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Hey guys!

Being that I am a history major there are many areas of history that are interesting to me. While I appreciate US history, I have never really enjoyed delving into the study of our country, in terms of the European settlement of America through the Industrial Revolution time frame, however I do enjoy US history from the time of the First World War through the end of the Cold war. The most interesting period of US history to me is the Vietnam war (the late fifties through the mid seventies) the politics, culture, counterculture, journalism and involvement in the ideal "stop" to the spread of communism into Southeast Asia, as well as the fact that the involvement of the US military was not successful in keeping S. Vietnam free of communism seems an endless abyss, the depth of which I can never seem to reach.

Outside of the US however I have enjoyed studying various time periods. I have always enjoyed learning about the Roman Empire (I was in Italy this summer, and seeing ruins from Ancient Rome was amazing!) The Early Modern Era, specifically in Asian countries such as the Mughal Empire in India and the Qing Dynasty in China have been extremely fascinating to me. I also have really enjoyed being able to link religious studies and mythology with history because of it's immense impact on culture, as well as learning about expansion of culture/religion/politics (such as during the "Age of Discovery" in the 15-17th centuries) My interest has also been held by studies of Eastern Europe, specifically Russia.

I could keep going, but these time periods and places that I have listed above are probably the top subjects, places, and/or time periods that I have continually tried to learn more about.



-Stacie