P/H/90. Dissertation. Impact of American defeat in Vietnam on US foreign policy

The dissertation investigates the impact of the Vietnam War on the history of the USA discussing the key aspects of the US foreign policy and arguing that its development is influenced by the defeat in Vietnam. Literature is reviewed on the concept of ‘American exceptionalism’, the political situation in Vietnam in the 1950s, the role of the media in shaping public opinion towards the Vietnam War, the economic and moral damage of the USA, the events of the Gulf War in 1991, the political involvement in Haiti, Sarajevo, Kosovo, the US war against terror after 9/11, the current war with Iraq, etc. Conclusions are made about the influence of the Vietnam War on the American national conscience.