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"Easy Or Hard" The Mentality Of Survival: The Gi In Europe In World War Two, Brian R. Bowen
"Easy Or Hard" The Mentality Of Survival: The Gi In Europe In World War Two, Brian R. Bowen
Masters Theses
An oral history compiled from recollections of fourteen combat veterans, documented by over forty hours of tape-recorded interviews, the paper recreates GIs' mentality upon entering combat. The formation of the collective mentality is examined by exploring the attitudes, motivations, and historical circumstances determining thought and actions of these reluctant, yet dedicated soldiers. The collective mentality, defined as the way of thinking allowing the majority to best cope with their predicament, answers why men fought and how they persevered once in combat. Explaining sustained combat performance the paper proves how the collective mentality gave Gls the will and ability to withstand …
From Welfare To Liberation: A Socio-Historical Analysis Of The Animal Rights Movement, Linda J. Rynbrandt
From Welfare To Liberation: A Socio-Historical Analysis Of The Animal Rights Movement, Linda J. Rynbrandt
Masters Theses
This thesis is a socio-historical analysis of the animal rights social movement in the United States of America at the end of the 19th and 20th centuries. The theoretical model is resource mobilization theory, especially McCarthy and Zald's (1973) entrepreneurial model. The method, which contrasts this social movement at two points in time, is informed by Skocpol's (1984) interpretative historical sociology. In particular, leadership, ideology, organizational structure, and strategy tactics in both eras are examined. Comparing the two manifestations of animal rights protest, the data show that: (a) Leadership and organizational structure, though similar in many respects, are more professionalized …
John Quincy Adams As Minister To Russia, 1809-1814: The Ideals And Realities Confronting His Mission, Mary Elizabeth Willwerth
John Quincy Adams As Minister To Russia, 1809-1814: The Ideals And Realities Confronting His Mission, Mary Elizabeth Willwerth
Masters Theses
To John Quincy Adams, the early nineteenth century proved itself to be not only a struggle for American independence from Europe, but a struggle for the eighteenth century ideal of the recently formed American philosophy of government. This unique philosophy inspired by key figures of the American Enlightenment, such as Thomas Paine, Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson, incorporated the vision of America leading the way of enlightened world governments.
Son of the proud American revolutionary, John Adams, John Quincy Adams continued to follow the basic axioms of his father's generation and implement their basic ideals within his own various careers …
Of Berry Pickers, Shanty Boys, And The Jack Pine Bird: Patterns Of Settlement And Subsistence In Nineteenth Century Oscoda County, Rose Lockwood Moore
Of Berry Pickers, Shanty Boys, And The Jack Pine Bird: Patterns Of Settlement And Subsistence In Nineteenth Century Oscoda County, Rose Lockwood Moore
Masters Theses
The provisions of the Homestead Act of 1863 (U.S. Congress 1862a) required a settlement pattern of dispersed single families on small tracts of land, which, in turn, affected the subsistence strategies available to the homesteaders. The interaction of federal land legislation with the ecosystem of southern Oscoda County resulted in marked spatial and temporal differences between the tracts that were homesteaded as opposed to those acquired for their timber. A sample population of quarter sections was analyzed in terms of the physical and biotic environments, date of entry, and use. The analysis confirmed that the timber lands were located on …
The Trials Of Len Small, William R. Harshbarger
The Trials Of Len Small, William R. Harshbarger
Masters Theses
Len Small, governor of Illinois from 1921 to 1929, was a politician associated with the Lorimer-Lundin-Thompson political machine which influenced Illinois politics from 1897 until the late 1920s. During that era, Small held offices in the county and in the state Senate. He served one appointed term as United States subtreasurer, two terms as state treasurer, and two terms as governor. Small ran six times for governor: 1912, 1920, 1924, 1928, 1932, and 1936. He came to the governorship in 1920 following a bitter feud between his patron, William Hale "Big Bill" Thompson and Frank O. Lowden. As a result, …
Gay Masquerade: Male Homosexuals In American Cities, 1910 To 1940, Steven L. Lewis
Gay Masquerade: Male Homosexuals In American Cities, 1910 To 1940, Steven L. Lewis
Masters Theses
Prior to 1900, American scientists struggled to formulate a sexual norm. Their categorization of sexuality ironically led to the creation of a label (homosexual) by which individuals created and expressed a sexual identity at variance with the newly created norm.
