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Answer by chris smith
Submitted on 8/31/2003
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the Vietnam war was a t.v war, with almost unrestricted footage of the carnage and horror of the war, which came right into peoples living rooms,.. as people began to see the horror of war they were either for or against the war, there was very little fence sitting. people became more politically aware by this, which led to other movements such as feminism, environmental issues etc... and it seems to me that the Australian government has not changed in the fact that we (for some ungodly reason) need to show America how good we are, which is one of the main reasons that Australia joined the Vietnam war. the fear of the domino effect, or the spread of communism, i think, helped to unite Australia as a country, not politically,but culturally, socially, etc... although the spread of xenophobia was a negative aspect. also with regard to the troops who fought in the war they felt unappreciated and ungratified when they came home, because of the graphic journalism of the war. I'm just thinking aloud really, i hope this has answered something... I'mdoing the Vietnam war in yr.11 modern history at the moment, i think the question is very relevant though. regards.

Answer by we
Submitted on 8/12/2004
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there are three main reasons as to why Australia fought in the Vietnam war. All however were done however for Australia's best interests. Firstly because of the 'domino theory", then in order to gain protection from Indonesia by America and to keep America in the South Pacific region, and lastly because of Australia's forward defence policy. For many Australians however, this was unknown to them and this therefore had adverse effects. It meant that they began to not have faith in their government, and began to realize that so much of what impacts them and what they rely on, goes on behind their backs without them being able to have any say or influence. Also for the first time in history a war was being broadcasted almost uncensored right into peoples homes. This meant that any romance and heroism associated with war was "thrown out the window" so to speak, and people at home for the first time realized how bad war was, the conditions that their loved ones had to endure, and how many lives were lost for something many people didn't understand. This too made people not trust their government and led to political and social upheaval.

Answer by Jamdogg
Submitted on 8/23/2004
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Moratoriums that displayed the same anger and courteousness that were extended to LBJ were in fact stronger because of the peaceful demonstration that was presented with people in the ten�s of thousands representing people nationwide in their desire to end the Vietnamese involvements. It was, without doubt, the most impressive demonstration seen in Melbourne. The sheer weight of numbers alone was staggering� More significantly, the demonstration was non-violent, there were neither broken heads not broken windows to mar the pleas of the marchers for peace in Vietnam. This was an admirable achievement especially in view of the size of the crowd and the diverse elements that comprised it. � From Age, 9th May 1970. The Australian government had not changed with respect to the reality that we (for some ungodly reason) need to show America how good we are, which is one of the main reasons that Australia joined the Vietnam War. The fear of the domino effect, or the spread of communism, I think, helped to unite Australia as a country, not politically, but culturally and socially. Although the spread of xenophobia was a negative aspect. SECTION 2 � What was the social, political and economic impact of the involvement? The major impact that the Vietnam War had on Australia was in fact the issues of conscription. Indeed Australia at first had no problems with sending troops to Vietnam, and little opposition to the issue was displayed. Yet as Australia was to display in the not to distant future was the that 60�s were in fact the decade of challenge and protest, and the economic strain that followed in the 70�s were both major issues in the political playground.

Answer by hope_it_helps
Submitted on 9/3/2004
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war impacted Australia in many ways - mostly because it was the first war that we could actually see what was going on and have a say about it. Excessive media coverage brought all the horror of the war into our own homes and for the 1st time everyone could have an opinion cause TV brought it to all. After a few years of viewing this gory footage people began to hold protests against the war, conscription issues and even the major environmental damage that was happening because of the war. Through holding these rallies Australian's ultimately brought back our troops from Vietnam. in answering your question the impact on Australia through the Vietnam war was that it changed Australian's social identities -people voiced their thoughts and in the end they got what they wanted- through voting on another political party that would bring our troops back. Vietnam was a test on Australia's democracy and in the end we passed it.

