Foreign Policy

Cold War tensions in Southeast Asia were at their highest during the Vietnam War. The Nixon administration promised to end the conflict and withdraw U.S. troops from Vietnam, replacing the deployed troops with larger bombing campaigns. In this inquiry, students will investigate the compelling question, “What did Cold War tension look like in Southeast Asia?”

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Cold War tensions in Southeast Asia were at their highest during the Vietnam War. The Nixon administration promised to end the conflict and withdraw U.S. troops from Vietnam, replacing the deployed troops with larger bombing campaigns. In this inquiry, students will investigate the compelling question, “What did Cold War tension look like in Southeast Asia?”

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United States foreign policy has long been deeply entangled with Latin America. Depending on the origin of historical accounts written about these entanglements, readers can come away with different conclusions about U.S. foreign policy in Latin America during the Cold War. In this inquiry, students will use historical sources from various perspectives to answer the…