HIS 1901 - READINGS ON VIETNAM WAR

credits: 3.0
This course explores the history of America’s involvement in the Vietnam Wars, beginning with the years of World War II when the United States supported Vietnam’s effort to win independence, through our deepening involvement during the 1950’s and 1960’s in what amounted to another nation’s civil war. This course will utilize primary and secondary written sources and a variety of other media to introduce students to this significant and controversial chapter in American History. Method of Instruction: Lecture and discussion. Method of Evaluation: Exams and papers.