Hasegawa Office Hours: Th: 3:30-5:30 History 191C, Winter 2016 Office: HSSB 4252 TTh: 2-3:15, HSSB 4020 hasegawa@history.ucsb.edu History of the Cold War, 1945-1991 Course Description: This course aims to examine the origins, the development, and the end of the Cold War from 1945 to 1991 by focusing on key case studies. The emphasis is placed on the political and security dimensions of US-Soviet relations, although third parties will be discussed to the extent that they constituted a part of the superpower conflict (for instance, China, Korea, Japan, Eastern/Western Europe, East/West Germany, Cuba, Vietnam will be an integral part of the story we cover). Students are expected to grasp the basic chronological development of the history of the Cold War, analyze and grasp the significance of documents/articles, and understand the causes and effects of the Cold War. Course Web Site: This course is on the GauchoSpace web page. You can get access to the site by logging onto: http://gauchospace.ucsb.edu/ Click login, use your UCSBnetID, and password. You can click my course, 191C. All my messages will be given in Instructor Announcement. The scheduled lectures and reading assignments are given on the web page. You will upload your paper and group papers on the web site. It is therefore important to log on to the site often. Make sure that your email account is properly functioning. Required Readings: 1. Robert J. McMahon, The Cold War: A Very Short Introduction (Oxford, 2003) 2. Jussi M. Hanhimaki and Odd Arne Westad, The Cold War: A History in Documents and Eyewitness Accounts (Oxford 2004). 3. Steven Hugh Lee, The Korean War (Longman, 2001). 4. Victor Sebestyen, Twelve Days (Vintage 2006). 5. Don Hunton, David Welch, The Cuban Missile Crisis (Oxford, 2006). 6. Mark Atwood Lawrence, The Vietnam War (Oxford, 2010). All the required textbooks are on the reserve book section in the library. All the books are one-day loan except Hanimaki/Westad, which is only two-hour loan. Lectures: Attendance at lectures is mandatory. Lectures (Tuesdays and Thursdays) are not intended to give you a comprehensive history of the Cold War, but give selective case studies. For a comprehensive history, you are required to read McMahon and documents in Hanhimaki/Westad, and selections on the web page. You are responsible for information not covered by the lectures but described in these books and the web site readings. Requirements:
1. A Position Paper (counts 30% of the total grade) 2. A midterm examination (counts 20% of the total grade) 3. A final exam (counts 20% of the total grade) 4. A group project and simulations (10%) 5. A brief film review (Dr. Strangelove) (5%) 6. Attendance and contribution to discussion (5%) A. Position Paper and Analysis: Your paper consists of two parts: Position Paper and Analysis. 1. Position Paper (900 words maximum): Option 1: Imagine yourself to be a high U.S. State Department official. Write a position paper recommending to the Secretary of State (find out who was the Secretary of State) what policy the United States should pursue on one of the following events: (a) The North Koreans crossed the 38 th parallel and invaded South Korea on June 25, 1950. (b) The Hungarians revolted and toppled the pro-soviet government in October 1956. The new government declared that Hungary would withdraw from the Warsaw Pact. (c) You received the information on October 15, 1962, that the Soviet Union had installed the Medium and the Intermediate-Range missiles in Cuba. (d) In January 1965, the Johnson Administration was engaged in an intense internal debate on what policy the U.S, should pursue in Vietnam. Option 2 and 3: Imagine yourself to be the Soviet foreign minister (Option 2) OR the PRC foreign minister (Option 3). Write a position paper recommending to the General Secretary of the respective Communist Party (find out who was the General Secretary) what policy the Soviet Union or the PRC should pursue on one of the following events: (a) President Truman announced that the United States would intervene militarily to stop the North Korean invasion of South Korea in June 1950. (b) The Hungarians revolted and toppled the pro-soviet government in October 1956. The new government declared that Hungary would withdraw from the Warsaw Pact. (c) President Kennedy announced that the United States would implement a naval blockade of Cuba to prevent Soviet deployment of missiles and demanded dismantling all the missiles that had been installed in Cuba. (d) In February 1965, the Johnson Administration initiated sustained bombings on North Vietnam (Operation Rolling Thunder), and this operation was followed by the U.S. decision to land the ground troops in Vietnam in March. Your position paper should include the following: 1. Identification of the problem 2. National interests at stake 3. Policy options (which should include the anticipated reaction from the Soviet Union or the United States and other interested parties) 4. Recommended policy and its rationale