By 1910, the climate of moral reform (Progressivism) led to the discovery (and documentation) of a homosexual subculture in larger American cities. With Chicago and New York City as examples, the author documents the growth of this sexual underground in the period between 1910 and 1940. Using primary sources such as diaries, letters, autobiographies and novels, the world of the …
Community, Violence, And The Nature Of Change: Whitecapping In Sevier County, Tennessee, During The 1890'S, William Joseph Cummings
Community, Violence, And The Nature Of Change: Whitecapping In Sevier County, Tennessee, During The 1890'S, William Joseph Cummings
Masters Theses
During the 1890s, a series of extra-legal and illegal activities known as "whitecapping" occurred in Sevier County, Tennessee. While the early episodes were based on traditional responses to deviant behavior in rural communities, whitecapping reflected the loss of community within the county. This study examines the relationship of whitecapping and community in Sevier County and how it changed during the 1890s. The several, often contradictory, social conditions which affected the life of every Sevier Countian are also examined to show the decline of community consensus during this period. Finally, the events galavanizing public opinion against the whitecaps are analyzed to …
Lincoln And Oregon, Todd Hageman
Lincoln And Oregon, Todd Hageman
Masters Theses
The Civil War is one of the most significant events in American history. President Abraham Lincoln’s term in office was dominated by the War, therefore the study of Lincoln has likewise been dominated by War developments. The War’s battles were overwhelmingly concentrated in the eastern United States, and hence the American west has largely been ignored by Lincoln scholars. This study attempts to uncover Lincoln’s policy toward Oregon, including War developments and his domestic policy, to partially fill the “western gap” in Lincoln scholarship.
Oregon was admitted to the federal Union in 1859, and by Lincoln’s election in 1860 that …
The American Reaction To Germany's Annexation Of Austria, Mark A. Tarner
The American Reaction To Germany's Annexation Of Austria, Mark A. Tarner
Masters Theses
Germany's annexation of Austria in March 1938 was the cumulation of almost twenty years of Austrian dissatisfaction with the Treaty of Saint Germain, the lack of consistent political and economic support by the western democracies and the international instability of the 1930s. All these factors worked in favor of pro-Anschluss Germans and Austrians and to the handicap of the allies. Once Adolf Hitler came to power, he drastically changed German policy toward Austria. Anschluss had special significance for Hitler and his decision to abandon an evolutionary revision of Austria's political status to one of radical expansionism and annexation proved fatal …
The Republican Party And Civil Rights, 1877-1976, Gordon E. Sparks
The Republican Party And Civil Rights, 1877-1976, Gordon E. Sparks
Masters Theses
There have been many works written on both the Republican and the Democratic parties. Many works have also described the problem of civil rights and the historical difficulties blacks have had in an attempt to fit in politically. These works, however, have left out one major aspect of this process. Relationships of blacks to the political parties themsevles must be studied to understand one aspect of their continuous struggle for civil rights in America.
It is time that an overview be done on how the political parties have dealt with the civil rights problem throughout their histories. The Republican party …
The Free Negro In Illinois Prior To The Civil War, 1818-1860, Steven J. Savery
The Free Negro In Illinois Prior To The Civil War, 1818-1860, Steven J. Savery
Masters Theses
Free Negroes embodied one of the great dilemmas in the ante-bellum history of the state of Illinois. Nominally a free state, Illinois endeavored mightily to suppress, exclude, and dispose of a class of people who were the ultimate result of the anti-slavery movement. While a majority of Illinoisans deemed the peculiar institution undesirable, they had no intention of accepting free Negroes as equal citizens. Free blacks were often regarded as dangerous and a menace to the well-being of the entire society. Yet, Illinois reconciled its apparently contradictory views on slavery and the free Negro to a remarkable degree.
The reconciliation …
The Diplomacy Of William Jennings Bryan, Patricia Sue Chism
The Diplomacy Of William Jennings Bryan, Patricia Sue Chism
Masters Theses
William Jennings Bryan (1860-1925) was Secretary of State for the first two years of the administration of Woodrow Wilson, from 1913 to 1915. During that time he sought to implement his views of diplomacy which were based upon his political and religious beliefs. His emergence on the national political scene in 1896 had been based upon his commitment to the welfare of common man which was inherent in his espousal of Populist principles. As Secretary of State he promoted policies, especially in Latin America, designed to advance the democratic form of government, which he believed best served the interests of …
Tecumseh: His Rhetoric And Oratory, Bette-Jon Schrade
Tecumseh: His Rhetoric And Oratory, Bette-Jon Schrade
Masters Theses
No abstract provided.
Descent Into History: Chicago, Ideologies And Repression 1917-1918, Richard Allen Morton
Descent Into History: Chicago, Ideologies And Repression 1917-1918, Richard Allen Morton
Masters Theses
No abstract provided.
