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History Topic 1 Causes of the Vietnam War 2011
Question | Answer |
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ANZUS | 1951 treaty binding Australia, New Zealand and the US closer together by making each other come to the defence is one came under attack |
SEATO | 1954 treaty binding the US closer to South East Asia in which members must take defensive action should one country come under attack |
Forward defense | Policy to fight communism as far from our shores as possible |
Domino Theory | The belief that as soon as 1 nation would fall to communism, its neighbours would soon after |
Support for US policy of containment | Prevent communism from spreading outside countries already in |
Menzies' policy of anti-communism | Includes acts such as Australia's participation in the Korean War, the Communist Party dissolution bill, the Petrov affair and the commitment to combat communism |
Vietnam | Like Korea, was split between North and South |
Concerns over Indonesia | The links between Sukarno (Indonesia's unpredictable leader) and the Indonesian Communist Party |
Insurance Policy | If Australia supported the US, the US would probably support Australia should we come under attack from communism |