The effect of the Vietnam War on Australian society The Vietnam War had a great political impact and led to deep divisions within the Australian company. The Australian people were forced to take seriously issues relating to the Cold War, Vietnam and the arms race due to Australia's military involvement in Vietnam from 1962 to 1972. As a result, our fear of communism and Asia has grown considerably. Australia, occupying a vast expanse of territory, but having a small population, always lived in the belief that it was threatened in one way or another by foreign powers, which led to the formation of the “White Kingdom”. Australia Policy”, which was put in place in 1901. This policy clearly reflects the enormous fear of threats emanating from Asian countries. Another major Australian belief was that it could never adequately defend itself and had to seek support from other countries such as Britain and the United States, which Prime Minister Robert Menzies called “our great and mighty friends”. During World War II, when war broke out in 1939, Australia still considered itself an important part of the British Empire and immediately declared its support for Britain. . On the other hand, it was always understood throughout Australia that if Australia ever needed military support, Britain would come to the nation's aid. In 1940, the British government doubted that Japan could advance into Southeast Asia, but when this happened, Britain then expressed doubts that Japan would mount an invasion of Australia. With the fall of Singapore in 1942, Britain's assumptions proved wrong, Australia was automatically under threat. ..... middle of paper ...... and the Vietnamese soldiers used underground passages and forest bushes as a tactic to eliminate the whites taking advantage of being small and small and "not being seen" in the bushes. After several years of fierce fighting, in 1969 and 1970, the Australian government began to withdraw its men. The size of Australian forces was never large in comparison to American troops, with Australian troops numbering 8,300, while the United States held the enormous army of 720,000. This was not important to them, but what was important was their close relationship and alliance in mutual political support, and once again Australia was able to identify its powerful national ally. However, this time Australia's great and powerful friend was not its traditional motherland, Great Britain, but a new and loyal national ally, the United States of America...