On what basis did australia have the right to enter the vietnam war?

Question

i have an essay on the vietnam war, i need viewpoints (actual facts) about why australia enterred the war, besides follwing america like always, e.g was it for eccomic reasons, who really benifitted ect.......

Answer 1

Australia was asked by the government of the Republic of Vietnam for assistance. Vietnam was split into north and south Vietnam, and the south (slightly larger with more people) was under attack from the north. Legally speaking, Australia was authorised to send troops to fight in Vietnam, as it had the local government's permission, and the Republic of Vietnam was a legitimate state.

Australia was concerned that if South Vietnam fell to communism, other countries in the region would fall too. China was seen as the main worry (see the 'domino theory'). Australia would then be isolated in Asia. However, by the war's end things had changed - Southeast Asia was beginning to modernise and thus communism had lost its appeal, while China spent much of the 1960s in internal crisis and in the 1970s had actually become friendly to the US and hostile to Vietnam

There weren't any economic issue of substance.

Answer 2

The conservative government at the time was very supportive of the US in Vietnam. As on PM said "All the way with LBJ". This changed with a change in government in 1972 when the Labor Party withdrew Australian troops from Vietnam.

Answer 3

i understand Vietnam was one of the few areas in the world not yet communist and rich in a mineral rhodium ? used to refine steel a certain way . and our steel industry was already in trouble.
we do most "actions" for corporate interests so this would make sense.
this research may pan out.

none of us really has a "right" we just do it casue we are bigger and bad er and want stuff. USA deosnt have a great rep in the world becasue of it.

this should answer about the aussies in vietnam too.

http://minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/country/1994/9332094.pdf

Answer 4

As an ally of the US. I think they had some folks to send as did S Korea.

Answer 5

As I recall, it was a UN sponsored conflict.