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Determinants of Ethnic Retention As See Through Walloon Immigrants to Wisconsin
(2019-05-02)This dissertation examines the unusually enduring retention of ethnic culture of the Walloon Belgian immigrants who settled in northeastern Wisconsin between 1853 and 1857, as well as the combination of circumstances which ... -
The Dominican Crisis Of 1962-1965, Communist Aggression Or U.S. Intervention
(History, 2012-07-25)In this paper I deconstructed the U.S. Invasion of the Dominican Republic in 1965. I also look at the events leading up to the military intervention, such as assassination of Trujillo, the Bosch presidency, and the turbulent ... -
"Doubly Foreign:" British Consuls And Slavery In The Antebellum South, 1830 - 1860
(History, 2010-11-01)Upon ending their slavery in the British West Indies in 1833, Great Britain became known as the "Great Emancipator." Britain immediately began an official foreign policy campaign to end the slave trade and slavery wherever ... -
Dracula: From Historical Voievod To Fictional Vampire Prince
(History, 2008-08-08)Vlad Dracula was a fifteenth century historical prince in Wallachia, a part of modern day Romania. Prince Dracula was an ardent defender of Christendom, and staunch opponent of the expanding Ottoman Empire. However, ... -
Early Belgian Colonial Efforts: The Long And Fateful Shadow Of Leopold I
(History, 2007-08-23)The continuing debate over the causes, effects and future implications of European colonialism and imperialism is perhaps best viewed through a transatlantic lens. The various phases of imperialism from 1415 through 1914 ... -
El Camino Real, From Old Trails to Modern Highways 1890-1945
(2021-01-08)An examination of El Camino Real's development and importance in twentieth century Texas. -
El Castigo and El Perdón: TRACING MORALITY IN IMMIGRATION LAW AND HISTORY
(2019-05-09)There is a misconception that once an undocumented immigrant marries a US citizen his or her legal status is automatic – simple and quick. The reality is different. In the current immigration system, an undocumented migrant ... -
"The End Followed In No Long Time": Byzantine Diplomacy And The Decline In Relations With The West from 962 to 1204
(History, 2009-09-16)From the time Otto the Great was proclaimed Western Emperor in 962 to the conquest of Constantinople by the Fourth Crusade in 1204, numerous ambassadors traveled east on errands from their principals. The diplomacy they ... -
English Opinions On The French Revolution
(History, 2009-09-16)Just as the French Revolution changed the French political landscape, it also affected other European countries such as England. Both pro-revolutionaries and anti-revolutionaries argued in the public forums the merits of ... -
“EVERY GOOD MAN IS A QUAKER, AND THAT NONE BUT GOOD MEN ARE QUAKERS”: TRANSATLANTIC QUAKER HUMANITARIANS, DISABILITY, AND MARKETING ENLIGHTENED REFORM, 1730-1834
(2016-02-24)This dissertation explores how Quaker humanitarians in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries actively absorbed and employed emerging Enlightenment discourses about “disability” and human dependency as a means to build ... -
Fear Of "unnatural Acts": Law And Sexuality In London, 1500-1800
(History, 2014-07-14)Eighteenth-century London experienced a prosecution wave attempting to eradicate sodomy from the city. Discovered and exposed to the public by journalists, the "public outing" of molly houses and their patrons made them ... -
Fiends Who Bear The Shapes Of Men: Case Studies On White Male And Black Female Relationships In The South
(History, 2007-08-23)Slave women resisted being sexually dominated by white men, by refusing to accept that their lives were beyond their control. By examining cases of slave women who resisted white sexually assertive men, I will display how ... -
FISH WORTH FIGHTING FOR: THE STRUGGLE FOR CONTROL OF THE NEWFOUNDLAND FISHERIES (1500-1800)
(2021-05-13)The Atlantic cod that swam in the Grand Banks and along the coasts of Newfoundland played a significant role in the British Empire. The Newfoundland fisheries that developed following European exploration of the region in ... -
FOOT-BALL! TURNING COLOMBIAN BOYS INTO PATRIOTIC MEN: HOW SPORT AND EDUCATION DEVELOPED WITH EARLY TWENTIETH-CENTURY COLOMBIAN NATIONALISM
(2021-08-10)In 1948 a collection of ten football (soccer) teams from across Colombia joined together to form the División Mayor (Major League) the culmination of a thirty-year-long process to form a national league. Colombian sports ... -
From Reynolds To Lawrence To Brown v. Buhman: Antipolygamy Statutes Sliding On The Slippery Slope Of Same-sex Marriage
In 2003 in Lawrence v. Texas (striking Texas' sodomy law), Justice Scalia predicted in his dissent the end of all morals legislation. If Justice Scalia is correct most, if not all, morals-based legislation may fall. For ... -
The General Cinema Northpark I & II: A Case Study Of A Third Generation Movie Theater
The purpose of this thesis is to present a typology of movie exhibition eras and then explore one of those eras in greater detail by studying a specific market and theater within that market. This methodology allows for ... -
Giovanni Battista Ramusio And The History Of Discoveries: An Analysis Of Ramusio's Commentary, Cartography, and Imagery in Delle Navigationi et Viaggi
(History, 2007-09-17)Giovanni Battista Ramusio was a sixteenth-century Venetian scholar who was very interested in the studies of geography and cartography. Ramusio's keen interest was in the findings of travelers and explorers to all parts ... -
"God Help Us, We Are The Press!": Public Perception Of The Branch Davidian Conflict
(History, 2013-07-22)Public perception of the 1993 Branch Davidian conflict, particularly as it developed well after the event, helped to alter government policy toward New Religious Movements. Prior to the investigations following the conflict, ... -
The Great War On Film: Examining The Cinematic Variations Of Three Films On The 1916 Battle Of The Somme
(History, 2014-07-14)Propaganda has been an integral part of human history, and while the documentation of conflict through film began in the middle of the nineteenth century, it was not until the First World War that the production and ... -
The Heir And The Spare: Education And Preparation Among England's "Sudden Monarchs"
(History, 2013-07-22)The English royal family is experiencing a recent surge of popularity. Though they no longer personally govern England, their role is still crucial within the country. The current heir to the throne, Prince Charles, is ...