Spring 2018  |  HIST 3487 Section 001: The Vietnam Wars: French Colonialism and U.S. Intervention in Indochina (52458)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Meets With:
GLOS 3487 Section 001
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
01/16/2018 - 05/04/2018
Mon, Wed 09:45AM - 11:00AM
UMTC, West Bank
Blegen Hall 230
Enrollment Status:
Open (6 of 30 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
French conquest. Colonial bureaucratic/economic transformations. Nationalist responses. First Indochina War. Emergence of nation-state. U.S. intervention. Impact of Vietnam War on current politics of Laos, Cambodia, and Thailand, and on Southeast Asia.
Class Notes:
http://classinfo.umn.edu/?mainalee+HIST3487+Spring2017
Class Description:
Modern era from 1800. French conquest, bureaucratic, social, and economic changes. Vietnamese nationalism and adoption of communist ideologies. First Indochina War (1945-54) with France. Second Indochina War (1955-75) with US. US efforts to contain the spread of communism during Cold War paranoia. US intervention in the neighboring countries of Laos and Cambodia. Grading: Two midterms (30%), Discussions/Class Activities/Quizes (15%), 2 Movie Responses (15%), Research essay (20%), Final (20%).
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/52458/1183
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
13 November 2012

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