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5. The Democracies Between The Wars (1919-1939), Robert L. Bloom, Basil L. Crapster, Harold L. Dunkelberger, Charles H. Glatfelter, Richard T. Mara, Norman E. Richardson, W. Richard Schubart Gettysburg College

5. The Democracies Between The Wars (1919-1939), Robert L. Bloom, Basil L. Crapster, Harold L. Dunkelberger, Charles H. Glatfelter, Richard T. Mara, Norman E. Richardson, W. Richard Schubart

Section XVIII: The Western World in the Twentieth Century: The Historical Setting

At first glance, the events of World War I seemed to be a triumphant vindication of the spirit of 1848. It was the leading democratic great powers - Britain, France, and the United States - who had emerged the victors. In the political reconstruction of Europe, republics had replaces many monarchies. West of Russia, new and apparently democratic constitutions were established in Germany, Poland, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Czechoslovakia, Austria, Hungary, and Yugoslavia. Yet the sad truth was that by the outbreak of World War II in 1939 the majority of the once democratic states of central and eastern Europe …

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Stalin’S Collectivization: From An Idealistic View To A Defensive Stance, 1928-1934, Kristopher Schendel Western Oregon University

Stalin’S Collectivization: From An Idealistic View To A Defensive Stance, 1928-1934, Kristopher Schendel

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Women And Work: African American Women In Depression Era America, Sarah Ward The Graduate Center, City University of New York

Women And Work: African American Women In Depression Era America, Sarah Ward

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This project explores whether African American women met similar public sentiments as Caucasian women during the Depression Era and how gender dynamics changed within African American households in urban America as well as the effect of the crisis on a populace that was not new to the work force. Historical statistical analysis and emphasis on labor policy are used to garner information. The Great Depression sparked an abrupt shift in not only the American economy but also American ideology regarding male and female gender dynamics. Despite discouragement from entering the workforce due to dominant masculinity, employment rates rose amongst Caucasian …

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The Unwanted Immigrant, Frank A. Bozich III James Madison University

The Unwanted Immigrant, Frank A. Bozich Iii

Senior Honors Projects, 2010-2019

The social and religious differences between Chinese migrants and Americans of European descent played a large role in the exploitation of the Chinese. Ultimately, nativism became ingrained in Californian society as Irish Americans began to view Chinese as a threat to their economic success and violence toward Chinese became more common due to the Californian government’s support of anti-Chinese and nativist legislation.

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The Evolution Of The “We Can Do It” Poster And American Feminist Movements, Reina Aguierre San Jose State University

The Evolution Of The “We Can Do It” Poster And American Feminist Movements, Reina Aguierre

McNair Research Journal SJSU

World War II created mass destruction and economic distress but was also responsible for creating new opportunities for women. The war had torn families apart and had altered family dynamics. The high demands of the wartime economy called for a reevaluation of American women’s roles in society. In 1942, Pittsburgh artist J. Howard Miller was hired by the Westinghouse Company’s War Production Coordinating Committee to create a range of propaganda posters to encourage women to join the war effort.1 The most iconic was christened “Rosie the Riveter” and further popularized by Norman Rockwell. These images exemplified how the government …

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Irish And German Immigrants Of The Nineteenth Century: Hardships, Improvements, And Success, Amanda A. Tagore Honors College, Pace University

Irish And German Immigrants Of The Nineteenth Century: Hardships, Improvements, And Success, Amanda A. Tagore

Honors College Theses

This paper examines the economic and social reasons that are attributed to the high emigration rate in Ireland and in Germany during the nineteenth century, and how the lives of these groups turned out in the United States. As a result of economic deterioration and social inequality, pessimism became prevalent in Ireland from the 1840s onward and in Germany from the 1830s onward. Because the United States was perceived as an optimistic avenue for advancement, thousands of Irish and Germans emigrated their homelands and fled to America in search of a better life. During the first few decades upon their …

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African Colonial States, Heather J. Sharkey University of Pennsylvania

African Colonial States, Heather J. Sharkey

Departmental Papers (NELC)

This chapter sketches a history of European colonial states in Africa, north and south of the Sahara, during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. It explains when and why colonial states emerged, what they did, how they worked, and who shaped them. Noting discrepancies between the theory and practice of colonial administration, the chapter shows that colonial administration was far more diffuse and less closely coordinated than official discourses of governance suggested. The performance of colonialism involved a wide range of actors: not only European military and civilian elites and African chiefs, but also African translators and tax collectors, as well …

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Constructing The Panama Canal: A Brief History, Ian E. Phillips Cleveland State University

Constructing The Panama Canal: A Brief History, Ian E. Phillips

The Downtown Review

Seeking to commemorate the construction of the Panama Canal, an engineering marvel widely considered a contender for the eighth wonder of the world, this article attempts to retell the story of the Canal's construction by synthesizing a narrative centered on the Canal under French and American leadership, worker segregation, and labor conditions at the Isthmus.