Answer by Leebi
Submitted on 11/8/2004
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ya the vietnam war was pretty horrific. it wasn't necessary the government to show us what was truely going on but, i mean they were there and acting on command. ya sure i too don't believe that they should have gone, but think about it. what if they hadn't gone and the Domino theory did fall into place...we wouldn't be where we are today....am i right??? however, this war did divide Australia into two. One basically being the government and the other being every one else including feminists, Greenpeace, and the horrified general public. Australia did not need to be in that war but they wanted to prove that they could indeed defend our own country in front of America...what for I'll never understand!!

Answer by N?A
Submitted on 3/5/2005
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hi, yes the vietnam was truely horrific and many inncocent lives were unjustly taken away. All becasue of the domino plan. Wen the north vietnam decided to take over the south vietnam, america got together its allies(aus.ect) and dragged us into war. It was a war that we didn't know much about. We were just told to kill. Australia's lives were impacted. When the war was over it was still effecting us as agent orange was creating deformed babies and leaving thousands of soldiers to committing suicide. Just bit of info. If wanting sumthing with lots of info about the vietnam war i strongly reccomend the video WE WERE SOLDIERS. its quite sad and gory but a fantastic stroyline. Cheers

Answer by wally
Submitted on 3/6/2005
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History shows us that most American wars started for an obvious reason but this was not the case with the war in Vietnam. The United States entered the war in stages with the president providing economic and military aid to the French who had control of the country. When the Communist-led Vietnamese Nationalist army defeated French forces at Dien Bien Phu in 1954, the French had to accept the creation of a Communist Vietnam north of the 17th parallel while leaving a non-Communist body south of that line. The Americans did not accept this arrangement and Recognized the Republic of Vietnam, run by Ngo Dinh Diem in South Vietnam, as an independent nation only because it was not Communist. They sent military advisers to train a South Vietnamese army, and allowed the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) to conduct psychological warfare against the North. The government led by Diem was even worse than the one in North Vietnam. Diem was a brutal dictator who subdued his people. He persecuted Buddhists, who made up ninety percent of the country, and moved villagers into controlled communities in an effort to ward off Communism. As a result many Southern Vietnamese turned to the Communist party. Those who supported North Vietnam established the National Liberation Front, of which whose members were called Vietcong. In 1961 President John F. Kennedy sent a number of Special Operations Forces-trained (Green Beret) soldiers to teach the South Vietnamese how to fight what was called counterinsurgency war against Communist guerrillas in South Vietnam. By the time Kennedy was assassinated in November 1963, there were more than 16,000 U.S. military advisers in South Vietnam, and more than 100 Americans had been killed. The next American president then committed the United States to a war against North Vietnam. Australia had signed the ANZUS treaty that stated that Australia, New Zealand and the U.S. would help each other out in the war. As an ally of America, Australians were brought into the war. In the early 1960s Australia, along with other nations, especially the USA, wanted to stop the spread of communism in Europe and Asia, and therefore supported South Vietnam. In 1961 and in 1962, the leader of the government in South Vietnam, repeatedly requested assistance from the US and its allies to improve its security. In 1962 Australia eventually sent military advisers, known as the Australian Army Training Team Vietnam, or "the Team". This was the beginning of Australia's involvement in the war in Vietnam. In 1964 the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) also sent a flight of Caribou transports to South Vietnam. When it had become clear that South Vietnam could not stave off the communist insurgents and the North Vietnamese, the USA commenced a major escalation of the war, and by the end of 1965 had committed 200,000 troops to the conflict. As part of the build up, the American government requested further support from friendly countries in the region, including Australia. The Australian government dispatched the 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (1 RAR), in June 1965 to serve alongside the US 173rd Airborne Brigade in Bien Hoa province. The war with Vietnam was both a guerilla war and a political war. The Allies depended upon military battles to win. While the Allies were undisputedly stronger militarily, the Vietcong use their environment with which they were familiar. They had done this against the French in the past and wanted to prolong the war indefinitely with hope that the enemy would tire and leave. As a result the morale of the Allies was undermined since the enemy never showed sign of weakening, no matter how great the losses. The Vietnamese guerillas forced the Allies to live in constant fear and paranoia as the guerillas repeatedly displayed their brutal resourcefulness. The Americans overlooked the fact that they could have won the war by providing the people with an alternative government to Communism that did not oppress and persecute them, rather than by crushing the Vietcong. In 1965 a savage battle occurred at la Drang Valley and set the tone for the war to come. 450 American soldiers were dropped from helicopters and immediately surrounded by 2000 Vietnamese soldiers. The battle between them lasted for 3 days. After this both sides claimed that they had won the first battle.

