US History Essays and Research Papers

The tension that existed between the U.S. and Russia during the years after WWII was not only a time that both countries patiently tried to keep the world from another war, but was also a time of great rivalry in the exploration of space. As both counties diligently experimented with plans for creating a way…

Though most Americans are aware of the Great Depression of 1929, which may well be “the most serious problem facing our free enterprise economic system”, few know of the many Americans who lost their homes, life savings and jobs. This paper briefly states the causes of the depression and summarizes the vast problems Americans faced…

Each year there are about 250 people added to death row and 35 executed. From 1976 to 1995 there were a total of 314 people put to death in the US 179 of them were put to death using lethal injection, 123 were put to death using electrocution, 9 were put to death in a…

Many political philosophers and European doctrines helped shape the U.S. Constitution. Some of the philosophers being John Locke and Thomas Hobbes. Thomas Hobbes was one of the main political philosophers that helped shape our U.S. Constitution. Thomas wrote a book called the “leviathan”. Thomas created many political theories behind the modern political philosophy. The constitution…

Roosevelt first tried the law profession by enrolling in Columbia University. He did not enjoy it and soon left school. He published his first book in 1882 it was entitled The Naval War of 1812. He had begun work on it while still at Harvard. Then Teddy decided that he would try a career in…

The Grapes Of Wrath (Ap Us History Paper) The Grapes of Wrath The Grapes of Wrath is an eye-opening novel which deals with the struggle for survival of a migrant family of farmers in the western United States. The book opens with a narrative chapter describing Oklahoma, and the overall setting. It sets the mood…

U.S. History Spanish-Amerincan War U.S. History Spanish-Amerincan War With the assassination of President McKinley, Theodore Roosevelt, not quite 43, became the youngest President in the Nation’s history. He brought new excitement and power to the Presidency, as he vigorously led Congress and the American public toward progressive reforms and a strong foreign policy. He took…

The book gave historical accounts about the war that other books negated to included. The thesis that Schaffer tries to prove that the Great War was the start of the American welfare state and the beginning of “big” government. America in the Great War was structured in chronological order of the war, from Americas mobilization…

The Boston Massacre was an extremely important event in American History. Also, it a very controversial topic. To this day, no one can really give an accurate description of the events that transpired. The Boston Massacre was not a random event at all; many actions led up to the massacre. As a result of this…

Important presidential elections some of the most important presidential elections 1812 the election of 1812 consisted of a ber of votes significantly changed, thus causing some major upsets. Wilson won because congress voted him in, not because he was elected. If Roosevelt hadn’t formed his own party, Taft would have had a better chance of…