Vietnam War Prerogatives

The issue stimulated bitter arguments, deeply dividing Australia with large meetings held both for and against. The fight to legalise conscription for overseas service began, supported by various groups and individuals such as politicians, the Anglican Church and Prime Minister, William Morris Hughes. And opposed by individuals and groups such as the Roman and Catholic Church, and their leader Archbishop Daniel Mannix of Melbourne.

This was exemplified in Menzies speech on the declaration of war when he stated, “…. Great Britain has declared war on her, and that, as a result, Australia is also at war…There can be no doubt that where Great Britain stands, there stands the people of the entire British world.” (Mason 2014, pg.163) This explains that wherever Britain was, Australia would be by their side showing their mateship between the two countries. When Menzies states ‘There can be no doubt’, it portrayed a strong message to all Australian soldiers meaning that no matter what happened they were committed to their ‘Mother Country’. Additionally, Australia was very close to Britain, explaining that we fought together and protected one another until the very end. This was depicted in a primary source image of a kangaroo, representing Australia, and a vicious dog, representing Britain, taking down a soldier together. (Refer to Appendix 1) By showing Australia and Britain as a team, it shows how the war made them a team and the strength between them if they worked together. In the image, the kangaroo wears a cowboy hat, stating their national identity as a relaxed country lifestyle whereas, the vicious dog wears a steal war helmet stating its seriousness and confidence at war. (Japan & Australia in World War 2, N.D) Thus, the strong alliance with Britain undeniably resulted Australia to enter the

Political thinkers Rousseau, Locke and Montesqieu claimed that the powers of government should be limited, divided and checked. The principle is that there should be a division of government executive, legislative and judiciary powers into three separate arms or institutions that act separately and are independent of one another (members of one branch cannot be members of either of the other two). Australia’s constitution separated powers by delegating the legislative power to Federal parliament (s.1), executive power to the Governor General (s.61) and the Judiciary to the High Court (s.71). However due to Westminster conventions (adopted from the British system of parliament) commonly practiced by the Australia government, the members of the executive (cabinet) are selected from the legislative by the Prime Minister (going against the concept of having no cross-branched members). The PM (also Westminster convention) is not mentioned in the constitution and yet exercised executive power; for example in 2003 PM John Howard exercises (s.68) by sending troops to Iraq. The constitution also provides the executive with the power to appoint the High Court Judge (s.72) and thus is could be argued that the executive has power over the Judiciary in that sense; However the constitution actively safeguards the position of the Judiciary by stating the High Court Judge “Shall not be removed except by the Governor-General in Council, on an address from both Houses of the

The United States, the most powerful army in the world at the time of the war. The Vietnamese war started in November 1, 1955 and ended in 1975. To many people it was one of the most pointless wars in the United States history. It was like the country was split during the war. There was many protest against the some of which that drew blood. So why did the United States join the Vietnamese war. What was the impact on American society, the people of America. What was the impact of war on the United States foreign policy. The foreign policy determines how America conducts relations with other countries, further certain goals. So why did the United States join the war, what was the impact of the war on America society, and what was the impact of the war on the United States foreign policy.

He feels Yanagi’s pain through the connection but he does not draw attention to it. To be in the heat of a powerplay game such as the one boiling over in Konoha right now is a moment of extreme delicacy and ruthlessness; attachments are withheld, persons numbed down. The rampant mentality is this: eliminate those who are likely to get in one’s way, even if they are friends, or valuable allies. Nobody who lived through the Warring States Era would be unfamiliar with this tenet: do what must be done. And if Tobirama was forced to choose among the Yamanaka twins, he would keep Yanagi alive, simply because she is now the more valuable of the two, even though Yanagi herself and most definitely, not Osamu, would admit it. For to dabble in politics is to know who has value, worth and utility, and who do not.

