The Virginia Tech Undergraduate Historical Review
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The Virginia Tech Undergraduate Historical Review is a peer-reviewed undergraduate research journal published biannually through the cooperation of the History Department at Virginia Tech, Phi Alpha Theta's chapter at Virginia Tech, and a dedicated staff of reviewers and editors. The Undergraduate Historical Review highlights the best research being produced by undergraduate historians here at Virginia Tech. Visit the journal hompage at https://vtuhr.org/.
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Recent Submissions
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A Brief History of Quarantine
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Solidarity, A Look at the Literature of a Social Movement, 1980-1989
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Executive Exploitation, Richard Nixon, Administrative Policy, and the Vietnam War
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A Propelling Purpose, A Look at the Motives Behind Group Supplying Aid to Renamo
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Help on the Homefront, The Women of the USO
(Virginia Tech Department of History, 2013-05-01)When General Eisenhower described the “cooperative, voluntary undertaking” on the home front, he was referring specifically to the role and actions of the United Service Organization(s) (USO) during World War II. Established ... -
Virginia Tech Undergraduate Historical Review (Vol. 7, full issue)
(Virginia Tech Department of History, 2018-04-23)Welcome to the Seventh Volume of the Virginia Tech Undergraduate Historical Review! Our team of undergraduate and graduate editors work to present the best available original undergraduate historical research ... -
The Kremlin Kronicle, A Short Reflection
(Virginia Tech Department of History, 2018-04-23)A short reflection on the 2017 winner of the Virginia Tech History Department's Digital History Prize. -
Meeting a Historian: An Interview with Dr. Geoffrey Megargee
(Virginia Tech Department of History, 2018-04-23)An interview with Dr. Geoffrey Megargee, focusing on his experiences as a historian of the eastern front and the historiographical conversation on this topic. -
Her Beauty Captivated His Mind and the Sword Severed His Neck! The Changing Depiction of Judith Beheading Holofernes from the Pre-Renaissance Era to Contemporary Society
(Virginia Tech Department of History, 2018-04-23)This study examines artistic depictions of the story of Judith beheading Holofernes in the Book of Judith from different historical eras. The goal of these case studies is to bring attention to how art has reflected ideas ... -
Dismantling the Myths of the Eastern Front, The Role of the Wehrmacht in the War of Annihilation
(Virginia Tech Department of History, 2018-04-23)The English-language historiography of the Eastern Front of World War II is notably sparse until the late 1980s and early 1990s. In the first couple of post-war decades, memoirs written by former generals in the Wehrmacht, ... -
We Believed It to Be Honorable Before God, Religion in Enslaved Communities, 1840-60
(Virginia Tech Department of History, 2018-04-23)The dehumanization of African people in the United States began with their capture and the exploitation of their labor and bodies, which white people justified through the conviction of their inherent superiority. Collective ... -
Paint and Politics, Analyzing the 2011 Egyptian Revolution through Graffiti
(Virginia Tech Department of History, 2018-04-23)This paper will analyze the works of street artists Ganzeer, Zeft, and Ammar Abo Bakr during the Egyptian Revolution in 2011. It will argue that alternative media affected social change more efficiently than traditional ... -
The Silent Decade: Why It Took Ten Years to Ban DDT in the United States
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America Rock's Education, Presenting National Narratives on American Television
(Virginia Tech Department of History, 2018-04-23)In 1995, Schoolhouse Rock Live! opened off-Broadway and went on to enjoy a successful run. As a “jukebox” musical, its score comprised selections from all the classic Schoolhouse Rock genres, ricochetingbetween Science ... -
Virginia Tech Undergraduate Historical Review, vol. 6, full issue
(Virginia Tech Department of History, 2017-10-01)Volume Six of the Review begins with Emily Stewart’s “Take Cover” which examines the implementation of the National Civic Defense Program in Montgomery County during the Cold War. Next, Cristina Urquidi seeks to explain ... -
Take Cover, Nuclear Preparations in Montgomery County
(Virginia Tech Department of History, 2017-10-01)A nuclear weapon is an explosive device the destructive potential of which derives from the energy that is released by the splitting or combining of atomic nuclei. The use of nuclear weapons became a threat to the world ... -
American Media Coverage of the Rise of Hitler, an Indicator of Depression-Era American Isolationism or of a False Assessment of the Rise of the Chancellor?
(Virginia Tech Department of History, 2017-10-01)This study seeks to analyze the response of the US media to the rise of Hitler, a process which occurred during the Great Depression, in the 1930s. At a time when the attention of the country was focused on domestic economic ... -
Freedom in the Night, Antebellum Slave Life After Dark
(Virginia Tech Department of History, 2017-10-01)The movement of slaves during the night is not an area that seems to have generated much conversation among scholars. The main narrative that slaves fall into is that of the brutality and oppression they endured in the ... -
Roman Corbridge and the Corbridge Hoard, Reconstructing the World of Roman Britain
(Virginia Tech Department of History, 2017-10-01)The last vestiges of the Roman-British world exist throughout modern day Britain and Scotland, ranging from coin hoards in the countryside to Roman urban remains in modern English cities. In particular, the Roman town of ... -
From Home to Port, Italian Soldiers' Perspectives on the Opening Stage of the Ethiopian Campaign
(Virginia Tech Department of History, 2017-10-01)In this article I analyzed the journey of Italy’s soldiers from home to the port of embarkation. Far from a united and uniform fighting force, I showed that Italian soldiers originally conceived of their enlistment in ...
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