This course examines the causes and effects of the war in Vietnam, with special emphasis on the United States and its role.
Topics covered include, but are not limited to: Vietnam’s place in twentieth-century Franco-American relations; the influence of the early Cold War and the Korean War on American policymakers; American diplomatic and military activity in support of South Vietnam; American public opinion towards Vietnam; and postwar immigration and opening of diplomatic relations with the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
