LEAD 242
America and the Vietnam War
Last Offered Fall 2011
Division II
Writing Skills
Cross-listed
PSCI 242
This course is not offered in the current catalog
Class Details
Every American president from Franklin Roosevelt to John F. Kennedy sought to avoid a commitment of ground forces to Vietnam. Lyndon Johnson also feared the consequences of a massive American commitment, but he eventually sent over half a million men to Vietnam. Richard Nixon hoped to conclude a peace with honor when he assumed the presidency, but the war lasted for another four years with many additional casualties. This course examines the complex political processes that led successive American presidents to get involved in a conflict that all of them desperately wanted to avoid. We will examine both the international and domestic context of the war, as well as pay close attention to both South and North Vietnamese perspectives on the war. In addition, we will examine the long-standing arguments among both historians and political scientists over how to explain and interpret the longest and most controversial war in American history.
The Class:
Format: seminar
Limit: 19
Expected: 19
Class#: 1896
Grading: yes pass/fail option, yes fifth course option
Limit: 19
Expected: 19
Class#: 1896
Grading: yes pass/fail option, yes fifth course option
Requirements/Evaluation:
two 7-page papers, one 8- to 10 page paper, and active class participation
Prerequisites:
none
Enrollment Preferences:
sophomore and junior Political Science majors and Leadership Studies concentrators
Distributions:
Division II
Writing Skills
Notes:
This course is cross-listed and the prefixes carry the following divisional credit:
PSCI 242 Division II LEAD 242 Division II
PSCI 242 Division II LEAD 242 Division II
Attributes:
LEAD American Foreign Policy Leadership
PSCI International Relations Courses
PSCI International Relations Courses
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LEAD 242 - SEM America and the Vietnam War
LEAD 242 SEM America and the Vietnam WarDivision II Writing SkillsNot offered
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