The Vietnam War was a prolonged conflict, extending from 1954 to 1975, between the communist government of North Vietnam and the non-communist government of the South. Good Morning Afternoon. In Australia, public opinion on the war in Vietnam moved through several stages throughout its involvement in the war. Initially, the Australian public paid little attention and were largely disinterested in a war that included very few Australian troops. This however, soon changed; Australia's involvement in the war was increased with the calling up of conscripts. Public support for the war deteriorated rapidly and popular culture in Australia began to turn people away from the war. Images of horrific violence and executions were delivered on televisions throughout the country and many protest movements, songs and propaganda posters began to emerge. Consequently, this ensured hostility and a huge loss of public support which ultimately led to political leaders announcing the gradual withdrawal from the war.
Conscription, also known as national service, is a system of enrolment where it is compulsory for men and women to join the armed forces. The idea of Compulsory military training was introduced by Prime Minister Alfred Deakin in 1909. Labor government immediately abolished this scheme following an election in October 1929. In November 1964, the National Service scheme was introduced by Robert Menzies and his government and it operated until December 1972, when the newly elected Whitlam Labor Government suspended it. The scheme involved a ballot of birthdays for twenty-year-old men who had registered their names with the Department of Labour and National Service. A certain number of labelled marbles were drawn randomly by hand, one at a time while Australian families watched nervously on their television screens and listened on their radios throughout the country. [ CITATION Sue97 l 3081 ] .
The Vietnam War began in 1960 with the introduction of American troops into Vietnam. ... Australia fought in the Vietnam War from 1965 until 1972. ... Menzies re-introduced conscription in 1965. ... Fortunately the war finished before my fathers" name went into the "Conscription Lottery." ... The Vietnam War has influenced the thinking of many Australian's on the need to work towards a peaceful resolution. ...
" The Vietnam War was fought to support our alliance with the US and in the effort to stop the spread of communism. ... Menzies view on the Vietnam War was that at all costs it had to be fought by Australians and won, he greatly supported the war against communism that it was to neutralize the threat and to serve our alliance with the US under the ANZUS treaty. ... The group began on May 13th 1965, it was made up of middle class woman that were aware politically aware or concerned about their sons and relatives fighting in the war and overseas conscription. ... This wasn't a big iss...
From 1965 to 1972, Australian armed forces served in the Vietnam War under the banner of the United States of America. ... The Vietnam War was a defining moment in our history, with our nation developing its own identity. ... At the time of the Vietnam War, Australia was not only undergoing a political revolution, but also a social revolution. More so than ever before, people were expressing their views freely, and with the Vietnam War and conscription being the most controversial issues of the time, they naturally drew a considerable amount of attention. ... The situation played off our...
ANTI COMMUNISM AND THE VIETNAM WAR MORATORIUM - PROTEST MOVEMENT In the early stages of the Vietnam War people were all for it, until they started to see through the media that their country men and women were not fighting for what they expected and saw that their fathers, sons, and brothers were dieing for a pointless cause. ... In 1970: Anti-Vietnam Moratorium Campaign Begun In May the first of three moratoriums was held to protest against Australia's continuing participation in the Vietnam War and against conscription. ... - It was the longest War in Australian history... ...
When people talk about the Vietnam war, more often than not, they are referring to the war between the U.S.A. and the North Vietnamese Forces, led by Ho Chi Minh. ... After the war, the Vietminh controlled north Vietnam while an unpopular government setup by the French with it's capital in Saigon controlled the South. ... The Australian Government setup a propaganda campaign that the Vietnam war was a simple struggle between freedom and communism, and that free nations had to stop communism from spreading around the world. ... The unpopularity of America's participation in the war gr...
But because this was an American representation of the Vietnam War, the US soldiers were exposed in a more positive light. ... With this being the first scene the narrator (Charlie Sheen) should have begun by introducing the Vietnam War and how the feud between communism and capitalism begun with the "independence" of Vietnam. ... Over all, this movie described an American's view of what took place throughout the Vietnam War. 6. ... The group of people this film omits is the Australian's, British and New Zealanders that helped the American's fight the Vietnam War. ... Althoug...
Others felt that the war in Vietnam was unjust. ... This is the first war that America did not win and many felt ashamed of what we did to the people of Vietnam. ... The government lied to the American people about Vietnam. ... Vietnam has made the public question our leaders. ... Another consequence of Vietnam is the draft. ...
In 1967 Johnson introduced the Conscription Act. ... The war was also a great hindrance on America's economic stature. 13 percent of all government spending by 1968 was on Vietnam. ... The population towards the end of the sixties started to become pacifists or at least disagreed with the Vietnam War. ... It could mean the end to the aid given by the USSR and China to Vietnam. ... This was not to mean the cold war was over, the nuclear arms race with the USSR continued, but it did mean that the Vietnam War was drawing to an end. ...
The Labor government immediately started an anti-war movement and soon enough had the Australian troops removed from Vietnam. ... But with compulsory conscription out-lawed and war becoming less glamorized the public of Australia became divided over the Labor governments decision which could make the domino theory a reality. ... One such subject close to his heart was the Vietnam War. Prior to Vietnam wars were becoming less glamorized and so the conservative Liberal government ordered in compulsory conscription. ... He confronted in a personal way the crisis of the Vietnam war and...
