Browsing The University of Oklahoma by series "OU historical journal ; 3 (Spring 2014)"
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An Ambivalent Revolution: A Review of Capitalism, God, and a Good Cigar Undergraduate
(2014-04-01)Any analysis of postrevolutionary Cuba, the first socialist republic to rise in Latin America, is inherently political. The volatile and lively debates surrounding the island nation's successes and failures spark up with ... -
American Support of the Iran-Iraq War: A Pyrrhic Victory Undergraduate
(2014-04-01)The Iran-Iraq War lasted from 22 September 1980 until 20 July 1988, cost over $1 trillion, and resulted in anywhere from five hundred thousand to one million deaths. This conflict caused irreparable damage to both countries ... -
Bad Neighbors: A Look into the Complex Relations within the Creek Nation through the Acorn Whistler Crisis Undergraduate
(2014-04-01)In “Bad Neighbors: A Look into the Complex Relations within the Creek Nation through the Acorn Whistler Crisis of 1752,” Brooke Hamilton unveils a gripping mid-eighteenth century tale of intrigue and deception, in which ... -
Benjamin Franklin and George Adams, Jr.: Enlightened Entrepeneurs Undergraduate
(2014-04-01)In “Benjamin Franklin and George Adams, Jr.: Enlightenment Entrepreneurs,” Connor Wilson shows us that in the Early Republic, science was used to capture both the public’s imagination and pocketbooks. Making deft use of ... -
Hugo Falcandus, the History of Tyrants, and the Normalization of Norman Sicily Undergraduate
(2014-04-01)In “Hugo Falcandus, the History of the Tyrants, and the Normalization of Norman Sicily,” Arthur Dixon tackles a complex period in history with concise analysis and provides unexpected insight. He elucidates the ways in ... -
The National and International Responses to the Trial of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg Undergraduate
(2014-04-01)“The National and International Responses to the Trial of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg,” by Mallory Hogan, analyzes a controversial episode in American history from a global perspective, discussing the reactions of the public ... -
Navigating the Revolution Undergraduate
(2014-04-01)“I believe that, regrettable though it is, our defeat in war is imminent and inevitable.” – Prince Konoe. By February 14th, 1945 the Japanese war position had become untenable. The Japanese military had been suffering ... -
Outrage at Oklahoma: Campus Protests in the Weeks after the Kent State Shootings Undergraduate
(2014-04-01)“Outrage at Oklahoma: Campus Protests in the Weeks after the Kent State Shootings,” by Dominic Granello, uses deep research in memoirs, campus newspapers, and oral history to paint a nuanced portrait of OU in the tumultuous ... -
The Role and Impact of Jewish Evangelism in the Nineteenth Century Great Britian: The London Society for Promoting Christianity Amongst the Jews Undergraduate
(2014-04-01)Maggie McKee-Huey’s “The Role and Impact of Jewish Evangelism in Nineteenth Century Great Britain: The London Society for Promoting Christianity Amongst the Jews,” provides insight to causes of the movement of Christian ... -
Strangers in Their Own Land: How Moorish Occupation Conditioned Spanish Views of the New World Undergraduate
(2014-04-01)The Spaniards watched with bated breath. The dust, having been kicked up by hundreds of natives who had just arrived, had yet to settle making visibility difficult. The cause of all this commotion was the arrival of the ... -
The University of Oklahoma Historical Journal Undergraduate
(2014-04-01)Preface to the Third Issue of the OU Historical Journal by Raphael Folsom, Assistant Professor of History