What was the impact of the war on Australia and/or neighbouring countries? (Syllabus Question): Students are expected to study the impact of the war on ONE of the following: • Vietnam veterans and their families • Indo-Chinese refugees • Australian culture • Australia’s relations with Asia Veterans and their families: • Vietnam War veterans were no treated well on arrival to Australia unlike during WWI and WWII. • Unlike during 1918 when the government tried to assist soldiers with
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Throughout the Vietnam War‚ the Americans used many tactics to defeat the Vietcong. The reason for the American involvement in the war was to prevent the spread of communism. This spread was known as the Domino theory. Two of the tactics used were ‘Search and destroy’ and ‘defoliation.’ Both of these tactics were used greatly throughout the War. As well as this‚ both tactics were implemented by General Westmoreland. There were two kinds of Search and Destroy and they were search and destroy in
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The Vietnam War began on the 1st of November‚ 1955‚ and ended on the 31st of April‚ 1975. It was a war fought predominantly in Vietnam‚ but small battles did occur in areas of Laos and Cambodia. During these twenty years of unfortunate enmity‚ hostility and combat‚ the South fraction of Vietnam‚ fought against the North. The South of Vietnam was predominantly Capitalist‚ their allies strictly anti-communist‚ a political ideology which exorbitantly contradicted that of the North sector‚ which was completely
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The Vietnam War was a brutal war that affected millions of people in many different countries. All wars start because there is a difference in people s opinions‚ and the Vietnam War was no different. It started because France and a Vietnam leader‚ Ho Chi Minh‚ had a difference in opinion about the type of government Vietnam should have. To find out why the war broke out you will have to go back to the 1750 s. This is where the French started their so-called protectorate state of Vietnam. For many
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The Vietcong fought a Guerrilla war. Using “Non-explosive land mines” to defeat their enemy: examples being deploying Booby-traps‚ ambushing American patrols or planting bombs. Booby-traps and tunnels were two essential methods regarding the engagement of Vietcong and American soldiers in Vietnam. Booby-traps were placed all over the Vietnamese jungle‚ in irregular locations thus making many soldiers feel anxious and fearful. Examples of this would be the Side Closing Panji‚ A spike board‚ the Grenade
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military victory in Vietnam was no longer possible. He wanted to end the war as quickly and as soon as possible. He wrote that‚ “without continuous and massive aid from either or both of the Communist giants‚ the leaders of North Vietnam would not have been able to carry on the war for more than a few months.” He planned to conduct a two prong agenda to end the war; first by changing the relationships between the DRV‚ USSR‚ and China and second‚ by a massive expansion of the war to force the DRV into
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What was the impact of changes in weaponry/technology in the Franco-Prussian war on the outcome of the war? The Franco- Prussian war was fought between the Second French Empire and a number of German states. These included the North German Confederation (made up of Prussia and many other northern German states). Bavaria‚ Baden‚ Wurttemburg‚ Hesse-Darnstadt. The war began due to a number of reasons: ranging from the fact that France worried that Prussia would expand too far and simply because
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outbreak of the Vietnam War was due to the retaliation of South Vietnam‚ Australia and America against North Vietnam and the Communist regime. However‚ Australia’s involvement in the Vietnam War was not necessary as the justifications behind sending Australian troops to Vietnam were not suitable enough. The reasons behind the unnecessary deployment of the Australian troops were the alliances between the members and protected nations‚ the Domino effect and the assumption of the Vietnam War being the next
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this time to help the United States‚ in order to protect the Republic of Vietnam (known as South Vietnam)‚ against the posed threat by insurgents reinforced by the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam). Australian commitment to the Vietnam War lasted 13 years‚ beginning in 1962‚ and withdrawing in 1975. The experiences faced on the battle front had a greater impact on Australian returned soldiers‚ compared to the anti-war sentiment on the
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Why was Australia involved in the Vietnam War? Australia became involved in the Vietnam War for a number of reasons. The main reasons included the fear of the spread of communism‚ Australia’s alliance with the USA and Australia’s membership of SEATO. In the years after World War 2 Australians feared that communism would spread through South-East Asia and eventually to Australia. The fear grew more when China became a communist state is 1949‚ the reason why China became a communist state was
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