WHY WAS AUSTRALIA INVOLVED IN VIETNAM?

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Question by ALLY
Submitted on 3/5/2004
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WHY WAS AUSTRALIA INVOLVED IN VIETNAM?

Answer by pebbles
Submitted on 11/20/2004
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Australia was involved in the Vietnam war out of fear. The Menzies government highly opposed communism and feared that if it took over Australia that the rest of South East Asia would be taken over and eventually Australia would fall to communism, this is known as the domino affect. Australia also though they owed a debt to America after their aid during world war two when Britain left Australia'side. The South Vietnamese government also put pressure on Australia when they repeatedly asked for aid from America and it's allies.

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