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Balkan War
Essay Grade: 88%   (2,087 words, approx. 7 pages)
Discusses the history of the Balkan War. Examines the conflict between ethnic groups of Serb, Bosnian and Croat forces in Yugoslavia, reaching its climax in the summer of 1991. Reveals how the conflict led to genocide.
Banality of Evil and Adolf Eichmann
Essay Grade: 92%   (0 words, approx. 0 pages)
Hannah Arendt's account of the trial of Nazi leader Adolf Eichmann, "Eichmann in Jerusalem," shows Eichmann not to be an evil mastermind but as a mediocre, banal man unable to articulate why he participated in the "final solution" of killing Jews.
Bastille Day
Essay Grade: 88%   (260 words, approx. 1 pages)
This essay is about the begining of Bastille Day.
Battle of a Continent: the Plains of Abraham
Essay Grade: 88%   (1,808 words, approx. 6 pages)
Details how various factors contributed to the habitant's demise during the years preluding to the most decisive battle of North America in 1759. It also outlines how the habitant were never really in control of their destiny and how it was the ultimate catalyst to the outcome of the Seven Year's War.
Battle of Crécy
Essay Grade: 81%   (341 words, approx. 1 pages)
Describes the importance of the Battle of Crecy. Explains how it led to the development of many new types of warfare and also led to many changes in medieval society.
Becoming a Knight
Essay Grade: 88%   (289 words, approx. 1 pages)
This essay is about the noble boys and knights of the middle ages. It also contains information regarding how they became knights.
Becoming a Modern State - Middle Ages and Centralization
Essay Grade: 96%   (979 words, approx. 3 pages)
Describes how England, France, and Germany became more centralized during the Middle Ages due to brilliant leaders.
Benito Mussolini
Essay Grade: 91%   (1,048 words, approx. 4 pages)
A biography on Benito Mussolini and how he helped Hitler during World War II.
Benito Mussolini: Il Duce
Essay Grade: 78%   (2,397 words, approx. 8 pages)
Mussolini rose to power when Italy was in need of a strong leader, though his tight control over Italy ended shortly after Italy's disastrous entry into World War II. Historians today still ponder the complex life of a man who emerged from the ruins of post-war Italy to become the uncontested leader of the world's first fascist nation, Italy, then only to fail where he thought himself best, war.
Benito Mussolini: Italy's Curse
Essay Grade: 96%   (1,494 words, approx. 5 pages)
A history of Benito Mussolini's dicatorship in Italy, including biographical information about the Fascist dicatator, how he rose in power along with Germany's Adolf Hitler, and how his extreme nationalistic policies caused great harm to Italy.
Bill of Rights & Declaration of Rights of Man and Citizen
Essay Grade: 88%   (1,569 words, approx. 5 pages)
Declarations of the Rights of Man and Citizen had many similar ideas and influences from the Bill of Rights and enlightenment philosophers. They both provided similar principles about taxation, protection against ex post facto, application of criminal law and each puts forward principles of innocent until proven guilty, freedom of speech, press and religion.
Biography of Henry VIII
Essay Grade: 92%   (684 words, approx. 2 pages)
Essay provides a biography of Henry VIII.
Bismarck's Affect on Unification
Essay Grade: 88%   (1,680 words, approx. 6 pages)
A discussion of how Bismack was able to control other factors of unification to enable German unification by 1871.
Bismarck's Speech on the Issue of the Poles and His Understanding of the German Nation
Essay Grade: 88%   (0 words, approx. 0 pages)
Bismarck's speech on the issue of the "Polish Problem" reflects his contradictory understanding of the German nation and its effects. More importantly, it reflects the means that Bismarck used to create a German nation and the nature of that nation once it was constructed. The following essay serves as a useful antecedent for discussion of the creation of Nazi Germany during the twentieth century.
Bismark as an Exponent of 'Real Politik'
Essay Grade: 83%   (1,138 words, approx. 4 pages)
Otto Von Bismarck's name has become synonymous in the ideals and principles of nationalism and to this day, he - and the unifiction of Germany are prime examples of the effectiveness of Real Politick.
Black Plague
Essay Grade: 75%   (451 words, approx. 2 pages)
The bubonic or pneumatic plague was awful sicknesses in which lymph nodes (in your armpits, groin, and neck) swelled up. These were called buboes, which is where the disease got its name. The people of the middle ages were helpless against the plague that was sweeping across Asia and Europe. The bubonic plague was transmitted by direct contact with an infected flea.
