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Dividing Germany, Accepting An Invitation To Empire: The Life, Death, And Historical Significance Of George Kennan's "Program A", John Gleb

Claremont-UC Undergraduate Research Conference on the European Union

This paper will attempt to reinterpret the early Cold War moment in Euro-American relations that gave rise to and ultimately destroyed George Kennan’s plan to reunify and neutralize Germany—the so-called “Program A” of 1948–49. Kennan envisioned his Program as the first and decisive step towards creating a “free European community” capable of acting as a non-aligned “third force,” thus ending the Cold War on the Continent. But before it could be presented to the United States’ European allies, Britain and France, some of the plan’s principal features were leaked to the New York Times. These features, as described in …

Snags, Sawyers, And Shifting Opinion: The Usage And Response To Snag Boats And Improvement On The Arkansas River From 1800-1860, Michael Colton Adkisson

Student Theses and Dissertations

For farmers along the Arkansas River from 1800-1860, river commerce was an extension of Manifest Destiny. Tying into the larger commerce of the Mississippi was a goal that governed Arkansas planter perceptions of U.S. river improvement programs. Programs like Henry Miller Shreve’s snag boats sought to improve the navigability and safety of the western rivers. The result of this desire to construct a salubrious frontier would be the staunch support for U.S. snag boats and federal improvement during the onset of their usage on the Arkansas River, and an equally strong rebuttal when their ineffectual capabilities eventually became clear. The …

Helm Collection (Mss 616), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 616. Research used to compile the genealogicalwork Moses Helm [Nashville: Bob Law, 1995] by Robert Cornwell “Bob” Law and Clyde Smith. Included are photocopies of material from genealogical sources, photographs, clippings, narratives, and correspondence with descendants of Moses Helm (b. ca. 1710) and his wife Sarah Jameson (1711?-1812).

Change 1 To The History Of The College Of The Holy Cross Naval Rotc Unit, Brendan J. O'Donnell, O'Callahan Society, College Of The Holy Cross

75th Anniversary of NROTC at Holy Cross

This document lists revisions made to the 2016 version of the History of the College of the Holy Cross Naval ROTC Unit. It is intended as a supplement for those who received print copies.

The revised version is available at http://crossworks.holycross.edu/nrotc75/1/.

When Old Age Changed: Inventing The "Senior State," 1945-1975, Benjamin Hellwege

Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects

This dissertation asks why public assistance at the federal level in the United States has become significantly oriented towards the needs of older Americans since the New Deal era. It argues that in effect the United States has developed an old age welfare state – a “senior state,” in other words, which has sought primarily to protect the economic status of older Americans, and that the creation of this “senior state” represents the end-point of a long-term project by social reformers, organized labor, and old age advocacy organizations over the course of the second half of the 20th century to …

D.I.S.: Vol 49, No. 2, Calvin College

d.i.s. Magazine

04 — Editor’s Note
06 — Beter Nederlands: ‘s Nachts Rusten Meest de Dieren
10 — Martin Van Buren: a man for the people
15 — Adriaan Jacob Barnouw: A Dutch Cultural Ambassador to the United States
21 — News in Brief
23 — Upcoming Events

Identity Behind Glass: The Second Gore Place Greenhouse, Sean P. Romo

Graduate Masters Theses

This thesis examines the second greenhouse at Gore Place, a historic country estate in Waltham, Massachusetts. Gore Place was owned by and named for Christopher and Rebecca Gore, members of the 18th- and 19th-century political and economic elite in New England. The greenhouse was constructed in 1806, and excavation at the site took place in 2004, 2008, and 2012. The latter two projects were data recovery excavations, which exposed portions of the greenhouse’s foundations and interior, as well as several features in the yard surrounding the building. Historic greenhouses were prestigious structures, financially accessible only to institutions, governments, and the …

Designing Simplicity To Achieve Technological Improvement: The General Electric J79 Turbojet Engine; Innovations, Achievements And Effects, Matt C. Brimer

Theses

With the beginning of powered, manned flight, the piston engine drove a propeller or multiple propellers to provide the thrust for lift required to overcome the forces of drag and gravity for flight. As aircraft speeds gradually increased over time, the power needed to overcome the aerodynamic inefficiencies of the propeller to greater speeds and altitudes were quickly realized as a hindrance to the potential of aircraft. With the turbojet engine, this new mechanism and subsequent aerodynamic changes revolutionized aircraft to increased speeds and altitude never before achievable with a piston engine. The United States, after acquiring further and more …

Emerging Cold War Ideologies During The Populist Era In Latin America And The Us Media Response, Katherine D. Prince

History Theses

This thesis aims to identify the characteristics of populism and how those characteristics directly affected the politics and helped set the stage for later military dictatorships in Latin America. This text aims to look at how military regimes in Latin America placed blame on populist leaders and used their inefficiencies as a justification for taking power and establishing military rule. In many instances in Latin America, populist leader’s time in office was characterized by inflation and concern over foreign investment.

