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La Identidad De Los Carabineros De Chile: The Evolving Identity Of Chile's National Police Force And The 1973 Military Coup, Jeffrey O. Lamson

Honors Theses

This thesis examines the evolution of Los Carabineros de Chile, Chile's national police force, from their origins under Carlos Ibáñez in 1927 until their involvement in the 1973 military coup against President Salvador Allende. Various presidencies primarily used this corps during this period as a weapon against popular mobilization and thus influenced the development of the Carabineros' institutional identity. To explore how this identity evolved, this thesis examines primary sources, mostly in the form of newspapers found in the National Archives in Santiago, Chile, that illuminate the Carabineros' relations with the public. The knowledge of the Carabineros' institutional identity contributes …

"Your Majesty's Friend": Foreign Alliances In The Reign Of Henri Christophe, Jennifer Yvonne Conerly

LSU New Orleans Theses and Dissertations

In modern historiography, Henri Christophe, king of northern Haiti from 1816-1820, is generally given a negative persona due to his controlling nature and his absolutist regime, but in his correspondence, he engages in diplomatic collaborations with two British abolitionists, William Wilberforce and Thomas Clarkson, in order to improve his new policies and obtain international recognition. This paper argues that the Haitian king and the abolitionists engaged in a mutual collaboration in which each party benefitted from the correspondence. Christophe used the advice of the British abolitionists in order to increase the power of Haiti into a powerful black state, and …

Portrait: Les Nombreuses Facettes De Toussaint Louverture, Jean Metellus

Présence Francophone: Revue internationale de langue et de littérature

Toussaint Louverture's groundbreaking revolutionary war against slavery in the French colony of Saint-Domingue has earned him a well-deserved place in the history of anti-colonial movements. Despite his arrest and subsequent deportation to France, he is remembered as one of the founders of the first Haitian nation. Metellus goes beyond this image of the Haitian leader and captures him in all his complexity; his limits as a human being and as a leader. However, Metellus ultimately wants us to remember Toussaint Louverture as one of the founders of the anti­colonial movement.

Portrait Of The Panama Canal: Foreward, George R. Goethals

Jepson School of Leadership Studies articles, book chapters and other publications

A 1913 edition of the British magazine Puck features a two-page, full-color cartoon depicting Uncle Sam astride the Isthmus of Panama and the nearly completed Panama Canal. The cartoon also shows the pyramids of Egypt, the hanging gardens of Babylon, and other familiar human creations. Its caption reads, "The seven wonders of the world salute the eighth." Cradled in Uncle Sam's arm is a figure, a saluting, white-haired, white-suited mustachioed man with the name "Goethals" printed on his collar. This is my great-grandfather, chief engineer of the Panama Canal.

Edgardo Mercado Jarrin: Peruvian Foreign Policy During The First Three Years Of The Revolutionary Military Government, 1968-1970, Cindy Lucille Robertson

History Theses & Dissertations

This thesis examines Foreign Minister Edgardo Mercado Jarrin's policies between 1968 and 1971, investigating the degree to which he formulated an independent Peruvian foreign policy. It traces the ideological underpinnings behind Peruvian diplomacy. The study analyzes three basic dimensions of foreign policy: the seizure of La Brea and Parinas oil fields, the capture of unregistered fishing vessels, and the extension of relations to nonaligned and communist countries. General Mercado charted a new course for Peruvian diplomacy by focusing on the inequities of international maritime law, strengthening relations with the Soviets, carving a niche for Peru in Third World politics, and …

The Evolution And Implementation Of Eisenhower's "New Look" Foreign Policy: Guatemala, Jonathan Joseph York

History Theses & Dissertations

In 1954, a United States assisted coup ousted the freely elected Jacobo Arbenz Guatemalan government. The Eisenhower administration took action because it believed the Guatemalan government was influenced by a communist movement directed from Moscow. Eisenhower's "New Look" foreign policy, a continuation of the containment theory, utilized and revitalized the inner core of the Executive Branch to achieve its objective of eliminating the communist menace emanating from Guatemala. The strategy that supported Eisenhower's policy was successful largely due to conducive political and public opinion in the United States and instability within Guatemala. The "New Look" strategy incorporated use of diplomatic …