Answer by Lisa Melville
Submitted on 3/21/2005
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Australia was obliged to enter the Vietnam war under the ANZUS treaty we had signed with New Zealand and the US, but what people don't realise is that in the actual treaty Australia is legally bound to help out the United States in a war etc but the US does NOT have to help Australia when we go to war. The second reason Australia went to war was because of the fear of communism spreading from Europe (Russia) through Asia and eventually reaching Australia, this was known as the Domino effect. Australians were terrified of communism reaching Australia. The Vietnam war profoundly affected Australia as a nation, you were either for or against the war. Even amongst the protest movements there was disagreement, some blamed the government and some blamed the soldiers themselves, the term "baby killer's" was used to describe them.

Answer by gordan vagnoni
Submitted on 3/8/2006
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America decided that they were to support South Vietnam in rebelling, because they feared if North Vietnam won the war, communism would spread (the dominos effect). They sent military and money over to help them out. This meant that Australia had to fight alongside with them even if it had little or nothing to do with them. Australia sent troops in, in 1966. Around about 47 000 Australian men served as well as many women. This was nothing compared to the numbers that America sent over. An estimated 2.5 million lives were lost on both south and The North sides 58 000 being American troops. The conflict not only brought deaths to Australia but also for many of the soldiers it was very difficult going back to Australia because of the psychological problems they now suffered from. A huge uproar from the Australian citizens came after the government decided to send all conscripted soldiers to war. Many families complained because even young teenagers were being sent over. This was the first time conscripts were to be sent to fight. Many people complained that it had nothing to do with Australia so why are they fighting in it. The Vietnam War was the first war shown on TV, with almost unrestricted footage of the carnage and horror of the war, which came right into peoples living rooms

Answer by Kat
Submitted on 3/20/2006
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Look i would just like to say if you think the war was worthless, your an idiot. I am a daughter of a vietnam Vet and i am proud. Just think of allthose men who went to fight for australia, ask yourself, why did they go, what was it for? They fought for all of Australia and some even died. If you say the war was worthless, your pretty much saying that for the men who died that their lives were worthless, that they died for no reason. They died to save their families, friends, and the whole of Australia. How would you feel if you when off to Vietnam and fought for your country, when you get back you would think everyone would treat you like a hero (because you were) and when you get back everyone spits on your feet and everyone is discussed with you for fighting/getting injured/dying for you country, what would you feel like? Is that what you would want to come home to? Look i know im only in year 10, but how would you really feel? My father went to Vietnam to defend his country and you all can do when you get back is laugh and spit on him. He was brave, would you go and fight or would you run and hide? SO DON'T YOU DARE SAY THAT THE SOLDIERS THAT FOUGHT, DIED OR LOST A LIMB DEFENDING AUSTRALIA DID IT FOR NOTHING. Why don't you just go and try your luck by fighting in a war (in a jungle against savagers) and see how far you get.

Answer by smurf
Submitted on 3/23/2006
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the Vietnam war split the Australian population. It came at a time when media was developing into houses all over australia..... this meant the government couldn't manipulate the information coming through......this caused mass protests and actions towards the government...... (btw the Australian government wasn't invited into south Vietnam at all......but the Australian "Menzies" government pushed the Vietnam government into letting the Australian defense forces into their country). This was all based on the beliefs of the Australian public......you have to remember Australia'sbelief in the domino theory (that if one country fell to communism, all would) and the theory of forward defense (better to fight them there then here). I know I'm blabbing now but one of the main reasons Australia was such good friends with America was because America had a very similar foreign policy as australia.... except their policy was called the policy of containment. Their idea was similar except that they believed that they could contain communism, like it was a virus. Australia was more based on wiping it out fully forever. what year is this 4 cause I'm in yr 10 and we do this sorta stuff alot.

