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For: Many people at the time subscribed to the domino theory, that Communist dominance would spread from one Communist nation (such as North Vietnam) to neighbouring nations (such as South Vietnam, Malaysia, and Indonesia) and that the chain would eventually result in Australia becoming a Communist Dictatorship. At the time, the public were in general very fearful and hateful towards Communism. By fighting Communism in Vietnam, it was intended that North Vietnam's Communist military would be defeated before it could invade Australia. It strengthened Australia's alliance with the United States, another foreign party on South Vietnam's side of the war. Australia had a growing economy benefitting from increased trade with the US, and as a small country without much defence in case of invasion, could have the US intervene as 'repayment' for Australia helping them in the Vietnam War.
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