How Did The Vietnam War Affect Australia And America?

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The Vietnam war was one of the the most controversial wars of all time. The war’s affect was felt all over the world as it caused controversy and protests by many nations. France had occupied Vietnam for 70 years until in 1965 when the Japanese invaded North Vietnam (Department of Veterans Affairs Background, 2015, paragraph 1). The reason why this was seen as a war on communism is because the North Vietnamese were supported by the Chinese and Russians. The war did not just affect Vietnam but, it also affected Australia and America as their armies were sent in to fight the Viet Cong in North Vietnam. While the governments thought they were helping the French and South Vietnam, a lot of the people in Australia and America were passionately