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Oil, Diplomacy And Intervention: A Study Of United States Petroleum Interests In Mexico, 1917-20, Dennis J. O'Brien
Oil, Diplomacy And Intervention: A Study Of United States Petroleum Interests In Mexico, 1917-20, Dennis J. O'Brien
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Diplomatic relations between the United States and Mexico have been without major incident in recent years. Twenty-five years ago, however, the seizure of oil properties belonging to United States interests in Mexico climaxed a bitter twenty year struggle between the powerful foreign petroleum interests and Mexico. The first phase of that struggle began with the Constitution of 1917 and resulted in strained relations between the two nations. The part that vested interests played in this controversy is little known and provides interesting insight into the use of public opinion to sway United States foreign policy.
A History Of The Boyd Opera House In Omaha, Nebraska (1881-1889), Lucille Barbe
A History Of The Boyd Opera House In Omaha, Nebraska (1881-1889), Lucille Barbe
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The cultural development of any community is an important part of a larger social history which has been predetermined by the political and economic progree of that community. One phase of cultural development in Omaha was recorded in the theatrical history of the city. Omaha, a frontier city of the period which followed the Civil War, had a strong interest in the drama as well as the music of the theater arts. By 1880 Omaha inhabitants had the entertainment dollars to spend freely in the pursuit of some of the refinements of a growing Western culture.
Jan Christian Smuts At The Paris Peace Conference, 1919, Naomi Howerton Coryell
Jan Christian Smuts At The Paris Peace Conference, 1919, Naomi Howerton Coryell
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Jan Christian Smuts of South Africa was one of the most remarkable and interesting personalities of the past century. Although he came from a small, and in some ways, backward country, his influence spread throughout much of the world. In his lifetime of eighty years, 1870-1950, he had several careers. Although his profession was the law, he was also, at various times, a soldier, a statesman, a diplomat, a scientist, and a philosopher. He served as a general officer in three wars and helped to found two world peace organizations: the League of Nations and the United Nations. Many aspects …
The Consolidation Of The Union Pacific And Kansas Pacific Railroads In 1880, Gene R. Pugh
The Consolidation Of The Union Pacific And Kansas Pacific Railroads In 1880, Gene R. Pugh
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The purpose of this study was to trace the steps which led to the consolidation of the Union Pacific and Kansas Pacific Railroads in 1880. This merger was a natural one, uniting two Pacific roads created by the Union Pacific Enabling Act of 1862, but the methods used in bringing it about were not "natural." In order to understand how this was accomplished some consideration had to be given to the business ethics of that period and the circumstances which motivated Jay Gould, the prime mover behind the consolidation.