Answer by luke....
Submitted on 3/25/2006
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At the time of the war Australia was run by Menzies. Menzies was very patriotic and single handedly made the decision to include Australia in the Vietnam war. The Vietnam war was the first war that Australia did not fight against Britains side, but with their new ally, America. At the end of WW2 it was evident that America were the highest powered colony, Mezies saught this opportunity and we became involved in the fight between north and south vietnam. Another reason was because many Australians feard communism, the battle at Vietnam was a demonstration of forward defence which allowed Australia to keep its citezins safe. Australians believed that by battleing at Vietnam they would stop the domino effect that was sweeping south-east Asia and was eventually going to take over Australia

Answer by Ryan
Submitted on 7/25/2006
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Reasons for Australia joining- The USA along with Australia believed that countries in South East Asia were like dominoes. If one region fell to communism, this would lead to the fall of another nearby region and then another until all were ruled by communists. The USA and Australia wanted to stop the domino theory so they continued to send escalating numbers of troops into Vietnam. To stop communist expansion/ the domino theory: In the 19th Century France took over Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia and made these countries a part of it empire under the name French Indochina. Taking advantage of the countries resources France decided to open mines and factories in the north and built rubber, rice and tea farms in the south. In 1930 Ho Chi Minh wanted independence and socialism for Vietnam so he created the Indochinese Communist Party. Soon he gained wide support from city workers and peasants, especially in the north. In 1940 during World War 2, French authorities in Indochina allowed the Japanese to set up military bases in the country. In 1941 Ho Chi Minh formed the Vietminh, which united Vietnamese nationalists and communists. The number one goal for this group was to free the country from French and Japanese rule. In 1945 the Japanese surrendered to the Vietminh. Soon after, the Vietminh formed a government and announced Vietnam�s independence. The first Indochina War was fought mainly in North Vietnam from 1946 to 1954 between France and the Vietminh. After 7 years of conflict, a French force was defeated by the forces of General Vo Nguyen Giap at Dien Bien Phu. The French were hit by multiple human wave attacks, artillery and trench warfare by the Vietminh and were quickly defeated. Australia�s actual involvement- To help the USA: One of Australia�s main reasons for joining the Vietnam War was to support the USA and keep the alliance strong. In 1965 Australia dispatched the 1st Battalion Royal Australian Regiment (1 RAR) to serve alongside the US 173rd Airborne Brigade in Bien Hoa province. Search and destroy missions: The 1st Battalion Royal Australian Regiment also performed search and destroy missions (S&D). Search and destroy missions involved sending out a group of soldiers from a fortified position, generally into the jungle, to find and destroy the enemy. Assisted in training the South Vietnamese Army: In 1961 and 1962, Ngo Dinh Diem, leader of the government in South Vietnam, called for assistance from the US and its allies to improve its security. Australia responded by sending in the Australian Army Training Team Vietnam (AATTV), also known as "the Team". They were an elite team consisting of 30 specially selected military advisors. Their arrival was the beginning of Australia's involvement in the war in Vietnam. Australian troops did cordon (surround, barricade) and search missions: One of Australia�s main role was to regularly do codon and search missions. These missions would involve surrounding villages and searching their homes. If they were found with Vietcong supplies the villagers were often burnt. The AAAC flew reconnaissance (scouting, investigating) and medical evacuation missions: Impact on Australia at home: Protests (YCAC, SOS): Burning of draft cards. Watching unrestricted coverage at home. Teach-ins:

Answer by Chezz
Submitted on 8/10/2006
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im doing an assignment on this so i thought i might share some stuff i got: the Vietnam war was one of the most extreme wars in history. it had very bad outcomes but one good outcome was that it made ustralia unite as a country. during this war many people protested about australia being in a civil war and taking away innocent lives. it formed a massive generation gap between the young people and the older people. students felt that the older generation ruined the world with all of these wars, racism, pollution and joyless life so many of them started the hippie movement. this was practically the opposite of war. the war troops had dull uniforms, shaved hair, destroyed nature, made life dull so the hippies had colourful clothing, long hair, were nice to nature and started drugs for fun thanx guys