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Think Of The Children: Child Labor Through The Progressive Era In Early Twentieth-Century America, Thomas Clark University of Washington Tacoma

Think Of The Children: Child Labor Through The Progressive Era In Early Twentieth-Century America, Thomas Clark

History Undergraduate Theses

Child labor in America was a pivotal component of the Progressive reform movement throughout the first half of the twentieth century. Beginning my research, I looked into the role of child labor in the creation of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938. The FLSA was the first federal law to abolish child labor successfully. Throughout my research, I noticed a trend of law passage and Supreme Court denial.

The most referenced events involving child labor as an evil to society came in the early part of the twentieth-century. The two most famous events were Mary “Mother Jones” Harris and …

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The Ideal Woman: The Changing Female Labor Force And The Image Of Femininity In American Society In The 1940s And 1950s, Carlie Seigal Union College - Schenectady, NY

The Ideal Woman: The Changing Female Labor Force And The Image Of Femininity In American Society In The 1940s And 1950s, Carlie Seigal

Honors Theses

In 1943 the image of Rosie the Riveter personified what the ideal American woman was supposed to be. Rosie supported the war effort and did her patriotic duty for her country, earned a high wage, enjoyed her newfound independence, and showed America that she could do a man’s job, and do it well. However, Rosie and the many American women that she represented never dreamt that when the American servicemen came home two short years later, they would be forced out of their jobs and back into their homes to devote themselves to household chores and their families. In 1957 …

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Critique! Critique! Critique! Black Labor In The Early American Book Trade, John J. Garcia 2023 American Antiquarian Society

Critique! Critique! Critique! Black Labor In The Early American Book Trade, John J. Garcia

Criticism

This article pursues two lines of inquiry: first, recovering the presence of Black labor in the history of the book in colonial North America, the British Caribbean, and the early United States, with a second and complementary discussion of why critique must be foregrounded in the field formation of critical bibliography. Free and enslaved Black men and women helped make early American books possible. Their presences are to be found at the edges and vicinities of print cultural production, in roles such as papermaking, wagon driving, and forms of domestic labor that extended to the libraries and reading practices of …

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Liquid Border, YINGFAN JIA 2023 Rhode Island School of Design

Liquid Border, Yingfan Jia

Masters Theses

A River is a mighty and constantly-evolving force, leaving behind an intricately designed and constantly changing system. Not just a river, the Rio Grande stretches all the way from Colorado before intersecting with the US-Mexico Border in southern Texas - a point where the powerful forces of nature now merge with a clearly-defined political boundary. The outcome of this is a unique ecological niche, which may often go unnoticed despite its distinctiveness.

Texas is famous for its farms and ranches, and the Rio Grande Valley of South Texas was once an agricultural hub. However, urbanization and the depletion of water …

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2023-05-22 Message From The President, Morehead State University. Office of the President. 2023 Morehead State University

2023-05-22 Message From The President, Morehead State University. Office Of The President.

Staff Congress Records

A message sent on May 22, 2023 from the President of Morehead State University to the campus community regarding administrative position changes for the fall semester.

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The Working Class Birth Of Birth Control, Jake Whitney 2023 University of Nebraska, Kearney

The Working Class Birth Of Birth Control, Jake Whitney

Graduate Review

The most popular image of the historic fight for birth control is connected to the Women's Liberation movement of the 1960s and 70s. Prior to that, the struggle is tied to Women’s suffrage. Regardless of the starting point, the common understanding of the fight for birth control is one along gendered lines. Historians like Linda Gordon in the book Women’s Body, Women’s Right: A Social History of Birth Control in America keep with this line of thought. Although most historians currently view the struggle for birth control through a gendered lens, the organized discourse of birth control began as a …

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‘Death Of A Union Man’: Reconstructing Conflict At Windsor Chrysler During The Long Seventies, Heat Harvie 2023 University of Windsor

‘Death Of A Union Man’: Reconstructing Conflict At Windsor Chrysler During The Long Seventies, Heat Harvie

Major Papers

The shooting of UAW Local 444 President Charles “Charlie” Brooks in January 1977 by former Chrysler worker Clarence Talbot, allegedly over a grievance, brought the city of Windsor, Ontario to a standstill. Recently fired from his position as a relief worker at the Chrysler plant, Talbot was in a very vulnerable position where his ability to survive hinged on a successful grievance. Brooks was a beloved labour leader noted for his radical and colourful ways who had a long history of working hard for union and community members through his advocacy. The Ontario Supreme Court ultimately declared Talbot not criminally …

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2023-05-15 Message From The President, Morehead State University. Office of the President. 2023 Morehead State University

2023-05-15 Message From The President, Morehead State University. Office Of The President.

Staff Congress Records

A message sent on May 15, 2023 from the President of Morehead State University to the campus community regarding upcoming dates for the summer sessions and fall semester, special recognitions and Western Illinois University joining the Ohio Valley Conference.

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I Come Creeping: Remembering The Battle Of Blair Mountain In Graphic Narrative, Ellie James 2023 Liberty University

I Come Creeping: Remembering The Battle Of Blair Mountain In Graphic Narrative, Ellie James

Senior Honors Theses

Between August 24 and September 4 of 1921, approximately 10,000 West Virginia coal miners marched to Blair Mountain in Logan County in a militant stand for their right to unionize. Despite its status as the largest labor uprising in United States history, few know or understand the impact of the Battle of Blair Mountain today, even within the borders of West Virginia. This creative project aims to contribute to ongoing efforts to memorialize this period of the West Virginia Mine Wars through the creation of a 10-page comic, titled I Come Creeping, which depicts and is informed by the …

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2023-05-00 Newsletter, Morehead State University. Staff Congress. 2023 Morehead State University

2023-05-00 Newsletter, Morehead State University. Staff Congress.

