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History Topic 1 Definitions 2011
Question | Answer |
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Arms race | competition between nations in the building up of military resources |
Capitalist | Describes a system in which the means of production, distribution and exchange are privately owned and organised |
Communist | a person who believes in a political system based on controlling wealth in a belief that the state should provide everyone with an equal share |
Conscription | the compulsory enrolment of men for service in the armed forces |
Defection | changing allegience or deserting from a duty |
Defoliation | the stripping of foliage on trees; used during the Vietnam War to deprive the Vietcong guerillas of cover that they could use for surprise attacks |
Guerrillas | Small bands of soldiers who harass the enemy by surprise attacks |
Ideology | the theories, ideas and beliefs associated with a particular policial system |
Monolithic | a thing that is massive and uniform |
Morotorium | a general suspension or cessation of something |
Policial asylum | to provide a refuge or secure home for a person regarded as being at risk from the government of their own country |
Stockpiling | The holding in reserve of munitions or weapons for possible future use |
Subjugation | the act of bringing someone under complete control |
SEATO Alliance | Proposed by US to oppose communism in South East Asia |
Colombo Plan | A plan to prevent communism by allowing bilateral aid to flow into developing nations to maintain stable government |
Frank Hardy | Author of Power Without Glory. His views were attacked by politicians & the media |
Dr Evatt | Labor leader at the time of Menzies |
Robert Menzies | Prime Minister at the time of the Korean War |
Petrov Affair | The situation where Mr Petrov defected to Australia yet his wife was kidnapped by Russian agents whom tried to get her out of the country |