Answer by chloe
Submitted on 2/12/2007
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the impact on Australia was enormous and far more pronounced than the other wars. not only was there television coverage on the war ( which changed the way we recieved our information and our attitude to war) but there was something about it that brought out the rebellion in a lot Australians, causing incidents such as the burning of the bra and refusing conscription. conscription was introduced into Australia and a lot of Australian men were sent to jail because they refused to go to war. this had never been used before and so it also caused more social up-heavel. the Vietnam war not only affected Australia but it affected the whole world. it changed the way we lived back then and has created a revolution throughout our global village.

Answer by Shady
Submitted on 5/3/2007
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The controversial Vietnam War had a huge impact on Australian society in the 1960's/1970's. It affected all aspects of society, such as the social, economic and political issues. Vietnam was known as a 'TV War'. A lot of violent and gruesome footage of the war was broadcasted right into people's homes. People felt the need to report their own opinions and a very biased view of the war, they were not concerned with the thoughts of the Vietnamese people and their say in what was going on. Many people made the troops who fought in hte war unappreciated because of the graphical images. But what if you were a solider and a bunch of children ran at you in a village and you dont know if they wont to welcome you or they have a bomb strapped to them. Would you shot them our would you let them welcome you? I'll leave that up to you

Answer by SueSue_Meme
Submitted on 6/14/2007
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Hey I'm in year 12 history and I know this question was asked like four years ago but I'm studying for my TEE exam and this will help my studying. The Vietnam war was sparked directly by the feared 'domino effect' the fear of Asian communism reaching to the shores of Australia. This impacted Australia as for the first time Australian youth spoke out in riots and demonstrations. Socially Australia was divided with those people agreeing to the war and those people against the war. Conscription was another factor that enraged the youth in Australian society. Many of the youth were against conscription to especially because of the horrific scenes seen on the TV. Youth did not beleive young men should go off to war to fight in something they did not beleive in. So in conclusion the Vietnam for the first time let Australian youth voice their own oppinions and views on political subjects, such as conscription and the Vietnam War. This lead to a more inderpendance of the Australian 1970's youth. I hope i can be of help to someone....

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Question by sweetgirl22
Submitted on 7/22/2003
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what was the impact of the vietnam war on australia as a country?

Answer by Lysha
Submitted on 8/23/2003
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the war impacted Australia as a country in mayne ways... It effected the goverment of the day, the issue of conscrpition.. protest movements..Health issues of the service men as the re entered the country

Answer by haley
Submitted on 9/24/2003
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the vietnam war, divided australia politically and socially, people felt disgusted that australia was fighting in a civil war, the deaths of innocent civilians was needless.And for what nothing? ??? The vietnam war caused widespread conflict in australia.

Answer by jasmin foster
Submitted on 10/8/2003
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People say that the Vietnam war was a mistake that Australia took but it wasnt it showed us that our men really do care it shows us that Australia is a good country politically and socially...... sure people felt disgusted but if you think about it they are true heroes men that died and surrvived.

Answer by Jimmy
Submitted on 10/26/2003
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I have a couple of things for you to think about and research: the ANZUS treaty, Australian war history, Communism, the domino theory, media coverage during the war and finally, Protests. Social change, protests, foreign and domestic policy changes...that is your answer...that was the war's impact on Australia.

Answer by king william
Submitted on 11/11/2003
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iam research for vietnam war ANZUS treaty, Australian war history, Communism, the domino theory, media coverage during the war and finally, Protests. Social change, protests, foreign and domestic policy changes...that is your answer...that was the war's impact on Australia. People say that the Vietnam war was a mistake that Australia took but it wasnt it showed us that our men really do care it shows us that Australia is a good country politically and socially...... sure people felt disgusted but if you think about it they are true heroes men that died and surrvived.

