HIST 160 - The U.S. and Vietnam 1940-1975

The U.S. and Vietnam 1940-1975

The course is a survey of the intersection of American and Asian histories in Vietnam. It not only explores the Vietnamese contest of the war, but also identifies the reasons for United States involvement. The class analyzes the relationship of the war to the foreign policies of the Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon administrations. Consideration is given to this foreign policy as a representative example of post-World War I United States globalism. In addition, the course examines the relationship of the war to domestic policy and the antiwar movement. It also considers the causes of defeat and the plight of the war's veterans. Finally, it assesses the lessons that were learned.