of the A-bomb; and the growth of the internet. These events will be examined in relationship to their political, sociological and...
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Historic Timeline for the Events from 1861--1913
Historic Timeline for the Events from 1861--1913 (5 pp) Bibliography lists two sources.
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US Air and Land Transportation Timeline
US Air and Land Transportation Timeline (5 pp) Bibliography lists 4 sources plus 1 visual (steam-powered automobile).
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