| LEC # | TOPICS | KEY DATES (UNDERGRADUATE) | Key Dates (Graduate) |
|---|---|---|---|
| I. Background | |||
| 1 | Introduction | ||
| 2-3 | International Relations Theory and East Asia | ||
| 4 | Historical Legacies | ||
| II. Early Cold War | |||
| 5 | Origins of the Cold War in East Asia | ||
| 6 | Korean War I | ||
| 7 | Korean War II | ||
| 8 | Containment in East Asia | ||
| 9-10 | Vietnam War | ||
| III. Later Cold War | |||
| 11 | Collapse of the China-Soviet Alliance | ||
| 12 | US-China Rapprochement | Précis I due in class | |
| 13 | In Class Exam | Exam I | |
| 14 | China-Soviet Cold War | ||
| 15 | US-China Normalization and Beyond | Question for essay I distributed | Question for essay I distributed |
| 16 | Maintaining Regional Order I | ||
| 17 | Financial Miracles | Essay I due in class | Essay I due in class |
| IV. Post-Cold War | |||
| 18 | Ripe for Rivalry? | ||
| 19 | Rise of China | ||
| 20 | Financial Crisis and Regionalism | ||
| 21 | Maintaining Regional Order II | ||
| 22 | Crisis in the Taiwan Straits? | ||
| 23 | Crisis on the Korean Peninsula? | Question for essay II distributed (two days after lecture 22) | Précis II due in class Question for essay II distributed (two days after lecture 22) |
| 24 | In Class Exam | Exam II | |
| 25 | East Asia After September 11th | ||
| 26 | Conclusion | Essay II due in class | Essay II due in class |