Answer by watEva
Submitted on 2/18/2004
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i am just replying to what some other people said beforehand, Australia has an alliance with america and other countries- therefore they had to participate in the vietnam war, if they didn't- America would not return the favour, and save us in our time of need.

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Submitted on 3/2/2004
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Answer by Vanessa
Submitted on 4/6/2004
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Hey guys, vietnam was a truly horrific war and i think the effect on australia that i like to ponder on the most was the effect it had on the media. Vietnam war was the first to be covered on TV and it came at a time where tv news was still being explored. The amount of Bias and crap that went on during the coverage is incredible, the most gobsmacking perhaps is the story of Neil Davis a cameraman in vietnam as one of the abc's correspondents. look it up, it is a very intersting read! sorry im doing a media assignment at the moment.. so im finding all this stuff! anyway i hope i helped!?

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Answer by lou
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Hey vanessa, im doing media assignment of vietnam what yr r u in??its not for extension history is it??

Answer by Dude
Submitted on 8/12/2004
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if you really need to know stuff about the Vietnam war, why don't u go to the memorials or the museums where professionals can help you understand!!

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Submitted on 8/15/2004
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Submitted on 8/16/2004
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Submitted on 9/21/2004
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Answer by olive, olive, olive--oil, oil, oil
Submitted on 8/17/2004
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i think that the Australians shouldn't have gone to war because it caused a lot of pain and suffering to the countries all countries

Answer by bobby
Submitted on 8/23/2004
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i think that the reasons that Australia entered the vietnam war becuase of the "domino effect" and that australia feared comunism spreading through asia and into the west and also they thought that if vietnam fell so would Australia.

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Submitted on 8/30/2004
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Submitted on 8/31/2004
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Submitted on 9/1/2004
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Answer by nel
Submitted on 9/5/2004
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The Vietnam War was the longest war that Australia was involved in and the first war that was not supported by the majority of the population. It was the first war to be telecast and the footage was unrestricted, confronting people with the carnage of war. Seeing the horror of what was happening made Australians more politically aware. They were either for the war of against it. There was no longer a middle ground. This prompted many protest movements against the war and conscription, which was becoming a mounting concern as people believed that the war could not be won and conscription was sending men away to an almost certain death.

Answer by amy
Submitted on 9/27/2004
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Australians were disgusted by the fact that we had gone to war to fight just to prove to ourselves to America

Answer by nalood
Submitted on 10/13/2004
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Hi my name is Brent, We have an assignment on the Vietnam war, and I was given the question: Vietnam was the first "televised" war. How did the war affect Australia's society - Politically, Culturally and Socially? If anyone can help me answer the questions in anyway please could you email me at: nalood_07@hotmail.com thanks

Answer by fuk u
Submitted on 10/16/2004
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U are all a bunch of people who think that it is cool to be smart and you should all go and kill ur selves as u probably will die from loneliness or from falling einto the toilet or sumthin u bunch of fuk witts

Answer by Emily
Submitted on 10/26/2004
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Submitted on 11/25/2004
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hey why dont u try to find out about tha agent orage effect, it helped me heaps with my assignment!

Answer by Tubgirl
Submitted on 2/23/2005
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Well BON BON GAYRO! there was no vietnam war it was just a hoax so all the soilders could have an orgy at john howards house. I am john howards "personal trainer" ;) if you get what i mean and i had to clean up ALL the seaman and by seamen i mean..... the naval officers. But i did have to clean up sperm. I used it in mayonaise. SO keep kool you kats. and take advice from me, the smell of sex never GOES away. you slut holes.!!! Love you. catch you on the bright side!

Answer by James Brown
Submitted on 2/23/2005
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All i want to say is. War what is it good for? Absolutely NOTHING SAY IT AGAIN!

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Answer by St. Jimmy
Submitted on 3/8/2005
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australia feared the spread of communism in Australia. also wanted to stay allies with u.s from st. jimmy from accross the alley way

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argh history is so annoying..

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ho chi minh u r an evil bastard!!!! who agrees??