About the Authors

Short biographies on the authors who were selected for this issue of the Waterloo Historical Review.

Journal Information

Introductory information about the 9th Edition of the Waterloo Historical Review.

The Role of Sources in Historical Memory: Evacuee Children of Second World War Britain

<p>Was the evacuation program for British children during the Second World War a success or a failure? This paper analyses how various types of sources, each with their own strengths and weaknesses, provide different answers to this question, and ultimately impact how the evacuations take shape in public memory.</p>

Mauna Kea – Construction Site or Sacred Land? A Look at the Long-lasting Effects of the Hawaiian Annexation

This essay looks at the development of the Thirty Meter Telescope, and the tensions it has caused between Native Hawaiians and the American government. This paper looks at the contemporary issues, and traces back the history and roots of the conflict to the Annexation of Hawaii in 1898.

Editor's Note

Introductory comments from the Editor-in-Chief.

Résistants & Résistantes

This paper explores men and women "Résistants" in France during the Second World War. Six fighters are profiled in order to distinguish both the defining elements of a resistance fighter and the differences between male and female roles in the movement.

Nuclear Nihilism, Creating the Soviet Dead Hand: A Necessary Evil

This paper discusses the development of the Soviet nuclear strategic control and command system, called Perimeter. The paper sources from first hand accounts and secondary research, in order to explain the Soviet rationale for creating Perimeter. Such an explanation is useful, as from our perspective, it may be difficult to understand why a government would be willing to construct what is essentially a doomsday system. Perimeter itself is a "fail-deadly," system, meaning that should the system detect a nuclear attack on Russia, it will automatically or semi-automatically (depending on the setting) order the launch of Russia's land-based nuclear arsenal, securing retaliation, even if the normal Russian command leadership is knocked out in a nuclear decapitation. Ultimately, the paper argues that the Soviet leadership had considerable reason to implement Perimeter.

Exploiting the Future: The Evolution of Child Labour Laws in Ontario from the Pre-Industrial Period to the 1930s

Child labour was not uncommon in the pre-industrial period, yet with industrialization demand for child labour in workplaces other than family farms and contractual apprenticeships rose. In the context of factories, shops and mines, employers had no legal liability for the health and wellness of the children they employed. Legislation emerged to fill this void as early as the 1880s, yet it was poorly enforced. It would only be with the modernization of industry, the rise of wages for skilled labourers, and increasing public consciousness about the value of education that child labour would decrease across the province in the early 20^th century.

Subversive as Hell: Political Satire in the Work of Dr. Seuss

This paper is an analysis of the political satire and historical forces at play in the work of children's author Dr. Seuss.

Medical Advancements of the United States Civil War

This paper looks at the correlation between the events of the American Civil War and the modernization process of medicine and medical care both domestically and worldwide. The author examined various areas, such as sanitation, medical innovations, the architecture and administration of hospitals, nursing, and public attitude towards medicine in order to formulate the thesis.