The concern over foreign investment and possible foreign takeover of local industries provides the background for another concern, that of …

Thomas Paine And The Rhetoric Of American Identity, Oma Jean Quiroz

Theses and Dissertations

From 1700 to 1770, the population of the English colonies in North America grew from a mere 260,000 to 2,150,000 (Breen & Hall, 2004, p. 257). New settlers came from various cultures and faiths unlike the earlier settlers. Thomas Paine united these now diverse peoples into one people creating an American culture, not from new ideas, but from a perpetuation of existing ideals in Colonial America. Paine’s language preserved and rekindled colonial ideals for a melting pot of peoples that would have quickly become a varied nation of states instead of what became a nation of “United States.” This thesis …

African-American Labor History In Waterloo: The Exhibit, Niria White

McNair Scholars Program Summer Research Symposium

Abstract: This study uses a labor history lens to research African American labor impacts in Waterloo, Iowa. During the Great Migration, African American laborers travelled to Iowa to work on the Illinois Central Railroad. In time, they began to work at the Rath Packinghouse and helped to build the community. This work is being developed into a public history exhibit at the Grout Museum, furthering knowledge of African American contributions to the Mid-West; countering the idea that African Americans have only been politically active during the Civil Rights Era. Historical records, artifacts, and personal interviews provided the data for this …

Wagon Tracks. Volume 2, Issue 4 (August, 1988), Santa Fe Trail Association

Wagon Tracks

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Wagon Tracks. Volume 2, Issue 3 (May, 1988), Santa Fe Trail Association

Wagon Tracks

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Wagon Tracks. Volume 1, Issue 3 (May, 1987), Santa Fe Trail Association

Wagon Tracks

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Wagon Tracks. Volume 1, Issue 2 (February, 1987), Santa Fe Trail Association

Wagon Tracks

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Wagon Tracks. Volume 1, Issue 1 (November, 1986), Santa Fe Trail Association

Wagon Tracks

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Wagon Tracks. Volume 4, Issue 4 (August, 1990), Santa Fe Trail Association

Wagon Tracks

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Wagon Tracks. Volume 4, Issue 3 (May, 1990), Santa Fe Trail Association

Wagon Tracks

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Wagon Tracks. Volume 4, Issue 2 (February, 1990), Santa Fe Trail Association

Wagon Tracks

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Wagon Tracks. Volume 4, Issue 1 (November, 1989), Santa Fe Trail Association

Wagon Tracks

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Wagon Tracks. Volume 3, Issue 4 (August, 1989), Santa Fe Trail Association

Wagon Tracks

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Wagon Tracks. Volume 5, Issue 2 (February, 1991), Santa Fe Trail Association

Wagon Tracks

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Wagon Tracks. Volume 5, Issue 1 (November, 1990), Santa Fe Trail Association

Wagon Tracks

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Wagon Tracks. Volume 6, Issue 4 (August, 1992), Santa Fe Trail Association

Wagon Tracks

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Wagon Tracks. Volume 6, Issue 3 (May, 1992), Santa Fe Trail Association

Wagon Tracks

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Wagon Tracks. Volume 7, Issue 4 (August, 1993), Santa Fe Trail Association

Wagon Tracks

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Wagon Tracks. Volume 7, Issue 3 (May, 1993), Santa Fe Trail Association

Wagon Tracks

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Wagon Tracks. Volume 8, Issue 2 (February, 1994), Santa Fe Trail Association

Wagon Tracks

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Wagon Tracks. Volume 8, Issue 1 (November, 1993), Santa Fe Trail Association

Wagon Tracks

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Wagon Tracks. Volume 9, Issue 2 (February, 1995), Santa Fe Trail Association

Wagon Tracks

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