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HIST 425 Role of Both Soviet Union and China in the Vietnam War Essay

 

Produce a research paper on a relevant topic of your choice. The paper should revolve around one relatively narrow and precise research question, answerable using existing and readily available source material. Choose from these examples:

  • Was Ho Chi Minh a nationalist or a communist? (MOST RECOMMENDED***he is a communist who used nationalism as a tool)
  • Why did communism develop a sizeable following in Vietnam in the early part of the 20th century?
  • Why did the United States decide to come to the assistance of France in Indochina in 1950?
  • What was the most important factor in prompting direct US military involvement in Vietnam in 1965?
  • Is there any truth to the notion that the war in Vietnam was a civil war more than a neo-colonial war or a superpower proxy war?
  • What was the role of the Soviet Union and/or China in the Vietnam War?
  • What was the impact of the American and/or global antiwar movement on the course and outcome of the Vietnam War?
  • How did the Vietnam War change Vietnam? How did it change the United States? How did it change the world?The final paper must:
    • be 7-10 pages in length (typed, double-spaced, 12-point font, 1″ margins on all sides);
    • include a bibliography of no fewer than 10 sources, including at least 3 primary sources;
    • include endnotes or footnotes.