Suggested Vietnam Term Paper Topics
These are only suggestions. You are free to develop any themes or ideas of your own providing you have
the approval of the course instructor. I do not want narrative papers that simply describe an event,
situation or individual. You must evaluate or appraise the situation and develop a conclusion. Each paper
must have a thesis of what you want to show or prove.
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The Effectiveness of Melvin Laird as Secretary of Defense and Vietnam
The Effectiveness of Secretary of Defense Clark Clifford and Vietnam
Henry Kissinger and the US China Agreements and Their Effect on Vietnam
An Evaluation of the Bao Dai Regime
An Evaluation of a US Ambassador or Emissary to Vietnam (select one)
a. Elsworth Bunker
b. Maxwell Taylor
c. Graham Martin
d. Henry Cabot Lodge
e. Frederick Nolting
John Foster Dulles and the Geneva Accords
SEATO: An Analysis
Ngo Dinh Nhu and Madame Nhu as Depicted in the American Press
The Changing Attitudes of the New York Times toward the Vietnam War
The Attitude of The (London) Times to the War
The Battle for Hue during Tet: A Military Evaluation
The Role of US Presidential Advisors (select one)
a. Walt W. Rostow
b. George Ball
c. McGeorge Bundy
An Evaluation of the B-52 Raids during the Vietnam War
American Attitudes toward Dien Bien Phu
The US Congress and the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
The Effect of the New Hampshire Primary, 1968, on American Policy
The Views of US Presidents on Vietnam After the War (select one)
a. .Jimmy Carter
b. Gerald Ford
c. Ronald Reagan
d. George Bush
e. Bill Clinton
An Evaluation of the US Draft and Its Regulations during the Vietnam War
The Role of American Allies during the Vietnam War (select one)
a. South Korea
b. Australia
c. New Zealand
d. Taiwan
An Evaluation of Secretary of State Dean Rusk and the Vietnam War
The Changing Attitudes of Robert McNamara and the Vietnam War
The Changing Attitudes of Robert Kennedy and the Vietnam War
William Westmoreland: A Military Appraisal
Vo Nguyen Giap: A Military Appraisal
A Review of a Particular American Military Weapons System Used during the Vietnam War
Norodum Sihanouk: An Evaluation
My Lai and Its Outcome
Student Protests at Kent State University, 1970
Student Protests at Glassboro State College, 1970
Helicopters in the Vietnam War: An Appraisal
An Evaluation of the American Ambassadors in Saigon
Agent Orange and the Vietnam War
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MIA Issue After the Vietnam War
American News Commentators and Their Effect on the Vietnam War
The Development of the Vietnam War Memorial, Washington DC
Treatment of American POWs by North Vietnam
Improvements in American Medicine during the War
Richard Nixon and the Madman Theory
Henry Kissinger and the Peace Talks
The Ho Chi Minh Trail, A Logistical Success
Operation Linebacker: An Evaluation
Was Vietnamization Ever a Reality?
The Attitudes and Activities of Bill Clinton During the Vietnam War
The Attitudes and Activities of George W. Bush During the Vietnam War
American Attitudes Toward the End of the Vietnam War, 1975
American Reconciliation with Vietnam in the 1990s.