29: This Is The Modern World

This ain't no party. This ain't no disco. This ain't no fooling around.
– David Byrne

In this fine lecture are:

• 29a: Introduction
• 29b: The Age of Malaise
• 29c: After the Cold War
• 29d: In The Wake of September 11th
  
• 29e: Conclusions
  

 Important terms, concepts, individuals, and events:

Tonkin Gulf Incident, Richard M. Nixon, Vietnamization, Jimmy Carter, Iran Hostage Crisis, Saddam Hussein, Persian Gulf War, Osama bin Laden, Bosnia and Kosovo, First Chechen War, Taliban

Questions for consideration:

1. How did the Vietnam War differ from the Korean War?
2. What were the components of the "malaise" which affected the United States during the 1970s?
3. Describe the relationship between Iraq and Iran, and its consequences for the Middle East.