1. Australia and the Vietnam War
There are many contributing factors for the beginning of the Vietnam War which was all linked to the Cold War. ... Communist forces in The Vietnam War were: North Vietnam, Viet Cong, Khmer Rouge, Pathet Lao, Soviet Union, China and North Korea. Anti-Communist forces were: South Vietnam, United States, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand, Thailand, Khmer Republic and the Kingdom of Laos. ... At the time Australia feared communism coming to our shores and this was a big influence for our involvement because of the "domino effect." The domino effect suggests once one country falls in South-east A...
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