HIST 349: The Vietnam War/The American War
Course Description
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.Vietnam's relations with the West; French colonialism; origins and development of Vietnamese nationalism; Cold War and American involvement; wartime societies in North and South Vietnam; expansion of the war to Cambodia and Laos; anti-war movements in the United States; reasons for American defeat; consequences and lessons of the war.Prerequisite:Junior or senior classification.Cross Listing:ASIA 349/HIST 349.