The United States And The Spd, 1945-1949: An Examination Of Policies And Attitudes, Bruce L. Berry
The United States And The Spd, 1945-1949: An Examination Of Policies And Attitudes, Bruce L. Berry
Masters Theses
No abstract provided.
The Influence Of Henry Clay Upon Abraham Lincoln Regarding Lines Of Argument On The Slavery Issue, Kenneth E. Aubens
The Influence Of Henry Clay Upon Abraham Lincoln Regarding Lines Of Argument On The Slavery Issue, Kenneth E. Aubens
Masters Theses
The purpose of this study was: To discover the influence of Henry Clay upon Abraham Lincoln regarding lines of argument on the slavery issue. The method of procedure entailed the following: gathering all available materials related to the problem; organizing the gathered materials into the headings of Henry Clay on the slavery issue; Abraham Lincoln on the slavery issue; and Abraham Lincoln's acknowledgements to Henry Clay on the slavery issue; analyzing the materials according to support for previous writings; contradiction of previous writings; and supplement to previous writings; reporting the findings of the study; and summarizing the findings leading to …
New Deal Programs And The Great Depression In Effingham County, Edward Lee Allen
New Deal Programs And The Great Depression In Effingham County, Edward Lee Allen
Masters Theses
No abstract provided.
Lawrence Yates Sherman: United States Senator From Illinois, 1913-1921, Jerome Bentley Holstein
Lawrence Yates Sherman: United States Senator From Illinois, 1913-1921, Jerome Bentley Holstein
Masters Theses
The purpose of this thesis is to consider the political career of Lawrence Yates Sherman. Sherman, who served as United States Senator from Illinois, 1913-1921, was a colorful individual in Congress during one of the Republic's more turbulent periods. As a United States Senator, Sherman dealt with many vital issues. However, Senator Sherman is best-known for his "irreconcilable" position on the question of ratification of the Treaty of the League of Nations.
Actually, Sherman's political career was much more extensive than merely opposition to the League of Nations. Sherman was the "favorite-son" candidate of Illinois for the nomination of the …
The Illinois Populists: Radical Politics At The Township Level, 1892, David Merle Holford
The Illinois Populists: Radical Politics At The Township Level, 1892, David Merle Holford
Masters Theses
No abstract provided.
Upper Illinois River Valley Germans In The Election Of 1872, Denny L. Schillings
Upper Illinois River Valley Germans In The Election Of 1872, Denny L. Schillings
Masters Theses
No abstract provided.
The Second Morrill Act, John D. King
American Reaction To The Sovietization Of Poland, Czechoslovakia And Hungary, 1945-1948, Dolores Balent
American Reaction To The Sovietization Of Poland, Czechoslovakia And Hungary, 1945-1948, Dolores Balent
Masters Theses
No abstract provided.
The Status Of Selected Hamlets And Villages In Edgar County, Illinois, Charles A. Hand
The Status Of Selected Hamlets And Villages In Edgar County, Illinois, Charles A. Hand
Masters Theses
No abstract provided.
Wilson: Naval And Military Strategist, Gordon E. Herron
Wilson: Naval And Military Strategist, Gordon E. Herron
Masters Theses
No abstract provided.
American Governmental Response To The 1956 Hungarian Revolution, Martin Ivan Elzy
American Governmental Response To The 1956 Hungarian Revolution, Martin Ivan Elzy
Masters Theses
No abstract provided.
Illinois Agrarianism And Shelby Moore Cullom, Richard F. Wells
Illinois Agrarianism And Shelby Moore Cullom, Richard F. Wells
Masters Theses
No abstract provided.
A History Of Vincennes, Indiana, During World War I With Special Emphasis On The German-American Population, John D. Balgenorth
A History Of Vincennes, Indiana, During World War I With Special Emphasis On The German-American Population, John D. Balgenorth
Masters Theses
No abstract provided.
Anti-German Sentiment In Madison And St. Clair Counties, 1916-1919, Frank Glen Adams
Anti-German Sentiment In Madison And St. Clair Counties, 1916-1919, Frank Glen Adams
Masters Theses
No abstract provided.
The Democratic Convention Of 1924, Vic Provinzano
The Democratic Convention Of 1924, Vic Provinzano
Masters Theses
No abstract provided.
The Political Career Of Roger C. Sullivan, Samuel Alvin Lilly
The Political Career Of Roger C. Sullivan, Samuel Alvin Lilly
Masters Theses
No abstract provided.