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Invasion Of South Korea
the invasion ofSouth Korea by the communistNorth in 1950 -
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Events Leading to LBJ visiting Australia
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Conference in Geneva
Britain, France, Russia and theUnited States held a conference in Geneva to dealwith the wars in Korea and Vietnam -
Bombing Raids Begin
United Statesclaimed that the North Vietnamese had torpedoedits ships in the Gulf of Tonkin, so Americanbombing raids began in the North. -
Australia Sends Troops
Australia’sPrime Minister Menzies committed Australiantroops to fight by sending our 1st InfantryBattalion and HMAS Sydney to Vietnam -
Total War Descends On Vietnam
Australia’s military commitment toVietnam was trebled. Total war descended onVietnam as American troops poured into the Southand bombs rained down on the North. -
L.B.J Arrives in Australia
US President Lyndon Baines Johnson, popularlyknown as L.B.J., arrived in Australia in