Date/Time
Date(s) - 07/23/2019
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Location
Senator John Heinz History Center
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Alyssa Rosenberg, a columnist for the Washington Post, discusses the impact of the Vietnam War on American politics and culture.
The Vietnam War (1955-1975) was a complicated military conflict in the divided country of Vietnam that evolved into a major undeclared war. It functioned as a violent expression of the Cold War (1946-1991) between the western democracies led by the United States and communist countries dominated by China and the Soviet Union. By the late 1960’s, it became increasingly clear that the US and its allies were unlikely to win as military and civilian casualties mounted. The war also led to political unrest in America.
In the lead up to the release of 2017’s landmark “The Vietnam War” documentary television series (directed by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick) Rosenberg and the Washington Post launched “The American War,” a podcast that breaks down major themes and questions raised by the documentary,
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