Transcript why did aust get involved

Reasons for Australia’s involvement
 Treaties and Alliances
 SEATO and ANZUS
 Threat of Indonesia
 Insurance for Australia’s security
 Containment policy
 The Global threat of Communism
 Forward Defence Policy
 Menzies Believed in Fighting his enemies on their turf
 Menzies Believed that it was
better to meet the threat on
foreign soil.
 Fighting in Vietnam meant
Australia’s land, economy, and
her civilian population would not be harmed.
 Menzies was a strong opponent of Communism.
 He showed this through:
 His attempt to ban the Communist Party
 The way he used the Petrov affair to his advantage
 His belief in the Domino theory
 Menzies used his power to protect
Democracy and Capitalism.
 In the mid 60’s Australia’s greatest threat was
Indonesia, not Vietnam.
 By supporting the United States in Vietnam, Australia
ensured that the United States would defend her
against Indonesia should the need arise.
 Australia has signed two treaties
as a result of the threat of
Communism in the 50’s
 Although Australia was not
obligated to enter the Vietnam
War because of ANZUS and
SEATO, Menzies believed that it
was Australia’s duty as an ally