2018 Abstracts

Melissa Swedin, University of Utah

Sam Cook, Southern Utah University

Rachel Stoddard, Brigham Young University

Brian Allen, Brigham Young University

Madeline Peterson; Alison Barlow; Natalie Green; Madison Horrocks, Utah State University

Austin Weenig, Brigham Young University

Madelaine Campbell, Brigham Young University This research looks at Britain’s release of her former colonies during the 20th century, and the motivations behind their actions. South Africa moved towards unification in 1908 with Britain’s support in the drafting of the South Africa Act and Lord Selbourne’s involvement in the National Convention. By examining original communications within the British government regarding South Africa and the parliamentary papers surrounding the South Africa Act the British motivation towards its former colonies becomes apparent. In this case study of South Africa’s movement towards independence, we see that Britain wanted to give as much control to the South African delegates as possible without relinquishing their hold on the natural resources and strong leadership that South Africa provided. In their quest to maintain a good relationship with South Africa, Britain overlooked some of the damaging decisions made by the South African leaders which led to racial and class conflict in South Africa later, during the rest of the 20th century.

Steiner Houston; Carrie Stone; Eric Young, Weber State University

Jacquelyn Monroe; Brian Jensen; Laura Bridgewater; Natalie Kwon, Brigham Young University

Dewey Potts, Brigham Young University

Andrew Piskadlo; Adele Reynolds; Anna Robert; Gaurav Pandey, Westminster College

Michael Maynard; Alex Mitchell, Dixie State University

Alexandria DeGrauw, University of Utah

Andrew Kennedy, University of Utah

Brigham Pope; Daniel Joaquin; Jacob Hickey, Brigham Young University

Katie Varela, Brigham Young University

Jared Blanchard, Brigham Young University

Jonathan Shumway; Scott George, Brigham Young University

Kyler Radmall, Southern Utah University

Katherine Wilcox, Southern Utah University

Kate Hendricks, Brigham Young University

Jace Howell, Dixie State University

Gift Ifijeh, Dixie State University

Mikaila Hunt, Southern Utah University

Lauren Nickell, Southern Utah University

Ryker Haddock, Brigham Young University

Taylor Clement, Southern Utah University

Aleksei Ananin, Southern Utah University

Anastasiia Matkovska; Austin Bettridge; Jeff Keller, Utah Valley University

W. Zachary Horton, Brigham Young University

Thomas Hill, Utah State University

Jessica Mancuso, Southern Utah University

Eric Gibson, Weber State University

Matthew Thompson, Utah State University

Jhana Aristondo, Utah Valley University

Whittni Ananin, Southern Utah University

Madalyn Johnson; Megan Anderson, Utah Valley University

Allison White, Dixie State University

Jason Klimek, Brigham Young University

Christine Rumsey; Andrew Piskadlo; Adele Reynolds; Ryan Rowland; Shu Yang; Bill Johnson; Anna Robert; Gaurav Pandey, Westminster

Katherine Safsten, Brigham Young University

Kathleen Fotheringham, Southern Utah University

Sydnee Higginson, Brigham Young University

Keanna Graff, Dixie State University

Maggie Marchant, Brigham Young University

Dakota Halley; Stephanie Johnstone; Andrea Deever; Cassidie Medina; Kimberly Child, Dixie State University

Mark Albrecht; Kristin Wilson-Grimes; Sennai Habtes, Southern Utah University

Jacob Willis; Dallon Glick; Riley Creer, Brigham Young University

Ryan Baker, University of Utah

Jonathan Jacobs, Brigham Young University