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Disclaimer - *** This course will use readings that contain profanity and mature themes.***
Vietnam -- because of it, our nation was changed forever. Take this class and find out what the fuss was all about. Discover why THE WALL can evoke such emotion from those who lived through that era. Find out how the United States could enter a struggle where it won every battle and yet lost the war. Learn how we stumbled into this conflict to fight communism, and ended up fighting each other. Have you ever heard of Kent State or Ho Chi Minh or Hanoi Jane? Have you ever wondered about B-52's, M-16's, Peaceniks, Hawks, Doves, and Hippies? Do you know where to find the Mekong Delta, the Parrot's Beak, the DMZ, Cambodia, Laos, or Camelot? And what happened in Chicago? What is the significance of Agent Orange, Green Berets, AK- 47's, and "All We Are Saying is Give Peace a Chance." The Vietnam War is still an open wound in this country that will not go away. It is one of the most divisive periods in our nation's history and the only war our nation has ever lost. The Vietnam War lasted through the administrations of five presidents. The Vietnam War was and is a national tragedy. Take this class and find out what the fuss is all about.
In this class, we will explore the history, the causes, and the results of the Vietnam Conflict. We will begin with an analysis of Vietnam itself; its people, its ancient beginnings, its complex culture, and its geography. We will delve into the roots of this conflict in the French colonial experience before and after the Second World War. We will examine the beginnings of American involvement in Vietnam in the context of politics, diplomacy, and economics. We will study the military aspects of the conflict in terms of strategy, tactics, weapons, and battles. We will compare and contrast the impact of this conflict on the administrations of Presidents Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon. We will investigate the antiwar movement and learn of its impact on the war's outcome. We will learn how America's involvement in this conflict came to an end and how the conflict itself eventually came to an end.