Australia 's Involvement For The Australian War

The only time Australia has come under direct attack from another country, was when Japan bombed Darwin and sunk a number of ships in Sydney, during World War 2. The question then has to be asked, why Australia has been involved in so many conflicts. A number of recent conflicts in this century come to mind, they include, The Boer War, World War One, World War Two and The Vietnam War. By far the conflict that drew the most outrage from Australian citizens was the Vietnam War. Australia has been drawn

Year 10 Australian History Why was Australian society divided over the issue of our involvement in the Vietnam War between 1965 and 1975? (750-1000 words) During the decade of 1965-1975, Australian society was controversially divided over the involvement of Australian troops in the Vietnam War. At the peak of the nations involvement, some 8,500 troops were serving for their country. Vietnam was split into the “democratic” north and the communist south, which was highly supported by the USA and

There are three main reasons for Australia’s involvement in the Vietnam War. One of the primary reasons for their involvement was to fight the rapid spread of communism as there was fear that if South Vietnam fell to the communist regime, many others would follow. Another reason for the involvement was in order to strengthen our alliance with the U.S. If Australia assisted the U.S. in their military endeavours, there was a perception that the U.S. would continue to be an essential ally in Australia’s

During the Vietnamese war, conscription sparked a fierce debate that lasted for years, and split the Australian public into two. When Australia agreed to help the South Vietnamese, at the hands of the communist Vietcong, very few Australians questioned the judgement of the Australian leaders. However, in November, 1964 - when the Australian Government brought conscription into the Vietnamese war, with plans to increase the Australian army to 37,500 within the next three years, in the form of ‘National

four topics; * Australia in the Vietnam War Era * Changing Rights and Freedoms * People Power and Politics in the Post-war Period * Australia’s Social and Cultural History in the Post-War Period Australia in the Vietnam War Inquiry questions • How did the Australian government respond to the threat of communism after WWII? • Why did Australia become involved in the Vietnam War? • How did various groups respond to Australia’s involvement in the Vietnam War? • What was the impact

The Effect of the Vietnam War on the Australian Society The Vietnam War had great political impact and led to deep division within Australian society. The Australian people were forced to take the issues about the Cold War, Vietnam and the arms race seriously because of Australia’s military involvement in Vietnam from 1962 to 1972. As a result, our fear of communism and of Asia increased dramatically. Australia, occupying a large mass of land, yet having a small

Assess the main reasons for Australia’s involvement in the Vietnam War. After gaining independence from France in 1954, by the leadership of Ho Chin Min, Vietnam was posed with the task of creating a political faction. Due to the country’s diverse political views Vietnam was temporally split in two (at the 17th parallel). The north side was lead by Ho Chi Minh, a popular leader allied with communist China. Having freed the people of Vietnam from French occupation, many Vietminh supported his every

Australia is a relatively young nation, and its identity as a nation has accordingly undergone many transformations during the past century. Australia 's ideological identity, particularly the humanitarian and multicultural aspects, suffered greatly under the development of discriminatory and harsh treatment of refugees in the later 20th and earlier 21st centuries, to the detriment of its international reputation. Initially, Australia 's ideological basis seemed to be gaining a strong basis from

INTRODUCTION World War 1, or the “Great War” as many referred to it, is considered to be one of the worst and deadliest conflicts in history of earth. During a stretch of four long years, more than 9 million soldiers and 7 million civilians were killed, as well as resulting in crippling war debts that reached 6.6 billion. France, Germany, Britain and Italy were considered the Central Powers of the war, despite multiple other countries participating. This report will cover the main aspects of Australia’s

reflections of Australian involvement in the Vietnam war Challenge the Australian Foreign policy during the 1960’s and 1970’s. Because of Burchett’s decision to report from the Vietnamese side his Australian passport was taken off of him and he was no longer allowed to enter Australian borders. This can be shown in an interview with the ABC when he Stated, “My passport was actually stolen from my pocket in a guesthouse shortly after I crossed the Vietnamese frontier… I requested the Australian government