In 1960s, the US was faced with another crisis of communist expansion in the war between North and South Vietnam. The Kennedy Administration decided to further pursue their containment strategy out of fear being seen by the international community as weak towards communism. During the Johnson Administration, an attack against American vessels that happened in the Gulf of Tonkin led to President Johnson being granted the ability to conduct broad military operations without congressional approval. The American public began to largely oppose American intervention in Vietnam because the optimistic statements made by the government ran contradictory to the reports of the violent fighting by American news outlets. During the Nixon administration, the US switched to a policy, later known as Vietnamization, where the main goal was to strengthen the South Vietnamese forces and provide them with better armaments so they can better defend themselves. Vietnamization proved to be ineffective as the South Vietnamese forces were unable to hold their own against the North without US air support as proven during Operation Lam Son 719 and the Easter Offensive. The signing of the Paris Peace Accords officially ended US involvement in the Vietnam War. The US followed containment policies during beginning of the war due to the underlying fear of the spread of communism and since the policies were inherited from previous

Instructions: Each group will be assigned one specific question and will have one group representative or someone in the group share their answer. Since it is a short day, we will only have time for one person per group.

Over thirty years ago the Vietnam War ended, and the U.S. came back home with their tails between their legs and nothing to show for other than a high number of casualties, and a huge pile of debt. The U.S. underestimated the North Vietnamese army, and it was costly. Many believe that the Vietnam War was none of the U.S. business, but on the contrary, many believe we should have tried to stop the spread of communism. The long-lasting Vietnam War was unnecessary for the U.S. to be a part of; it put many people through unneeded stress and hard times.

Australia is considered among important allies of United States. In the Vietnam war Australia sent a force of 50 000. Being situated in Southern Hemisphere of Southeast Asia, Australia has to face exceptional defense challenges much more than neighboring partner. Historically Australia seems to be willing to accept the major role in military interventions in the surrounding area as can be seen in East Timor.

Australians, was a  domestic  organization.  While the party was actively  aggressive towards governmental policies, they did  not have the  capacity  to be at war with the Commonwealth.  This provision bore no relation to

In article two, we voted to pass both motions one and two. Our country voted to have every country's military restricted because it would lower the chances of another war

Since America was first formed, people have willingly volunteered to fight for its freedom, while others were forced to fight for it by being drafted. During both the World Wars and most importantly, during the Vietnam War, men were unjustifiably drafted to fight for America. It is clearly evident that majority of men that were drafted and fought for the Vietnam War were victims of the government’s corrupt ideologies. In the early 60s, families were notified that their son was to be forced to join the army and fight for their lives.

Discuss the extent to which the Australian Nation was changed by its involvement in WWII

On the 15th of February 1942 Singapore surrendered to the Japanese, this began a catalyst for the change of Australian policy as Singapore was seen as a beacon of Britain imperialism and the fall of this iconic imperial state was troublesome for Australia. British was under the impression that the Japanese would be easily defeated in Singapore post their surrender Australia was in a panic (Walker and Sobocinska 2012). The Australian Prime minster from 1941 – 1945 was John Curtin, he is 1942 requested assistance from the United States to ensure Australian protection from the Japanese, this was the genial move away from Imperial protection (Curtin John "Foreign Policy" 2016). Curtin stated 27 December 1941 in his the task ahead speech 'without any inhibitions of any kind.... I make quite clear that Australia looks to America, free of any pangs as to our traditional links of kinship with the United Kingdom' (Curtain John, “The task ahead” 1941). American and Australian soldiers fought side by side in New Guinea and Indonesia, the alliance made between the soldiers strengthened the relationship between the US and Australia. Up until 1945 Australian foreign policy was dictated by fear by impending threat of invasion by Japan. Between April – June of 1945 the deputy prime

Australia had always acknowledge Britain as the “mother country”. When Britain declared war on Germany for invading Poland, Australia was announced to be at war by the former Prime Minister, Gordon Menzies. “Fellow Australians, it is my melancholy duty to inform you officially that, in consequence of the persistence of Germany in her invasion of Poland, Great Britain has declared war upon her, and that, as a result, Australia is also at war.”