Transfers ToUC and CSUCal-GETC Area 4 · IGETC Area 3B · IGETC Area 4F · CSU GE Area D6DescriptionHIST 135 examines the history of U.S. involvement in Southeast Asia during the twentieth century and the legacies of the Vietnam War up to the present. The course surveys the histories of Chinese influence in the region, French colonialism, and the different phases of U.S. commitment. It studies wartime experiences on the U.S. home front, the Cold War conflict and rivalry, and decolonization across the world. The course also explores how Vietnam continues to influence the U.S. as shown in its foreign policy and subsequent wars, its political debates, and its popular culture. 