How Did Australia Respond to the Threat of Communism in 1950
Why did Australia fight in Vietnam?
Retro 2, p. 202-203. One land many stories, p. 182-183
Inquiry question. Why was Australia involved in the Vietnam War? How did various groups respond to Australia‟s involvement in the Vietnam War?
From 1962 until 1972 Australia was involved in the Vietnam War. Approximately 47 000 Australian men and a large number of women severed there. The decision to commit troops to the conflict centred on the fear of communism.
Why did Australia become involved in the War?
The two main alliance agreements establishing Australia security were: _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________
The Korean War had reinforced the sense of a monolithic communist system but had also been a big step in securing a firm alliance for Australia with the United States. The strong anti-communist stand taken by the Menzies Liberal government in the 1950s and 1960s led to Australia taking an active part in the politics of the East Asian region. We sent armed forces to Korea, as part of a United Nations force. To stop the advance of North Korea and Chinese communism. We also sent forces to Malaya to help Britain control the communist insurgents there and we were very supportive of General Soeharto‟s overthrow of the „procommunist‟ Sukarno regime in Indonesia.
After Australia‟s experience with the Japanese in WWII, we were prepared to support any United
Retro 2, p. 202-203. One land many stories, p. 182-183
Inquiry question. Why was Australia involved in the Vietnam War? How did various groups respond to Australia‟s involvement in the Vietnam War?
From 1962 until 1972 Australia was involved in the Vietnam War. Approximately 47 000 Australian men and a large number of women severed there. The decision to commit troops to the conflict centred on the fear of communism.
Why did Australia become involved in the War?
The two main alliance agreements establishing Australia security were: _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________
The Korean War had reinforced the sense of a monolithic communist system but had also been a big step in securing a firm alliance for Australia with the United States. The strong anti-communist stand taken by the Menzies Liberal government in the 1950s and 1960s led to Australia taking an active part in the politics of the East Asian region. We sent armed forces to Korea, as part of a United Nations force. To stop the advance of North Korea and Chinese communism. We also sent forces to Malaya to help Britain control the communist insurgents there and we were very supportive of General Soeharto‟s overthrow of the „procommunist‟ Sukarno regime in Indonesia.
After Australia‟s experience with the Japanese in WWII, we were prepared to support any United