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The origin, development, and present status of the Open Door Policy
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1916)
There is no evidence to prove that our commerce has increased as a result of the open door" policy. The statistics show that America's commerce with China experienced a steady growth during the decade and a half beginning with 1890, but decreased...
Antony's oriental policy until the defeat of the Parthian expedition
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1918)
Text from page 1: "For a comprehensive study of Antony's relations to the Orient, it is necessary to take up in some detail the proconsulship of Gabinius in Syria, for it was as commander of the cavalry that Antony first ...
Celtic contribution to European culture during the early middle ages
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1912)
discussion of actual evidences of classical scholarship in Ireland during the early Middle Ages....
Art as an interpretation of history during the Hellenistic Age
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1917)
In this work, I have not been concerned so much with the trivial events and facts of art in history, as I have desired to interpret in a broader sense the political and social condition of the age through the medium of its ...
The English towns and the War of the Roses
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1918)
Text from page 5: "The growth, material progress and political power of the English towns in the fifteenth century may claim some attention. In this study nothing is more noticeable than the gradual breaking up of the ...
Herod as a client prince of the Roman Empire
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1911)
This thesis is not primarily intended to be a collection of new material concerning Herod, but rather an interpretation of the facts already known. There are many accounts of Herod, enumerating with great detail the important ...
The development of railroads in Missouri to 1860
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1915)
Railroad construction in Missouri was undertaken by private companies who expected to finance the roads by subscriptions to the capital stock by individuals, towns and counties. Early in 1851 the people realized that the ...
The western abolitionists
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1910)
more active in their agitation and felt bound by no restrictions; if state or national laws were such as to favor the perpetuity of slavery, they believed in changing the laws. Their appeal was based on moral rights of men, and to this end they labored...
Mediaeval student life
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1912)
To understand the origin and development of the mediaeval universities we must turn to those great social, political and religious movements which characterize that period of European history known as the Twelfth Century ...
A study of the origin and development of the English baronial boroughs
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1910)
Text from page 1: "Much has been written concerning specific baronial boroughs but with the exception of the work of Miss Mary Bateson, no general treatment of these boroughs as a class has been undertaken. The writer ...
The origin of the new monarchy : a study of Edward IV's reign
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1915)
It is the purpose of this thesis to show that the so-called "New Monarchy", commonly ascribed to the Tudor period, had its beginnings when Edward IV - strong in hereditary rights, successful in battle, and relying for ...
English secondary schools in the fifteenth and early sixteenth centuries
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1907)
English secondary education was not a product of the Reformation period, but existed and flourished in earlier times. Apparently reading and writing were everywhere common among the people, for we find that the principal ...
Opposition to the reelection of Thomas Hart Benton in 1844
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1913)
In February, 1850, Thomas Hart Benton was defeated for reelection to the Senate of the United States. This defeat of Benton marked the culmination of one of the most exciting senatorial campaigns ever waged in the state. ...
The Norman-English baronage as a factor in English political and governmental development, 1066-1205
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1909)
The purpose of this thesis is to study the history of the English baronage as a factor in early English History - special emphasis being given to their political and governmental development from the Norman Conquest to the ...
Hamilton R. Gamble and the provisional government of Missouri
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1910)
In order to present an intelligible account of the necessity of a Provisional Government in Missouri; and the policies, actions, and results of such a government, it will be necessary to devote attention, to the political ...
The origin and history of the doctrine of popular sovereignty
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1905)
In this study of the Doctrine of Popular Sovereignty the principal attention has been devoted to its origin and its growth as a political policy until Stephen A. Douglas became its champion and secured its adoption by ...
Society in England during the fourteenth century
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 1907)
In the early fourteenth century the classes of society in England were in a state of transition. Forces had been at work for some time, but there had been no clear manifestations of the changes in social conditions until ...