History B.A. Theses
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History 489, the Research Seminar, is the third semester of a three course sequence (288/488/489) required of all history majors at UW-EC. In these courses, students learn about the different theoretical approaches that historians use and complete original research papers, BA theses. The BA thesis is the capstone experience for history majors at the University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire. Although students choose topics ranging from local history to world history, many of the papers deal with the history of Eau Claire, the Chippewa Valley, Wisconsin, and the Upper Midwest.
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In the Shadows of Brotherhood : Analyzing Three Women's Gendered Political Roles, Contributions, and Alternative Discourses in the Club of Great Powers During the Late Bronze Age (1500 to 1200 BC)
(2022-12)The Amarna Letters, a cache of around 350 cuneiform tablets documenting relations between ancient Near East kings during the Late Bronze Age (1500 to 1200 BC), has been extensively studied by philologists who managed to ... -
Anti-Indian Propaganda's Role in Uniting the Thirteen Colonies and Laying the Groundwork for American Identity Formation
(2022-05)This research examines how racist anti-Indian propaganda leading up to, during, and immediately following the Revolutionary War contributed to the unification of the colonies under a common American identity. Up until ... -
Congress Censors the Stars: How 1970s Television Set the Foundation for the FCC’s Parental Guidance System
(2022-05)The 1970s in the United States was a decade full of social change with reflection on topics such as women’s rights, racial prejudice, and illicit substance use. As Americans began shifting the way in which they thought ... -
Equal Rights NOW: Eau Claire and the Equal Rights Amendment Debate
(2022-05)In 1972, after the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) was reintroduced to Congress and quickly passed, a long and contentious debate between those who were pro and anti-ERA began. The most prominent of these groups was the ... -
The Struggle for Peace : The Role of Civil Society During the Troubles, 1968-1998
(2022-05)The Troubles was a conflict in Northern Ireland from 1968 to 1998 between the nationalist Irish Republican Army and the Unionist/British forces. It was split largely due to religious and political views. Unionists were ... -
Wisconsin’s Warriors in the Pacific: the 32nd Infantry Division and Richard Bong During the Second World War
(2022-05)This research paper is about Wisconsin Servicemen in the Pacific theater of World War Two from 1941-45, and how they contributed to various aspects of the war effort. The soldiers of the 32nd Infantry Division, which ... -
Politicide v. Genocide: An Analysis of the Exclusion of Political Groups from the United Nations Convention
(2022-05)The purpose of this paper is to analyze historical cases of genocide and mass murder perpetrated against groups not expressly mentioned or under-represented in the United Nations Genocide Convention. Among historians ... -
US Colored Infantry Enlistment in the Midwest and Wisconsin During the Civil War
(2022-05)The focus of this paper is to analyze the motives for African American soldiers who enlisted in the Union Army. To do this, this paper will analyze and compare prior scholarship on the topic by multiple authors; and ... -
The Intersection of Gender, Discipline, and the American One Room School House
(2022-05)The one-room schoolhouse of America is situated at the intersection of modern and historic education. What marked a mass movement of centralized education, involved government, and the conception of childhood also ... -
Public Expectation vs. Free Love : Frank Lloyd Wright and Mamah Borthwick's Controversial Affair
(2017-12)American society had many expectations when it came to marriage, the family, and gender roles in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. By exploring the status of women in marriage during the Gilded Age and ... -
Evolution of the American Airstrike: Psychological Impacts on Drone Operators and WWII Bomber Pilots
(2017-12)This research takes a look at the similarities and differences between bomber pilots during World War II and drone operators in the twenty-first century modern military setting. The comparisons will be based on psychological ... -
Reemergence of Identity Politics: How Donald Trump Recaptured the Identity Politics Movement of George Lincoln Rockwell in the 1960’s
(2017-12)Donald Trump’s win of the oval office was a result of successful campaigning through the idea of Identity Politics. While focusing his rhetoric on black empowerment, white vulnerability, and religious prejudice, Donald ... -
Rearmament, Rhetoric, and Realignment
(2017-12)While there has been much study done on the hardline anti-communist policies of 1950s McCarthyism, there really is not as much research into the rest of Wisconsin’s Congressional history during the Cold War. This paper ... -
Building Relations: The Creation of Eau Claire’s Town Gown Community
(2017-12)The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire has had a large impact on the city it resides in. Through enlargement of the campus and increased student population, the University has been able to change the make-up of the downtown ... -
Polish Power: A Community's Reaction to the Great Migration and the Fair Housing Act of 1968
(2017-11)The South Side of Milwaukee, Wisconsin had been deemed Polish since the 1850s. When they arrived from Europe, the Poles were seen as second class white in the primarily German city and forced to live in a specific area. ... -
Not Your Average Joe: Senator McCarthy's Fight Against the Presidency 1946-1957
(2017-12)Senator Joe McCarthy from Wisconsin has become synonymous with fear mongering and red baiting in American political history due to his public fight against Communism during the 1950s. Many supported his cause but there ... -
Spies Among Us: German-Americans in Wisconsin During World War I
(2018-12-19)World War I was a time of concern both abroad and domestically for the United States. With the US entering into the conflict in 1917, this also brought about the limiting of personal freedoms on the home front with the ... -
TB in EC: The 1911 Tuberculosis Outbreak in Sawdust City
(2017-12)Tuberculosis, named for the bacteria Mycobacterium tuberculosis, is a terrible illness that can be traced back into the earliest parts of history. It still affects people all over the world today, including the United ... -
Setting a New Course in Native American Protest Movements: The Menominee Warrior Society’s Takeover of the Alexian Brothers Novitiate in 1975
(2017-12)In the 1960s and 1970s, the United States experienced multiple Native American protest movements. These movements came from two different methods of protest: direct action, or grassroots tactics, and long-term political ... -
Queen Cow and the Eau Claire Rule: Eau Claire as the New Deal Base Point for the Federal Milk Marketing Order
(2018-12-19)As a part of Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s New Deal, Eau Claire quietly was labeled the base point, or the geographical site at which minimum fluid milk prices are set for the federal milking marketing order. This research ...
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