HIST 1253 — History of Vietnam Wars
4 semester hoursUndergraduateLectureusually offered: springOnlineOnline
Presents a history of military conflicts on the Indochinese Peninsula from its precolonial settlement; internal developments and divisions; its stormy relationship with China; French colonization and the resistance to it; the rise of the Vietminh during World War II; the postwar struggle against the French; the impact of the cold war; and the involvement of the United States after 1950 in the creation of two Vietnams and in the conflict that engulfed it and its neighbors, Laos and Cambodia, in the decades that followed. Emphasizes the roles of nationalism and communism in the 20th-century conflicts and the motives for U.S. intervention. Films revealing the reactions of Americans to the escalating conflict are shown and evaluated.
Offering history
| Term | Sections | Enrolled | Capacity | Full | Open seats/section |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 2024 | 1 | 21 | 25 | 84% | 4.0 |
| Spring 2026 | 1 | 19 | 25 | 76% | 6.0 |
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Meeting times
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Common patterns: async (100% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday
Professors
Spring
- Peter Fraunholtz (100% of students) · reviews
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