Australia and the Vietnam War

The Vietnam War was a conflict of rebellion between the Northern Vietnamese Communist Army and the South Vietnamese opposition, and I did not want to forget many participants. It lasted about 10 years (1962-1972); Australia's participation lasted throughout the process and spent time with South Vietnamese and US counterparts. The Vietnam War was the longest battle in Australia's history, killed 520 Australian soldiers and injured more than 20 thousand people.

There are many reasons for Australia to join the Vietnam War. The main reason is that Prime Minister Robert Menzies was afraid of Communism and that the "Domino theory" will come into effect (Communism will continue to move south towards Australia) there were. . Another reason Australia entered the Vietnam War was that Australia implemented its treaty and joined Vietnam to show its support for the United States, which helped Australia in World War II. After the end of the Cold War, Menzies was very afraid of Communism. He is dominated by Domino theory and fears that Australia will undergo Communist attacks. To counter this fear of communism, he sent 30 Australians as "consultants" in 1962. This is part of his "future-proof defense" strategy and the best form of defending Australian Communism is to stop the South Vietnam Communists (which fights the Communist Northern Vietnamese neighbors It is.

In Australia, when the Vietnam War began for the first time, Australian citizens supported Australia's participation and people who "save them from communism" people. In 1966, President Lyndon Baines Johnson (LBY) visited Australia and was welcomed. However, as the war ended and the conscription system was introduced, protests against war and drafts became very common. Four years after Australia participated in the war for the first time in 1966, recruitment was introduced as a way for conscription to send more troops to Vietnam. All men over the age of 20 must apply for national service. Their birthday was placed on the marble and many birthdays were drawn. Unless you are in exceptional circumstances, for example if your birthday is drawn, if you are a student or if there is a religious reason, please go to war. Initially there were not many people opposed draft recruitment, but as the body of the recruited male was sent back to Australia, the main protest action began.