During World War II‚ the Soviet Union and the United States became allies throughout war‚ but that does not mean that they necessarily got along. The two coped with each other since they didn’t have the same views‚ the main one being Communism. In the five years following World War ll‚ the relationship between the United States and the Soviet Union changed greatly. With the United States being democratic and the Soviet Union being communist‚ the two became entangled in several political and economic
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After WW2‚ Australia felt that the population was too small to defend itself in case of another event. It also felt that Australia needed an economic boost and an increase in the population was the way to do so. In a speech to parliament in 1944‚ Immigration Minister Arthur Calwell expresses the need for migrants; “…Only by filling this land can we establish a title to hold it” (House of Representatives‚ Debates‚ 1944‚ vol. HR177‚ p.935). The Chifley Labor government’s aim in the late 1940s was
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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 response to communism in Asia was very important to Australias decisions
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History Essay: Australia on Communism How did Australian governments deal with the perceived threat of communism after 1950‚ both at home and abroad? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Communism was spreading during the 1950s. It seemed as though it had spread from the USSR to China and was still advancing‚ causing the Australian government to become fearful of communism eventually reaching Australia and the threat of communism existing within
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Australia’s Response to Communism in the 1950’s In the 1950’s the world had just come out of the greatest war in human history. In the aftermath of this war many countries turned to communism. It was against this threat of communism that the Australian government reacted in such a wide variety of ways. Although there were a wide variety of ways in which Australia reacted there were perhaps three that were the most prevalent and influential. Firstly Australia sent troops to fight in Korea to avoid
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relationship between the two nations was a tense one. Americans had long been wary of Soviet communism and concerned about Russian leader Joseph Stalin’s tyrannical. For their part‚ the Soviets resented the Americans’ decades-long refusal to treat the USSR as a legitimate part of the international community as well as their delayed entry into World War II‚ which resulted in the deaths of tens of millions of Russians. After the war ended‚ these grievances ripened into an overwhelming sense of mutual distrust
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February 1942; Curtin spoke of it as an opening for the “Battle for Australia”‚ furthered with combing of Darwin 19 February which was put by Curtin as “Australia’ Dunkirk”‚ heralding the battle for Australia. The crisis generated both a determination to shift the country onto a new and unprecedented level of economic and military mobilization and a profound disillusionment with Britain. Total War. Political: • Main point: Australia looks to US – Curtin. o (use Beaumont book) o Even before fall
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Communism is a system where there is no private ownership of business or property and the country’s wealth gets shared among the population. Vladimir Lenin started the communist international which was an organisation with an aim of spreading communism throughout the world. Communism really was a threat to Australians in the 1950s‚ the events of the Korean War‚ different alliances being formed‚ the banning of the Communist party of Australia (CPA) and the Petrov affair all tell us that communism
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America Joined war (after bombing of Pearl Harbour in Dec 1941) Germany Attacked from 3 sides West‚ South and East • 1945 Germany • Lots of Bombings – Dresden‚ Hamburg • By 1945 1.9 million German soldiers in the East fighting 6.4 million Red Army soldiers (Germany Invaded Soviet union in June 1941) • 250000 German Soldiers died • Shortages of food and clothing – stealing Dead man’s boots • Young boys (14) fighting • 8 may 1945 Germany Surrender (Hitler 20 April) • AUSTRALIA LITTLE INVOLVEMENT
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Australia’s Response to the threat of Communism Australia’s Response to the threat of Communism Australia’s response to the threat of communism after WW2 was extraordinary. Australia and its politicians immediately recognised what could happen of a result of the domino theory. With the Soviet Union influencing so many countries and causing China‚ Vietnam‚ and North Korea to turn Communist it was only matter of time until it reached Australia‚ and all in all this was when Australia took action
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