PoSc 316 - Selected Topics

Institution:

Thiel College

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Description:

Study of selected issues in political science classes will be conducted either as seminars or as lecture and discussion meetings, as determined for the specific offering. May be repeated for credit as topics vary. The Vietnam War (3 CH) Over 25 years have passed since the collapse of the government of South Vietnam. This event terminated American participation in the longest and most divisive foreign war in U.S. history. However, the legacy of Vietnam in terms of its impact and consequences for American society and foreign policy still remains controversial. This course considers a number of issues related to U.S. participation in the Vietnam War. Topics which will be examined include: a brief history of American entry into and exit from the conflict, U.S. foreign and military policy in the post-Vietnam era, and the multiple, contradictory lessons which can be drawn from American involvement in Southeast Asia. American Propaganda during World Wars I and II (3 CH) The course involves an intensive examination of American homefront propaganda during World Wars I and II. During the war years formal governmental agencies responsible for the design and implementation of propaganda messages at home and abroad were established in this country. These agencies put forth massive and coordinated propaganda campaigns during the war years, and we shall examine in detail the organization and goals of America’s two propaganda agencies, their strategies and tactics, the media they employed, and the propaganda themes that they directed at the American public. We shall also examine the controversies these agencies engendered as they attempted to propagandize a nation distrustful of propaganda.

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2.00 - 4.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.thiel.edu

Phone Number:

(724) 589-2000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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