Cultural Differences Between Australia And Vietnam

The Vietnam War which went from 1965 to 1975 involved America and its allies, including Australia, aiming to prevent South Vietnam from an invasion by the communist North Vietnaese. There were many key reasons for Australia’s involvement in the Vietnam War. The Americans provided valuable support when they arrived at our aid during the WWII so Australia felt a responsibility to return a favour to the US to maintain healthy foreign relations. Australia also became implicated in the war due to the threat posed by the expansion of communism, known as the “Domino Effect”. On the political front Australia was also very anticommunist and believed to stop the war arriving at our front step we should use the forward defence approach. For these

Australia’s involvement in the Vietnam War started in 1962-75. Some of the reasons for Australia’s involvement in the Vietnam War were mostly to do with the fear of communism and using the “forward defence” strategy to prevent the domino theory from happening. During this time Australia’s attitude towards the war changed due to the protesting of anti-war groups such as ‘save our sons’, it was believed that it was more of a civil war then a communism war,  and because it was a television war.

The Vietnam War, also known as the Second Indochina War, and also known in Vietnam as Resistance War Against America or simply the American War, was a Cold War-era proxy war that occurred in Vietnam. Australia only sent troops in because of fear of communism, this fair invited many other countries to the war in the fair of being invaded by Asia. The Vietnam war started November 1, 1955 and finished in April 30, 1975. Australia sent almost 60,000 Australians, including ground troops and airforce and navy personnel, served in Vietnam; 521 died as a result of the war and over 3,000 were wounded (AUstralian war memorial 2006) south Vietnam leaders requested security assistance in 1962, this was begining of australian involvement. This war posed grate to the australian community and the australian catholic church.

Australia had quite a large involvement in the Vietnam War and it is still considered an important part of our history, as it is the longest Australia has been involved in any war. We were involved in the war from 1962 to 1972 and roughly 60000 Australian men and women served there. Our initial involvement was with military advisors to support the South Vietnamese army and then that escalated to sending fighting troops, as it was more difficult for the South Vietnamese army to defeat the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese army on their own. Our decision to commit troops to the battle was based on the fear of communism; North Korea’s invasion of South Korea was considered a communist danger to democracy. A few of the other main reasons for our presence in the conflict include; to support the United States presence in the region, the belief in the ‘domino theory’ and because of our presence in the ANZUS and SEATO treaties.

The Vietnam War beginning on November 1st 1955 and ending April 30th 1975 was a highly controversial war that originally took place as a civil war between Northern and Southern Vietnam. Northern Vietnam was backed by Russia and China while Southern Vietnam was backed by the USA. This war made a hugely divisive impact on Australian society a few months after they entered in July 1962 as allies to the USA and Southern Vietnam. Some factors of the Vietnam War contributed to cohesion among the Australian public such as the fear of communism and the subsequent “domino effect. However many factors of this war such as the media coverage, conscription being brought back under the Menzies government, anti-war protests and post-war immigration, were all important aspects of this war and made it much more divisive than cohesive, especially in the later stages.

There are more than seven billion people living across the world and about 19 major religions with about 270 subgroups. In many states and countries, there are two or more religions that are being practiced by its residents. Hinduism and Buddhism are two of the 19 major religions, that are widely practiced. Hinduism and Buddhism both have common origins, and share similar beliefs. Both Hinduism and Buddhism are religions that focus on the way to live and the different paths to gain enlightenment. There are certain differences that make them different in terms of individual life time and its major principles (Silf).

During the 1950s, A political and propagandic war broke out in the aftermath of World War 2. The capitalist U.S.A. and the communist U.S.S.R. indirectly fought each other in a war of indoctrination, espionage and rivalry in everything from weaponry to sporting events. The Soviet Union and the United States had become the two major world powers, fighting to convert nations to their specific ideologies. One of these battles is the Vietnam War. By this time, majority of Indo-China were vulnerable to invasion from communist powers to the north. Vietnam was on the brink of conversion to communism, this gave alliances such as SEATO and ANZUS, and Australian Prime Minister Menzies the chance to give his citizens the opportunity to battle socialism before it reached all of South-East Asia.

There was a genuine fear of communism in Asia spreading to Australia. That can be seen domestically in the attempted banning of the communist party and the anti-communist propaganda that Australians had been subjected to for years. As for foreign policy, Australia had already demonstrated its eagerness to stop the spread of 'monolithic' communism by going to war in Korea. The fear of communism was existent throughout the western nations, including Australia. Australia’s involvement was necessary as, geographically, Australia is on Vietnam’s doorstep. If South Vietnam were to fall to communism, as the domino effect theory suggested would also happen to other Asian countries like Thailand, Myanmar and Malaya and then it would be even more difficult

The Vietnam War had a large impact on Australians. This was through all, soldiers, government and on the home front. On the home front there was public unrest. For the government they had lost their popularity, and for the soldiers they were not only fighting the war, they were fighting stress, chemicals and also the sight of death.

The Cold War era (1945-1989) was conflicted with the dominance of, overall, the two superpowers, the U.S.S.R and the U.S, with political and social ideology taking centre stage. Australia's involvement during this time, was paramount and reinstated its long term allegiance with the United States when entering South Vietnam. After WWII had finished, the Soviet Union showed aggression towards the U.S as the competition for world superiority began, and led to the capitalist/democratic nations particularly aligned with the United States fearing the spread of communism. Countries including Australia signed treaties and agreements to stop this regime and the only resolution, in the end, was war.Q

Assess the main reasons for Australia’s involvement in the Vietnam War: There were a number of reasons why Australia got involved in the Vietnam War. Australia thought they were obliged to support the alliance troops in the fight against the Vietnamese; Australia was concern about Geography and the “domino effect”, and the fear of communism.

The Vietnam War was of great importance to Australia as there was an emerging fear of communism in western countries, these countries believed in a domino theory where if one country fell to communism the surrounding countries would follow. Throughout this essay the leading reasons for Australia’s involvement in the Vietnam war will be evaluated, through four significant sources: Allan Renouf, Australian Ambassador in Washington’s letter, Sir Robert Menzies, Parliamentary Debates, 29th April, 1965, Sir James cables comments at the Geneva Convention and PM Harold Holt’s speech. The main reasons for Australia's involvement in the war were the ANZUS treaty signed after World War 2, The Domino Theory (The theory that surrounding countries would

As a girl who was born and raised in Vietnam, a third world country, and then moved to the United States of America three years ago, I experienced a big culture shock. Everything was very different here compared to where I come from. It was a big opportunity for me to explore the new world. I got to learn about the differences between Vietnamese and American families, education, and food.

In an ever changing world we have seen the number and complexity of languages become reduced. In a Wall Street Journal article entitled What the World Will Speak in 2115, John H. McWhorter advocates for the world to see these changes as necessary and a way for communication worldwide to become more efficient and simplified. McWhorter shows how language has been streamlined for centuries as a way for citizens to adapt rather than viewed as an extinction of culture. Modern English is likely to become the dominant language worldwide but more so for the fact that it can be easily learned and is open to transformation with the times. Despite the fears of a world where lingual diversity is reduced, McWhorter suggests that there will still be variation to promote culture and communication with people from all backgrounds will be easier. The following is a summary and analysis of McWhorter’s main points describing the simplification of language. Following the summary of main points will be a hypothetical situation in what the world language could consist of 100 years from now.

A key component of Australian culture today is not only their diversity, but more importantly, the