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Traditions and Encounters Book Cover
Traditions and Encounters, 2/e
Jerry H. Bentley, University of Hawai'i
Herbert F. Ziegler, University of Hawai'i
THE RETREAT FROM EMPIRE

Essay Quiz



1

Would the Vietnam War be more accurately described as a cold war engagement or a struggle against colonialism? What facts would argue for each description?
2

Why did the French fight so tenaciously to hold onto Vietnam and Algeria, when other French colonies gained their independence with relative ease? What did these struggles cost France?
3

How did the logic of the cold war shape American foreign policy in Central America? What kinds of regimes were supported because of this policy? With what results?








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