Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Communism and the Vietnam War
- Australia's Response to Comminism
- Treaties
- ANZUS
- Formed in 1951 with New Zealand and the United States
- SEATO
- Formed in 1954 with many european and south east asian countries.
- Conscription
- Save our Sons and Youth Against Conscription formed in 1964
- Involvement in the Korean war
- Australia's reasons for involvement
- Strong fear of Communism
- The Domino Effect
- The Petrov Affair
- Loyalty to America
- Two Prominent treaties already made (below)
- Australia was attempting to lean away from England and towards America
- Different groups responses
- Many were Anti-War and Anti-Conscription
- Some were with the Government
- Impacts of the war
- Divided Australia and Made the public contemplate many issues
- Left Vietnam Vets physically and emotionally scarred