Why did Australia join the Vietnam War?

The Vietnam War was different from any other battle fought in the history of mankind. Unlike other wars this confrontation was not engaged in order to conquer but to reform. Greed and desire which are the usual elements that spur wars into existence were absent from this one. The Vietnam War was fought between 1959 and 1970. It began as a determined attempt by Communist guerrillas in the South, backed by Communist North Vietnam, to overthrow the …

…government requesting its presence. It was highly unlikely that South Vietnam would ask for Australia's presence when it was being helped by so many other nations. Rather it would be a favor from the Australian government if South Vietnam called Australia on their request. From the above arguments it can be concluded that the chief reason of Australia entering the Vietnam War was focused around the benefits that it would gain by helping the US.