Senior history majors to give thesis presentations

salvetoday Posted On December 4, 2013
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The Department of History will hold its 30th annual senior thesis presentations Friday, Dec. 6 in the Antone Academic Center, Room 107 and Saturday, Dec. 7 in the DiStefano Lecture Hall. Sixteen senior history majors, 10 of whom are double majors, are scheduled to present and defend their theses over the two-day period.

Members of the Salve Regina community and the general public are invited to attend, and may stay for any length of time. The schedule is:

Friday, Dec. 6

  • 2 p.m. – Amanda Dacyczyn: “A Startling Alliance: The Intentions Behind the Nazi-Soviet Pact”
  • 2:40 p.m. – Kimberly Seeger: “The Fall of the Romanov Dynasty: How the Last Days of the Imperial Family Affected its Reputation”
  • 3:20 p.m. – Jennifer Edine: “From Self-Sacrifice to Self-Preservation: The Changing Roles of Southern Women During America’s Civil War”
  • 4 p.m. – Stephen Crawford: “The Great White Fleet: Roosevelt and Mahan Shape U.S. Foreign Policy at the Beginning of the Twentieth Century”
  • 4:40 p.m. – Zachary Utting: “America’s Role in the 1973 OPEC Oil Crisis”

Saturday, Dec. 7

  • 9 a.m. – Brittany Lombardo: “Product of the Past: The Struggle Between the Lakota Sioux Nation and the United States Government”
  • 9:40 a.m. – Rachael Medeiros: “To Include or to Exclude? Japanese-American Internment Camps and Social Studies Standards”
  • 10:20 a.m. – Samantha Broghamer: “Japanization and Assimilation in Taiwan: A Colonial Model for Asia’s Imperial Power”
  • 11 a.m. – Alessandra Pellegrino Pulit: “Semper Fidelis: How a Unique Mentality Set the Marines Apart at the Siege of Khe Sanh”
  • 11:40 a.m. – Lindsey Mahn: “Morality and Nonviolent Protest: The Birmingham Campaign”
  • 1 p.m. – Dominic Di Sano: “Patriot and Master Statesman: John Adams’ Role in the Boston Massacre Trial”
  • 1:40 p.m. – Thomas J. Zandri: “The Impeachment of William Jefferson Clinton: Demonstrating Irresponsibility in the American Government”
  • 2:20 p.m. – Shantel da Silva: “The Sail Across the Seas: Portugal as a Pioneer in European Exploration and Colonization”
  • 3 p.m. – Matthew James Sweeney: “The O.J. Effect: Revealing How America Saw the Justice System in Black and White”
  • 3:40 p.m. – Katharine Lindsay McCaw: “The Men Who Influenced the Virgin Queen: William Cecil and Philip II of Spain”
  • 4:20 p.m. – James Moran: “Mired in Stalemate: How Walter Cronkite Altered the American Perspective on the Vietnam War Following the Tet Offensive”