Vietnam

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North Vietnam was battling for ownership of South Vietnam, so that they would be a unified communist nation. Australian’s served for ten and a half years in Vietnam, which was the longest war effort ever served by Australians.

The Vietnam conflict began in the late nineteenth century. held on to the Truman Doctrine and stood behind the South Vietnamese leader, Diem. It was the first time national servicemen were sent to fight for their country. This was when the United States started to interfere and step in the world affairs. The Truman doctrine was a policy that changes the United States foreign policy from isolationism to internationalism. This marked the beginning of Australia’s involvement in the Vietnam War. Therefore, Australia stood behind the US in Vietnam and on the 3rd of August 1962, 29 Australian soldiers were flown to Saigon from Singapore. It was a war that eventually caused great divisions in the nation. The Vietnam War was Australia’s longest involvement in a major overseas conflict, and it’s the most controversial. To prevent the domino effect and the further spread of communism, the U. some of the best trained soldiers in the world against largely an untrained militia of untrained farmers.

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Approximate Word count = 290
Approximate Pages = 1 (250 words per page double spaced)

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