During the 1965 and 1972 period Vietnam had issues involving the French. The French had controlled Indochina and Ho Chi Minh was a nationalist leader who wanted an independent Vietnam, which would have to come from reclaiming Indochina from the French. But as the fight went on to claim Indochina through the Government powers it had caused Vietnam to divide into the Communist north and the "democratic" south, which is backed by the USA. As part of Australia’s alliance with the USA, we were called
attitudes to Australia’s involvement in the Vietnam War change between 1965 and 1970?’ Australia's attitude towards involvement in the Vietnam War gradually changed between 1965 and 1970 towards opposing the war. This shift in attitude occurred primarily because of the lack of success, the horrific images of violence, the strengthening protest movement of the introduction of conscription. At the beginning of the Vietnam war Australia's attitude towards the war mirrored the Americans. Australia's public
the region in which they were written. As such, poetry can be studied to give us an idea of how the Australian Identity has changed with time. In 1914 the First World War broke out in Europe. Australians everywhere were eager to join the fight for their newly formed nation and hordes of young men rushed to enlist. The attitude of war being a necessary and courageous part of life, shared by the vast majority of Australians of the time can be seen in poetry such as John Le Gay Brereton’s ‘ANZAC’.