Until the Vietnam War, few people ever heard of Vietnam. Therefore, Vietnam's sense of National Identity was STRONG.
With protests and riots.
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Over 3,000 Australian Servicemen wounded in Vietnam.
Australian Army Training Team Vietnam's motto is 'Persevere'.
Australian Army Training Team Vietnam was created in 1962.
Australian Army Training Team Vietnam ended in 1972.
The same as with US Servicemen, but on a smaller scale, since only 50,000 Australians served in country.
Australian perspectives on immigration, war, sexual morality, the role of women and the environment were undergoing radical change. In 1974, the White Australia Policy was scrapped. Throughout the decade, women won the right to equal pay and maternity leave and Indigenous peoples made progress on land rights. In 1972, Australian troops were withdrawn from Vietnam and in 1975; the nation was rocked by the dismissal of Prime Minister Gough Whitlam
About 8,000 Australian servicemen fought in the Vietnam War. Approximately 600 were killed there.
Australia is a young and culturally diverse nation which often struggles with how to define its national identity. What does it mean to be an Australian?
Australia lost about 600 men in Vietnam.