HIST 220The Vietnam War
- Units
- 0.50
- Faculty
- Arts
- Subject
- History
Not in the current Undergraduate Calendar. Shown as it appeared in 2025–26.
When it runs
- F24
- W25
- S25
- F25
- W26
- S26
- F26
- W27
- S27
Ran in 0 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: not on the schedule. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.
The Vietnam War, the longest war in U.S. history, was fought on two fronts, by American GIs abroad and anti-war protesters at home. Those two subjects, as well as a history of the war from Vietnamese perspectives, are the focus of this course.
Prerequisites
None listed.
Antirequisites
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Leads to
No course lists it as a requisite.
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100% liked it67% easy67% useful
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Discussed on r/uwaterloo
9 posts and comments in 5 threads mention HIST 220, May 2012 to December 2024. Quoted word for word, newest first; each reply sits under the post and the comment that started its branch. Search r/uwaterloo for newer posts.
Winter 2017
HIST220? 2 points, 2 comments
u/honhonhonFRFR: “I'm interested in taking the Vietnam war course, HIST220, in the spring. Has anyone taken it before, and what were your opinons on it, both in level of difficulty and quality of material Thanks”
Fall 2016
Good History Classes 3 points, 12 comments
u/phyzled: “… Moving onto specific courses, has anyone taken HIST 110/111 (History of the Western World), HIST 113 (Canadian Business History), HIST 212 (The Computing Society), HIST 220 (The Vietnam War), HIST 257, HIST 258, or HIST 268? …”
u/lynxasaur: “I've taken HIST 220, it was a fairly interesting class. I found the lectures hard to keep track of. There were 2 midterms worth 30% each (or you could opt not to take the 2nd midterm for a 30% essay) and a take home final worth 40% that consisted of some essays. …”
Fall 2015
What courses did you take to fulfill your elective depth requirement? 2 points, 11 comments
“1.5 units with the same subject, including at least 0.5 units at third-year level or higher OR 1.5 units with the same subject forming a prerequisite chain of length three Did you like those courses? …”
u/abr71310: “… HIST102, HIST120, HIST200, HIST220, HIST226, HIST243, HIST341, HIST356, HIST358. HIST358 even led me to take my first trip outside of NA - to Germany! Met some awesome folks here; unforgettable experiences. …”
Winter 2015
What is a good HIST course to take based on how interesting it is, its evaluations, and workload. 7 points, 14 comments
“So far, I am interested in HIST 262. Any comments on that course?”
u/T3hHippie: “Vietnam War (Hist 220) with Andrew Hunt and Holocaust in History (Hist 223) with Gary Bruce were awesome. Both involved many short novels and few essays in each but the stuff you learn is worth it.”
u/knocksteaady-live: “HIST220: history of the vietnam war great course, john sbardellati is a great prof that is extremely knowledgeable about the course and the workload is relatively minimal.”
u/TheDarkNobleOne: “Does anyone recommend a history course about war and conflicts of any era post-20th century? I'm seeing a lot of these on the course offerings but the descriptions seem to be a lot of the social …”
u/knocksteaady-live: “HIST220: vietnam war; talked mostly about the politics of kennedy, nixon, and lbj in winning the war and the tactics they used along with the cia.”
u/abr71310: “… It sparked my interest into getting an entire History Minor, and getting Andrew Hunt as a professor again in HIST 220 two years later. HIST 120: "U.S. at War, 1861-1945". …”
Spring 2012
Exchange student, some questions 6 points, 16 comments
“I'll be coming to Waterloo from Sydney, Australia in September for your fall term and I have some questions. I'd like to go mountain biking and skiing while I'm in Canada. …”
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u/rmvvwls: “I just checked and can't find HIST220 anywhere. Is there anything else you'd recommend?”
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