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All the Way with LBJ?: Australian Grand Strategy and the Vietnam War

Seddelmeyer, Laura M.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1236630726

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2009, Master of Arts (MA), Ohio University, History (Arts and Sciences).
Australia’s commitment to the Vietnam War garners little attention in most American historical literature, but the event marked a significant step in the development of an Australian postwar strategy. It was the first time that Australia acted without the support of its traditional British ally. In the years preceding Australia’s commitment to the war, officials in Canberra recognized that French withdrawal from Indochina, the Malayan Emergency, crises in Laos, and Indonesian Confrontation threatened the stability of Southeast Asia. Additionally, the threat of Chinese communist expansion and the beginning of British decolonization placed Australia in a vulnerable position. As a result, Canberra turned to collective security agreements such as ANZUS and SEATO to solidify its position in the region. With the potential threat for an attack on Australia increasing after World War II, Canberra needed to make national security a priority, but such a task required the preservation of stability in Southeast Asia. As a result, when the United States called for support in Vietnam, Australia willingly answered with its national interests in mind.
John Brobst, PhD (Advisor)
Norman J.W. Goda, PhD (Committee Member)
Robert G. Ingram, PhD (Committee Member)
116 p.
History; International Relations
Australian History; Collective Security; Australia and the Vietnam War; Australian Strategy; ANZUS; SEATO; Australian relations with Southeast Asia

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  • Seddelmeyer, L. M. (2009). All the Way with LBJ?: Australian Grand Strategy and the Vietnam War [Master's thesis, Ohio University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1236630726

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Seddelmeyer, Laura. All the Way with LBJ?: Australian Grand Strategy and the Vietnam War. 2009. Ohio University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1236630726.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Seddelmeyer, Laura. "All the Way with LBJ?: Australian Grand Strategy and the Vietnam War." Master's thesis, Ohio University, 2009. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1236630726

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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