Browsing OU - Student Journals by Author "Thompson, Rita"
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The American Media and the Soviet Union at the Onset of U.S. Intervention in World War II Undergraduate
Joyce, Anthony W. (2016-04-01)1942 was a crucial year for America and the Soviet Union. For the past twenty years, the United States had been fearful of the U.S.S.R. and the possibility that communism would spread. However, World War II forced Americans ... -
Continuity in Care: The History of Deinstitutionalization in Oklahoma's Mental Healthcare System Undergraduate
Capps, Sarah (2016-04-01)Sarah Capps has approached the subject of the deinstitutionalization of Oklahoma’s mental health system with great attention to detail and tenacious research. She has also made connections from the act of deinstitutionalization ... -
The Deepest Circle of Hell: Sex Crimes Propagated at Unit 731 During the Pacific War (1931-1945) Undergraduate
Strachan, Kiersten (2016-04-01)In a previous paper on the subject of Unit 731, I argued that Japan, before and throughout the Pacific War (1931-1945), attempted to systemically bolster its imperial credentials as a colonizer by developing its scientific ... -
The King and I?: An Analysis of Social Class and Loyalty in the Sagas of the Icelanders Undergraduate
Farris, Caleb (2016-04-01)Caleb Farris’s The King and I?: An Analysis of Social Class and Loyalty in the Sagas of the Icelanders, describes the role of social hierarchies in Viking society. It is not only brilliantly written, but underscores the ... -
The Liberal Libertine: Gender and Revolution in the Writings of Francisco de Miranda Undergraduate
Dixon, Arthur (2016-04-01)Francisco de Miranda's life embodied the contradiction which was central to the Age of Democratic Revolution: to what extent could the liberal ideologies emerging from the Enlightenment replace the old order? Just as other ... -
The Political Marginalization of Arab Christians in the British Mandatory Period Undergraduate
McCann, Samuel (2016-04-01)The Arab/Israeli conflict has been addressed as an ethnic conflict to a simple conflict over land. The use of a religious framework receives a lot of attention in the popular imagination, pitting Islam against Judaism. ... -
Southern Ladies Rebellion: The Failure of Women's Sufferage in Mississippi Undergraduate
Miles, Sarah (2016-04-01)Thanks to an intense and justified focus in the scholarly community on the enslavement and oppression of African-Americans, little attention has been paid towards the efforts of women in the South striving for rights of ... -
Student Starts: How the Media Covered 1960's Student Protest Leaders Undergraduate
Sulkowski, John (2016-04-01)John Sulkowski’s Student Stars: How the Media Covered 1960’s Student Protest Leaders, demonstrates the continuing importance of analyzing the role our media plays in influencing our perception of history. -Sarah Miles -
The Tragedy at Robin Hood Hills: How the Media, Witchcraft, and a False Confession Imprisoned the West Memphis Three and Ultimately Led to their Freedom Undergraduate
Unruh, Madison (2016-04-01)Beginning in the 1980s, America was plagued with a fear of Satanism and witchcraft. The establishment of Anton Lavey’s Church of Satan, the expansion of the Wiccan religion, and cult leaders like Jim Jones and Charles ... -
Underground Cathedrals: Moscow's Struggle for a Subterranean Masterpiece Undergraduate
Hill, Michaela (2016-04-01)The Moscow Metrostroi Project began as a much-hated proposal by Soviet government officials to alleviate congestion in the 1920s. But in a fascinating process described by Hill, this proposal evolved into the construction ... -
Uniquely British: Britain's Intellectual Response to Revolution Undergraduate
Otto, Jon (2016-04-01)This paper transports the reader into the mindset of the English in the Age of Revolution. Otto provides an excellent synthesis of revolutionary and conservative thought during this period in England, illuminating an ... -
The University of Oklahoma Historical Journal Undergraduate
Otto, Jon; Strachan, Kiersten; Thompson, Rita; Hurd, Elizabeth; Cole, Emily; Smith, Robert; Miles, Sarah; Capps, Sarah; Collins, Adriana; Dixon, Arthur; Rodríguez, Monique; Romines, Richard; Otis, Franklin; Clark, Matthew; Folsom, Raphael; Olberding, Garret; Griswold, Robert (2016-04-01)Preface to the Fifth Issue of the OU Historical Journal by the Editors -
The Unwilling Insider's Encounter with Nazism: Alsatian Incorporés de Force in World War II Undergraduate
Hurd, Elizabeth (2016-04-01)This paper weaves an enlightening narrative about a people caught in the middle of a geopolitical nightmare. Drawing on the stories and writings of soldiers on and off the battlefield, Hurd illustrates just how difficult ... -
Washington: A European Capital City in the Early American Repbulic Undergraduate
Addington, Colter (2016-04-01)With the Peace of Paris in 1783, the United States achieved de jure independence from Great Britain and began the monumental task of nation building. One of the most pressing priorities was the establishment of a permanent ... -
When Movie Magic Conjures Historical Amnesia: The Over-Personalization and Simplification of the Origins of Nazi Anti-Semitism in Film Undergraduate
Thompson, Rita M. (2016-04-01)This paper minces no words in addressing the problems presented in documentary coverage of Hitler. Popular documentaries misplace the emphasis of Hitler’s role in anti-Semitism and lend bias in the facts they present. ...