in the Korean War. In September 1952‚ Australia signed the ANZUS Treaty with New Zealand and the United States‚ as the Australian government was convinced that it needed an ally in the Cold War. The Korean War and China’s intervention strengthened these feelings. The Treaty didn’t specifically commit to any parties coming to the assistance of another if they were attacked‚ but the opinions of the Treaty pointed in that direction. The ANZUS Treaty still exists. The end of the Korean War did not end
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History Assignment term 1‚ Mrs Bergin‚ Charlie Phillips The Australian Governments response to the threat of communism during the 1950s and 1960s included many defferent methods. Some of the more important respones where actions such as signing the ANZUS and SEATO treaties and committing troops to overseas battles. The Prime Minster in charge was Robert Menzies‚ and was Prime Minister from 1949 through to 1966. He was very against communism and wanted to change laws about communism in australia. The
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Australia’s Political Links Year 10 Geography Assessment Task Meshari Algethami -Define your chosen link In our modern-day societies it has became essential and fundamental for any country in the world that aims to establish a modern country to have good political links and relations with other countries. Political links are links between countries that are established upon mutual interest between the countries so that each county can benefit without any conflicts within their interests. Political
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Australia ’s Involvement in the Vietnam War‚ the Political Dimension Part 1 © Brian Ross‚ 1995 Introduction This is the second post promised analysing why Australia entered the Vietnam War. American readers should be warned that because it looks primarily at the domestic political scene in Australia at the time‚ it does as a consequence refer to characters and events which most of you will not be aware of. However‚ I have included a short preface‚ attempting to identify most of the major players
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“How did the Australian Government respond to the threat of communism both at home and overseas?” With the conclusion of World War II in 1945‚ the world was left divided between two different political beliefs of the communist Soviet Union and the capitalist and democratic United States. The rivalry between these two superpowers‚ known as the Cold War‚ threatened Australia’s peace & security‚ therefore the Australian Government was forced to respond to the threat of communism both at home & off
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control the whole country. We were worried that if South Vietnam fell to communism it would be another step closer to Australia. Obligations to Allies In the 1950s Australia became part of two important international defence agreements: 1. ANZUS (Australia New Zealand United States) 2. SEATO (South East Asia Treaty Organisation) These were agreements to help our allies and as a result of these agreements we felt that we had to help America in their fight against North Vietnam. Troops
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New Zealand’s Involvement in the Vietnam war Introduction The Vietnam War was also known as the Second Indochina War and referred to by the Vietnamese as the American War. It was a conflict that went from 1955 to 1975 between the Communist Democratic Republic of Vietnam (currently known as North of Vietnam) and the Republic of Vietnam (currently known as South of Vietnam). North Vietnam was supported by the Soviet Union‚ China and other communist allies. South Vietnam was supported by the United
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was the main reason for Australia’s willingness to be part of the war. Australia’s ties with the US also impacted on the decision of going to war‚ as we wanted to continue to have a good relationship with America and wanted to follow through with ANZUS treaty. Conscription was a big issue for Australia going into the war. 20‚000 soldiers had no other choice to go to the war‚ based on their birthdates being picked out of a barrel. 30‚000 Australians enlisted to fight for their country‚ this created
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Australia’s involvement in the Vietnam War (19541975) erupted because of the threat of freedom and danger towards Australia’s democracy and society. Officially in 1966 a full blown war erupted and Australia’s military commitment increased. Australian troops also fought before the war in South Korea(19501953)‚ as communist North Korea sought to unite them both into communism.The main reasons for Australia’s involvement in the Vietnam war was because of the fear of communism‚ which also relates to the theory of the
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In 1951‚ The ANZUS treaty was signed and the building of military bases at North West Cape‚ Pine Gap and Nurrungar constricted Australia to the US nuclear war-fighting machine in the 1960s and ’70s. During the 1960 ’s‚ due to the obvious weakening of the natural and
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