Australia in the Vietnam War Era
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MrsGripton Plus on March 8, 2012
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 1951 | Year of the Communist Party Dissolution Referedum |
| 1954 | Year of the Petrov Affair |
| ANZUS | Mutual defence treaty between Australia, New Zealand, and US |
| SEATO | South East Asia Treaty Organisation - to prevent the spread of communism in Asia |
| Domino Theory | The belief that if one country falls to communism, the next will fall, and so on. |
| Communism | Left wing political system where all members are equal and wealth is shared |
| Cold War | Situation where there is indirect conflict and instead carried out through arms race, espionage and competition |
| Decolonisation | A situation where a larger power is withdrawn from a smaller nation |
| Democracy | Economic system which gives freedom of choice to citizens and they may pursue individual wealth |
| Civil War | War between differing parties within a national border |
| Forward Defence | Policy pursued by Australia post WW2 in the belief it was better to fight enemies overseas than closer to home |
| Guerilla Warfare | Informal fighting involving sneak tactics, ambushes etc |
| Colombo Plan | A plan to provide ecconomic and educational support to underdeveloped nations to prevent the spread of communism |
| Menzies | Australian PM from 1949 - 1966 |
| H V Evatt | Labor leader of the Opposition during Petrov Affair |
| Petrov | Soviet diplomat whose defection caused a spy scandal in Australia and the split of the Labor Party |
| Anti Communist Party Dissolution Bill | A bill put forward in 1951 by Menzies to outlaw the Communist Party |
| Korean War | A UN peacekeeping mission to stop the invasion of South Korea by communist North Korea 1950 - 1953 |
| 1949 Strike | Strike undertaken by coal miners which was broken by the Labor Govt using the army |
| Nationalisation | When the government takes control of an industry, eg Banks, airlines |
| Malayan Emergency | Series of local uprisings in Malaya 1950 - 1960 by communist groups |
| United Nations | Peacekeeping organisation established in 1945 |
| China | Large Asian nation which became communist in 1949 |
| Conscription | Forced enlistment in the military forces |
| Reds under the beds | Phrase used by Menzies to promote fear of communists in Australia |
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