2. One-Page Analysis (300 words maximum): As a diplomatic historian, who now possesses new information that was not available to the State Department official or the Soviet or Chinese foreign ministers at the time, analyze this position paper examining the questions of why the option you recommended was, or was not adopted, why other options were not adopted, whether your option was the best available option for the United States or the Soviet Union or the PRC, and what this exercise tells you about the nature of the Cold War. 3. Sources: You should consult Lee (Korean War), Sebestyen (Hungarian Revolution), and Munton/Welch (Cuban Missile Crisis), and Lawrence (Vietnam War). Your position paper should cite at least one primary source. These books will lead you to additional primary and secondary sources. The primary sources available on line are listed on Documents Available Online on Gauchospace. In addition, I placed the collection of documents on the Hungarian Revolution (The 1956 Hungarian Revolution: A History in Documents), and on the Vietnam War (Vietnam and America, A Documented History, edited by Marvin E. Gettleman, et al), in the reserve book section of the Library. 4. Deadline of the Paper: You should submit your hard copy on February 25, in Class. You must also upload your paper to the term paper section on the web site. B. Group Project 1. The class is divided into the following groups. Korean War: A (US), B (USSR), C (PRC) Hungarian Revolution: D (US), E (USSR) Cuban Missile Crisis: F (US), G (USSR) Vietnam War: H (US), I (USSR), J (PRC) 2. You will be assigned to formulate your position on specific positions, and play a role (sometimes different roles within one team) on given topics, answering questions from other students. 3. This group project will serve as a basis from which you formulate your position paper. 4. The group will provide a one-page summary of your position (signed by the members of the group) to the instructor and upload it on Gauchospace. C. One-Page Film Review: You are required to watch at least one film from the list below, and write a one-page, single-spaced review on how the film you have chosen reflects the reality of the Cold War. 1-1. Dr. Strangelove* 1-2. Atomic Cafe
2-1. Trumbo 2-2. Good Night and Good Luck 2-3. The Lives of Others* 3-1. Bridge of Spies 3-2. The Good Shepherd 4-1. Last Days of Vietnam: Documentary* 4-2. God Morning Vietnam 4-3. Deer Hunter 4-4. The Killing Fields Write a single-spaced, one-page essay on the film of your choosing, examining how the film captures the reality of the Cold War. Due: You have to submit your paper in class by February 16 and upload your paper in Film Review section on the web page, preferably in the pdf form. If you cannot send it in pdf, use Microsoft Word. D. Class Attendance and Contribution to Class Discussion Attendance is mandatory. A part of class is devoted to discussions on the selected documents from Hanhimaki/Westad (indicated with *). You are required to make two presentations of a document marked with an asterisk (*) in the syllabus. Your presentation consists of (1) a brief summary and (2) the significance of the document you have chosen. You submit a note consisting of these elements at the end of class. All the other students who do not make a presentation have to read at least one document with an asterisk and write down its significance. You submit your note to me at the end of each class. This will become your attendance record. Since this is your attendance record, I will not accept late submission of the note unless you have a legitimate reason for absence. Academic Honesty All work submitted must be your own work, submitted only to this course. Students are reminded that the submission of portions of the same academic work for credit in more than one course, the use of the research or writing of another person in preparation and submission of an assigned paper, including material taken from the web, the use of the services of a commercial term paper company, and the use of notes or prepared answers during an examination, are acts of academic dishonesty. Students submitting work that is not their own will receive a D- and will be expelled from class. All offenses will be reported to the Dean of Students and subject to disciplinary action. Reports to the Dean become part of your academic record at UCSB. Students should review the information regarding offenses and disciplinary action in the university s academic regulations at: www.sa.ucsb.edu/regulations/reg.pdf.
