Anti Communism and the Vietnam War in Australia

... the First Battalion were sent to Vietnam in 1965. It was obvious that Australia was not able to continue sending men and still protect Australia at home, so Menzies re-introduced conscription in 1965. This decision was to cause one of the greatest divisions in public opinion in Australia's history. Conflict to the war grew in 1967 and a strong anti-Vietnam War movement began to develop in 1968. Even though most Australians were against communism, more people began to join the anti-war ... movement as it became increasingly obvious that the war was going to be very difficult to win. Duri...

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... had earnt a reputation for honesty and integrity as provincial administrator under the French and as Bao Dai's Minister for the Interior in the 1930's but quitted the colonial regime and went into voluntary exile before World War II. Fiercely independent, and both anti-colonial and anticommunist, he spurned offers for high administerial posts by both Ho Chi Minh and the French. Committed to the cause of an independent non-communist Vietnam, he accepted Bao Dai's offer ... this until many years later after the conclusion of the war in 1972. In 1965, the war was officially declared and th...

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... had earnt a reputation for honesty and integrity as provincial administrator under the French and as Bao Dai's Minister for the Interior in the 1930's but quitted the colonial regime and went into voluntary exile before World War II. Fiercely independent, and both anti-colonial and anticommunist, he spurned offers for high administerial posts by both Ho Chi Minh and the French. Committed to the cause of an independent non-communist Vietnam, he accepted Bao Dai's offer ... purpose was fragmented. Australian strategic planning had evolved a "forward defence" policy, which meant holding a ...

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... . While democracy is used in Australia and means the population is used to elect a government and representatives. Communist forces in The Vietnam War were: North Vietnam, Viet Cong, Khmer Rouge, Pathet Lao, Soviet Union, China and North Korea. Anti-Communist forces were: South Vietnam, United States, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand, Thailand, Khmer Republic and the Kingdom of Laos. Australia had some dominating reasons for our involvement. At the time Australia feared communism coming to our shores and this was a big ... influence for our involvement because of the "domino effect." ...

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... had colonies in the region. Although Australia supported de-colonization, when the problem arose it was strongly against communism, in support for their new ally, USA. The reason the USA was against communism was because it was during the Cold War in which the two major powers in the world, Russia, which was communist, and USA, which was democratic, seriously distrusted each other. To combat the threat of communism, Australia joined two anti-communist alliances. The first was ANZUS (Australia, New Zealand ... was the Vietnam War in the late 1960's to 1970's in which forces from USA and ...

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... a communist China however are not purely national in spirit, because Mao firmly believed in the ideological superiority of communism and claimed for China the role of leadership in the drive to world revolution. Thus, the export of communism thought and teachings, and the active encouragement or anti-imperialist movements in developing countries, were additional objectives in Chinese foreign policy. In contrast the communist leadership appeared purposeful and resolute; its followers were loyal and dedicated. Mao expressed his basic intentions to ... , the hostility between the relationsh...

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... in today, and the style and magnitude of world interaction within the war, is felt still today. The Vietnam Revolution could apply be summarized as a war between communism and democracy. The war stretched the boundaries of Vietnam and included a number of countries that helped in some form to further benefited their system. No revolution since has encountered such a large number of casualties as The Vietnam Revolution did. Although, in the end, communism reigned in Vietnam, the effect the war had on the world was the beginning of the end of the ... the war argued for what was known as t...

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... l 3081 ]. The Vietnam War was the longest war Australia was ever involved in. During the early years of the war, the public were largely disinterested as Australia's contribution was limited to members of the regular Army. Many people still believed it was better to "fight communism in Asia today than at home tomorrow" [ CITATION Leo l 3081 ]. It was around 1968 when public opinion in both Australia and the United States began to turn against the War. The violence of the Vietnam War began ... to spill onto Australian streets with television news and photos of the conflict fuelling the g...

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... . This coalition tied New Zealand to America and therefore when the US wanted a favour, New Zealand was expected to reciprocate and offer its support; case in point the Vietnam war. Another reason New Zealand felt obliged to assist the US in Vietnam was the ANZUS treaty. This agreement is identified as a "regional defensive pact in which Australia, New Zealand, and the US agreed to act to meet a common danger in accordance with its constitutional processes". Basically ... its alliance with the super power US. One of the key reasons there was even contention in Vietnam and for New Zealand...

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