Staff Congress Records

Staff Congress newsletter from May of 2023.

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U.S History: The Constant Reliance On Immigrant Labor From Asian Immigrants In The 19th And Early 20th Century To Mexican Immigrants In The Bracero Program, Moises Gonzalez 2023 California State University, San Bernardino

U.S History: The Constant Reliance On Immigrant Labor From Asian Immigrants In The 19th And Early 20th Century To Mexican Immigrants In The Bracero Program, Moises Gonzalez

Electronic Theses, Projects, and Dissertations

During the late 19th and early 20th century, as the United States implemented stricter immigration laws, there was a gradual shift from Asian migrant labor to Mexican migrant Labor. The Bracero Program, which was established in 1942 at the request of U.S agribusinesses, best exemplified this development in the U.S. Throughout the duration of this guest work program, it demonstrated the discriminatory and exploitative nature of U.S agribusinesses. Yet, few studies have emphasized the thoughts of former braceros. Therefore, this proposed thesis will shed light on a more positive outlook of the Bracero Program where former braceros would persevere through …

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2023-04-17 Message From The President, Morehead State University. Office of the President. 2023 Morehead State University

2023-04-17 Message From The President, Morehead State University. Office Of The President.

Staff Congress Records

A message sent on April 17, 2023 from the President of Morehead State University to the campus community regarding upcoming events, registration and student billing.

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2023-05-08 Message From The President, Morehead State University. Office of the President. 2023 Morehead State University

2023-05-08 Message From The President, Morehead State University. Office Of The President.

Staff Congress Records

A message sent on May 8, 2023 from the President of Morehead State University to the campus community regarding upcoming dates, special recognitions and summer camps.

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2023-04-04 Minutes, Morehead State University. Staff Congress. 2023 Morehead State University

2023-04-04 Minutes, Morehead State University. Staff Congress.

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Staff Congress meeting minutes from April 4, 2023.

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2023-04-00 Newsletter, Morehead State University. Staff Congress. 2023 Morehead State University

2023-04-00 Newsletter, Morehead State University. Staff Congress.

Staff Congress Records

Staff Congress newsletter from April of 2023.

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2023-03-24 Message From The President, Morehead State University. Office of the President. 2023 Morehead State University

2023-03-24 Message From The President, Morehead State University. Office Of The President.

Staff Congress Records

A message sent on March 24, 2023 from the President of Morehead State University to the campus community regarding temporary appointments of administrative positions at the University in the upcoming fall semester.

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Beginnings Of The Nuevo South: Mexican Migration In 1970s And 1980s Mississippi, Isabel Loya 2023 The University of Southern Mississippi

Beginnings Of The Nuevo South: Mexican Migration In 1970s And 1980s Mississippi, Isabel Loya

Master's Theses

Mexicans and Mexican Americans have been present in Mississippi since the early twentieth century with a large increase in the 1970s. The majority of the scholarship surrounding Mexican migration focuses on the 1990s leaving a historiographical gap concerning this earlier period of significant population growth. This thesis argues that Mexican migrants during the 1970s and 1980s were uniquely affected by Mississippi’s racial climate due to their ambiguous status in a Black and white society, where they fit in neither category. The examination of tactics by businesses, like B.C. Rogers Poultry plant, show the impact recruitment had on migrants’ living conditions …

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2023-03-07 Minutes, Morehead State University. Staff Congress 2023 Morehead State University

2023-03-07 Minutes, Morehead State University. Staff Congress

Staff Congress Records

Staff Congress meeting minutes from March 7, 2023.

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Quote Transcript, We Exist Series 5: Stories Of Education And Employment In Maine, University of Southern Maine Digital Projects 2023 University of Southern Maine

Quote Transcript, We Exist Series 5: Stories Of Education And Employment In Maine, University Of Southern Maine Digital Projects

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Accompanying materials for We Exist Series 5: Stories of Education and Employment in Maine.

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2023-03-00 Newsletter, Morehead State University. Staff Congress. 2023 Morehead State University

2023-03-00 Newsletter, Morehead State University. Staff Congress.

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Staff Congress newsletter from March of 2023.

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2023-02-28 Message From The President, Morehead State University. Office of the President. 2023 Morehead State University

2023-02-28 Message From The President, Morehead State University. Office Of The President.

Staff Congress Records

A message sent on February 28, 2023 from the President of Morehead State University to the campus community regarding upcoming dates, congratulatory remarks to individual faculty and staff, Board of Regents report and employee compensation plan.

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2023-02-07 Minutes, Morehead State University. Staff Congress. 2023 Morehead State University

2023-02-07 Minutes, Morehead State University. Staff Congress.

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Staff Congress meeting minutes from February 7, 2023.

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