The Effects Of United States Inter-American Policy On U.S. Relations With Chile, 1958-1978, Michael Hunter Brown

History Theses & Dissertations

This thesis is an examination and explanation of United States relations with Chile from 1958-1978. The policy of U.S. opposition to the Chilean left, especially during the government of Marxist Salvador Allende from 1970-1973, and support of anti-Marxist forces in Chile, which included a repressive military dictatorship established by a coup in 1973, reflect the overall themes of anti-Marxism and protection of American economic interests inherent in U.S. global and inter-American policy since the Second World War. The major sources of information for this study are reports from investigations and hearings conducted by the United States Congress, especially Covert Action …

The British Diplomatic Response To The Central American Policies Of The Franklin Pierce Administration, 1853-1856, William Mark Hillsman

History Theses & Dissertations

This thesis is an examination of the British Foreign Office's response to the Central American policies of the Franklin Pierce administration. When the Pierce administration came to power in 1853 the United States government abandoned the idea, contained in the Clayton-Bulwer Treaty of 1850, of an Anglo-American partnership in Central America and instead launched a diplomatic offensive designed to force Britain completely out of the area. The major source for this study is the Clarendon Manuscripts which contain the personal correspondence of Foreign Secretary Clarendon and his minister in Washington, John F. Crampton, as well as numerous intergovernmental memoranda and …

0064: Marshall University Oral History Collection, Marshall University Special Collections

Guides to Manuscript Collections

Tape recordings and transcripts of oral interviews with residents in the West Virginia-Ohio-Kentucky Tri-State region regarding such topics as farming, schools, health care, folk customs, and many others related to life in this Appalachian region.

To view materials from this collection that are digitized and available online, search the Marshall University Oral History Collection here.

Hipólito Irigoyen's Second Administration: A Study In Administrative Collapse, Herman John Hobi

Dissertations and Theses

In 1928 Hipólito lrigoyen was the most popular President that the Argentine people had elected. Two years later his popularity had evaporated and a few hundred military cadets ousted the government. The reasons go beyond this two-year period. Argentina, contrary to popular belief, did not have a democratic tradition. The nation had been ruled by the dominant economic interests up to 1916.

In 1916, Hipólito Irigoyen was elected to his first term. The people expected him to provide them with a decent and honorable life. But in choosing the legal path of elections instead of revolution Irigoyen pre-empted any revolutionary …

American Press Reaction To Intervention In Nicaragua, Raymond O. Eason

History Theses & Dissertations

No abstract provided.

The United States And The 1954 Guatemalan Revolution: Intervention Or Prevention, Michael Plunkett

History Theses & Dissertations

Abstract unavailable.

The Bad Neighbor Policy: James Rockwell Sheffield And United States-Mexican Relations 1924-1927, Herbert L. Salyer

History Theses & Dissertations

Abstract unavailable.

Ambassador Harry Frank Guggenheim In Cuba: 1929-1933, Donald Ross Brimmer

History Theses & Dissertations

Abstract unavailable.

The Coming Of The Mexican War: Joel Poinsett And Anthony Butler In Mexico, 1825-1836, Gallais E. Matheny

History Theses & Dissertations

Abstract unavailable.

Diplomacy - Rio Grande 1842 - 1848, Frances Sohein Jones

Theses

The Mexican War was not waged for the purpose of acquiring Texas by force since Texas had become a part of the United States after having won her independence. The Mexican war was fought for this reason and not for that so often given that the United States instigated it because of a lust for additional territory. Mexico, thought refusing to recognize this independence, accepted the inevitable, but did not consider the strip of land between the Nueces and the Rio Grande rivers as Texas territory.

The Invocation Of The Monroe Doctrine In The Anglo-Venezuelan Boundary Dispute., John F. Soren

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Letter From Francis Mairs Huntington-Wilson To John J. Spurgeon, April 6, 1918, Francis Mairs Huntington-Wilson

World War I Era Documents, 1914-1918

A typed copy of a letter from Francis Mairs Huntington-Wilson to John J. Spurgeon, dated April 6, 1918. Within, Wilson writes to ask Spurgeon's permission to reprint Wilson's signed articles written for the Public Ledger into a book-length work.

