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10. The Liberal Consensus Abroad: From Korea to Vietnam
POWEROINT PRESENTATION
FULL BIBLIOGRAPHY

1. What were the underlying assumptions and principles on which American foreign policy was based in the 50s and early 60s?
2. Why did the US become involved in a war in Vietnam?
3. What was the "military-industrial complex"?

Reading
William H. Chafe, The Unfinished Journey, chapters 2 & 3
James Patterson, Grand Expectations, chapters, 8, 9 &10