Blitzkrieg, from 1939 to 1942
Essay Grade: 92%   (482 words, approx. 2 pages)
A concise summary of the overall implementation of the German-warfare tactic in the Second World War- Blitzkrieg.

Bloody Sunday - January 30th 1972 - What happened and why?
Essay Grade: 95%   (2,859 words, approx. 10 pages)
Bloody Sunday - January 30th 1972 - What happened and why?
Bolshevik Consolidation of Power, 1917-1921
Essay Grade: 88%   (1,584 words, approx. 5 pages)
Reasons why Lenin and the Bolsheviks were successful in maintaining power in Russia following the October revolution of 1917.
Bolsheviks Control in Russia 1922-1924
Essay Grade: 93%   (2,216 words, approx. 7 pages)
Describes how the Bolsheviks gained control of Russia from 1922 to 1924
Book Review of "Survival in Auschwitz"
Essay Grade: 88%   (627 words, approx. 2 pages)
A review of the book, "Survival in Auschwitz" by Primo Levi.
Book Review of Courtship and Constraint: Rethinking the Making of Marriage in Tudor England
Essay Grade: 88%   (1,457 words, approx. 5 pages)
This is a book review of the book, "Courtship and Constraint".  This book was written by Diana O'Hara as her doctorial thesis.
Book Review of The Classic Slum
Essay Grade: 96%   (2,116 words, approx. 7 pages)
A review of Robert Roberts' book The Classic Slum: Salford Life in the First Quarter of the Century, first published in 1971. A firsthand description of the extreme poverty that gripped the Manchester, England area in which Roberts grew up, the book emphasized three main points that directly affected the local society: the elaborate and complex social stratification, pervasive poverty, and the impact of World War I. In fact, the book is the most credible account of the lifestyle in the Edwardian slums and the impact of World War I.
Britain's Role in WW II
Essay Grade: 92%   (1,133 words, approx. 4 pages)
Explores the history of Great Britain during World War II. Describes how the British home front was the front at which the British people were most involved.
British Democracy
Essay Grade: 88%   (696 words, approx. 2 pages)
Examines the evolution of British government from 1850 to 1928. Discusses what effect of the 1867 Reform Act had upon the electorate. Describes the growth of democracy in Great Britain.
British Foreign Affairs from 1515-1529
Essay Grade: 86%   (2,109 words, approx. 7 pages)
Examines British foreign affairs from 1515 and 1529. Compares the performances of Thomas Wolsey and Henry VIII. Debates who was the ultimate director of foreign policy.
British Health and Sanitation Reforms Influenced by Edwin Chadwick
Essay Grade: 92%   (624 words, approx. 2 pages)
Edwin Chadwick's reforms dramatically improved the health and sanitation problems that plagued working-class areas of 19th Century Industrial Era Britian.
British History: A Story of Struggles and Perseverance
Essay Grade: 83%   (1,191 words, approx. 4 pages)
The history of Britain is the story of ongoing religious, social, and political struggles and the measures and perseverance of the British people in overcoming those struggles. In doing so, the people in Britain have enriched their culture.
British Suffrage
Essay Grade: 86%   (558 words, approx. 2 pages)
Describes the struggle for Women's rights in early 20th Century Britain. Questions if women over 30 gained the vote in 1918 mainly because of women's contribution to the war effort.
British Welfare Reforms Between 1880-1914
Essay Grade: 88%   (1,199 words, approx. 4 pages)
Discusses British welfare system reforms between 1980-1914. Explores to what extent were British social welfare reforms of the period c.1880-1914 motivated primarily by humanitarian concerns.
Buddhism
Essay Grade: 92%   (485 words, approx. 2 pages)
Essay discusses the religion of Buddhism.
By 1920, How Fearful Would a European Jew Have Been about the Future?
Essay Grade: 83%   (1,483 words, approx. 5 pages)
Post World War I Germany was a very poor and angry country. In the 1920's, a group called the National Socialist Party ("the Nazi party") was formed in Germany. They had great hatred towards what they called "inferior races." These races included Slavs, Negroes, Homosexuals, Gypsies, Jehovah's witnesses and especially Jews. Their hatred towards Jews was particularly strong because they held all of them responsible for the acts caused by a few, and Jews in general were once again used as a scapegoat, but this time for Germany's defeat in the first World War. They believed that the Jews were not fighting for their country, even though 12 thousand Jews fought and died in the war. The Nazi's plan was to get rid of all these races and create a superior Aryan race.
Byzantine Empire
Essay Grade: 81%   (535 words, approx. 2 pages)
A paper on the Byzantine empire as if Muslims had taken control of Russia.
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