HIST 2370 - Vietnam Wars-An International History, 1945 to Present

Credit Hours: 4.00

Prerequisites: None

(formerly HIST 2912)

HIST 2370 surveys the varied geopolitical, strategic, military, economic, social, technological, cultural, and intellectual developments that contributed to the ever deepening involvement of the United States and its allies in Vietnam over the years after World War II. The course also considers the Vietnam War as a microcosm of the varied international political, economic, social and cultural forces that shaped twentieth century world history, including colonialism, imperialism, nationalism, capitalism, communism, revolution, westernization, modernization, nation‑building, decolonization, Third‑World economic development, the Cold War and globalization.

Contact Hours: 4
Billable Contact Hours: 4

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