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Undergraduate Catalog 2014-2015 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

HIST 318 - The U.S. and the Vietnam War 3 hours

Analysis of American involvement in the Vietnam War from 1955 to 1975. The events of the armed conflict are placed in a multiplicity of contexts to reveal political, diplomatic, military, social and economic factors. This course considers the deployment of armed forces in addition to the impact of the peace movement. Significant attention is given to the challenges of the Cold War, the dynamics of popular culture, and the fall of South Vietnam. Prerequisite: HIST 122 .