History Department Electives: Seminars : HIST W4865: The Vietnam War As International History. Charles Armstrong.

Analysis of the wars in Indochina from 1945 to 1975, with a focus on the American period (1965-1973). As a major event in twentieth-century world history, the Vietnam War will be seen in the context of decolonization, the rise of Third-World nationalism, the global Cold War, and the expansion of American power after World War II. 4 pts.