Course Outline and Reading Assignments Doc = obligatory; Rec = recommended 1/05 Introduction of the Course: Approaches to the Cold War Hanhimaki/Westad, pp. 1-3 Music: Doris Day, Sentimental Journey (1945) 1/07 Origins of the Cold War (1): Iron Curtain, Truman Doctrine MacMahon, 1-34 Hanhimaki/Westad, pp. 36-39, 105-108, Doc. 2-1, 2-2, 2-3, 2-4*, 4-1*, 4-2*, 4-3, 4-4*. Music: Rosemary Clooney, Tenderly (1947) 1/12 Origins of the Cold war (2): Marshall Plan Hanhimaki/Westad, Doc, 2-6*, 2-8, 2-9, 2-11, 2-12*, 4-6*, 4-7, 4-8, 4-9*, 4-11; Rec. 2-7 Sebestyen, pp. 1-103. Music: Nat King Cole, Mona Lisa (1950) 1/14 The German Question and the Berlin Blockade Hanhimaki/Westad, pp. 70-72, Doc. 3-4, 3-5*, 3-7,* 3-8*, 3-9*, 3-11, 3-12*; Rec: 3-1, 3-2, 3-3, 3-6, 3-10 Music, Patti Page, Tennessee Waltz (1950) 1/19 The Cold War In Asia: the Sino-Soviet Alliance McMahobn, pp. 35-50. Hanhimaki/Westad, pp.137-139, Doc. 5-3, 5-6, 5-8, 5-9, 5-10, 6-1, 6-3*, 6-12*, 6-14*, 6-16* Music, Hank Williams, Jambalaya (1951) 1/21 The Korean War (1 st Debate) McMahon, pp. 50-55. Hanhimaki/Westad, pp. 176-179, Doc. 6-2,* 6-4,* 6-5,* 6-6, 6-10,* 6-11,* 6-12, 6-13, 6-14, 6-15, 6-16. Lee, The Korean War, pp. 3-119, Doc, 8*, 9*, 10*, 11*, 12*, 26*. Kathryn Wethersby, "To Attack or Not to Attack: Stalin, Kim Il Sun, and the Prelude to the War," CWIHP Bulletin, No. 5, Spring 1995: https://www.wilsoncenter.org/publication/bulletin-no-5-spring-1995 Music, Chuck Berry, Maybellene (1955) 1/26 The Eastern Europe: Poland and Hungary (2 nd Debate) McMahon, pp. 56-64. Hanhimaki/Westad, 242-244, Doc, 8-1, 8-2*. Sebestyen, 107-302. Mark Kramer, "New Evidence on Soviet Decision-Makingand the 1956 Polish and Hungarian Crisis on Crisis," CWIHP Bulletin, No. 8-9, Winter
1996-97, https://www.wilsoncenter.org/publication/bulletin-no-89-winter- 1995 Music: Bill Haley, Rock Around the Clock (1956) 1/28 The Wall: the Berlin Crisis Reading: McMahon, 78-88. Hanhimaki/Westad, Doc. 8-4, 10-7* Music: Elvis Pressley, Heartbreak Hotel (1956) Eddie Cochran, Summertime Blues (1958) 2/02 The Cuban Missile Crisis (3 rd Debate) McMahon, 88-104. Hannhimaki/Westad, Doc. 12-5*, 12-7, 12-8*, 14-8*, 15-1*, 15-2*, 15-3*; Rec, 12-4. Munton/Welch, The Cuban Missile Crisis, all. Music: Beatles, I Want to Hold Your Hand (1963) Bob Dylan, Blowin' the Wind (1963) 2/04 The Vietnam War (4 th Debate) Hanhimaki/Westad, pp. 209-210, Doc, 7-1, 7-2, 7-4, 7-5*, 7-6, 7-7, 7-10*, 7-11*, 7-12, 7-13, 7-14 Mark Lawrence, The Vietnam War, all. Debate among US Policymakers on Vietnam, 1965, (Document 39, Vietnam and America) Aftermath of Tet Offensive (Document 52, Vietnam and America) Music: Buffalo Springfield, For What It's Worth (1966) Creedence Clearwater, Bad Moon Rising (1969) 2/09 Midterm Examination 2/11 Peaceful Coexistence and Détente: Basic Assumptions McMahon, 105-121, 122-142 Hanhimaki/Westad, pp.209-210, 481-483, 516-518, Doc.8-6*, 8-7, 8-8, 10-10*, 10-12, 14-9, 14-10, 14-12, 15-7, 15-9, 15-10*, 16-6 Music: Bob Dylan, Times They are A Changing (1964) Animals, House of the Rising Sun (1964) 2/16 Arms Control: SALT I and SALT II Hanhimaki/Westad, pp. 273-275, Doc. 9-3, 9-4, 9-7, 9-8, 9-10*, 9-13, 9-14*, 9-15*. Music: Rolling Stones, Satisfaction Bee Gees, Staying Alive Film Review due 2/18 Strategic Triangle
Hanhimaki/Westad, Doc, 15-6, 15-8*. Music: Marvine Gaye, I Heard It Through the Grapevine (1968) Beatles, Let It Be (1970) 2/23 Conflict in the Third World: Afghanistan as a Case Study Hanhimaki/Westad, pp 347-349, 516-518, Doc. 11-5, 11-6, 12-9, 16-1, 16-10*, 16-11*, 16-13*, 17-6, 17-7; Rec, 11-11, 11-12, 12-10, 17-4, 17-5. Odd Arne Westad, "Concerning the Situation A," "The Soviet Union and Afghanistan, 1978-1989: Documents ffrom the Russi8an and East German Archives,"CWIHP Bulletin, Nos. 8-9, Winter 1996-97: CWIHP Bulletin, No. 8-9, Winter 1996-97, https://www.wilsoncenter.org/publication/bulletin-no-89-winter-1995 Music: Led Zeppelin, Stairway to Heaven (1971) 2/25 Reagan s Foreign policy: the New Cold War Hanhimaki/Westad, pp. 553-555, 9-1, 12-11, 16-4*, 16-12*, 17-8, 17-9, 17-10, 17-11. Music: Queen, We Will Rock You (1977) Elton John, Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (1975) Position Paper Due 3/01 Gorbachev s New Thinking Foreign Policy McMahon, pp. 143-168: Hanhimaki/Westad, doc, 9-16*, 17-13*18-9*,, 17-15, 18-1, 18-2, 18-3*; Rec, 17-12, Music: Gloria Gaynor, I Will Survive (1978) Carole King, Its Too Late (1971) 3/03 Unification of Germany Hanhimaki/Westad, pp. 590-593, doc. 17-14, 18-4, 18-5*, 18-6, 18-8*, 18-9*, 18-10*, 18-11*, 18-12, 18-13, 18-14, 18-15. Music: U2, With or Without You (1987) Kook and the Gang, Celebration (1980) Final Take-Home Exam question given 3/08 Collapse of the Soviet Union: Who Won the Cold War? Hanhimaki/Westad, pp. 629-632, doc. 19-3*, 19-6*, 19-10*, 19-11* Tracy Chapman, Talkin' bout a Revolution (1990) 3/10 Final Take Home Examination Due