Letter From Philander Knox To Francis Mairs Huntington-Wilson, January 9, 1918, Philander C. Knox

World War I Era Documents, 1914-1918

A typed letter from Philander Knox to Francis Mairs Huntington-Wilson, dated January 9, 1918. Within, Knox acknowledges a prior letter from Wilson and offers words of encouragement for Wilson and his attempts to be of service to the war effort.

Letter From Philander C. Knox To Cyrus H. K. Curtis, March 14, 1917, Philander C. Knox

World War I Era Documents, 1914-1918

A typed letter from Philander C. Knox to Cyrus H. K. Curtis written March 14, 1917. Within, Knox writes to recommend Francis Mairs Huntington-Wilson to be Curtis' foreign affairs writer for the Public Ledger newspaper in Philadelphia.

Letter From Joshua Reuben Clark Jr. To Newton D. Baker, March 12, 1917, J. Reuben Clark Jr

World War I Era Documents, 1914-1918

A typed letter from J. Reuben Clark to the Secretary of War, Newton D. Baker, on March 12, 1917. Within, Reuben endorses Francis Mairs Huntington-Wilson for a position in the Officers' Reserve Corps of the Judge Advocate General.

Letter From Philander C. Knox To Newton D. Baker, March 9, 1917, Philander C. Knox

World War I Era Documents, 1914-1918

A typed letter from Philander C. Knox to Newton D. Baker, the Secretary of War, on March 9, 1917. Within the letter, Knox writes of his endorsement of Huntington-Wilson as a valued addition to the Officers' Reserve Corps.

Letter From Newton D. Baker To Francis Mairs Huntington-Wilson, February 6, 1917, Newton D. Baker

World War I Era Documents, 1914-1918

A typed letter written by Secretary of War Newton Baker to Francis Mairs Huntington-Wilson. Within the letter, Baker acknowledges Wilson's recent offer of service.

Untitled Essay, 1917, Francis Mairs Huntington-Wilson

World War I Era Documents, 1914-1918

A typed copy of an untitled essay written during 1917. Within, Huntington-Wilson discusses what he believes will be the upcoming declaration of war by Woodrow Wilson and his personal opinions on how the United States should proceed.

Letter From Francis Mairs Huntington-Wilson To Enoch Crowder, 1917, Francis Mairs Huntington-Wilson

World War I Era Documents, 1914-1918

A typed copy of a draft letter written by Francis Mairs Huntington-Wilson to Judge Advocate General Enoch Crowder. Within, Huntington-Wilson applies for a commission to the JAG's Officers' Reserve Corps.

A Few Nationalist Reflections, Francis Mairs Huntington-Wilson

World War I Era Documents, 1914-1918

A typed copy of an essay entitled, "A Few Nationalist Reflections". Huntington-Wilson writes of his critiques of recent policies being enacted by the United States, ranging from commerce to immigration.

Letter From John Spurgeon To Francis Mairs Huntington-Wilson, February 24, 1916, John J. Spurgeon

World War I Era Documents, 1914-1918

A typed letter from John Spurgeon to Francis Mairs Huntington-Wilson written February 24, 1916. Within, Spurgeon welcomes Wilson to come and share information and judgment that might aid in the Public Ledger newspaper publishing more "responsibly".

Letter From Philander C. Knox To Robert Lansing, January 20, 1916, Philander C. Knox

World War I Era Documents, 1914-1918

A typed copy of a letter sent to Robert Lansing from Philander Knox. Within the letter, Knox discusses his recommendations on how to proceed with Russian and Japanese relations while commenting on Great Britain's strategy.

Letter From Francis Mairs Huntington-Wilson To Willard Straight, November 23, 1914, Francis Mairs Huntington-Wilson

World War I Era Documents, 1914-1918

A typed copy of a letter written by Francis Mairs Huntington-Wilson to Willard Straight. Huntington-Wilson discusses the possible publication of a series of articles on Latin-American relations and the Colombian treaty and mentions an opportunity to invest in a railway project.

The Effects Of The War On Our Latin-American Relations (Part I), Francis Mairs Huntington-Wilson

World War I Era Documents, 1914-1918

A draft copy of an article entitled, " The Effects of the War on our Latin-American Relations", written on November 21, 1914. Huntington-Wilson drafts his opinions on how America should fill the economic and trade void being created by World War I in Latin America.