Treaties are there to ensure a country has the aids and support of its allies that are part of the treaty. Australia was involved with two treaties during the period of the Cold War. The two treaties were the SEATO and ANZUS. SEATO stands for‚ Southeast Asia‚ Treaty Organization. ANZUS stands for‚ The Australia‚ New Zealand‚ United States Security Treaty. The Southeast Asia Treaty Organisation provided for the defence action to be taken in the event of an attack on the United States‚ Britain‚ France
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become engaged in the Vietnam War. These predominant reasons included the SEATO and ANZUS treaties‚ the domino theory and more importantly forward defence policy. It can be stated these factors will provide an evaluation and analysis in regards to considering whether Australia provided a satisfactory reason to its involvement in the Vietnam War. An underlying reason that led Australia’s involvement in the
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Since the signing of the 1951 peace treaty between Australia and Japan‚ the two countries have rapidly built a productive relationship. Many factors and events have contributed to the development of this partnership. The ANZUS treaty was the turning point in the Austral-Japanese relationship. It assured Australia protection against Japan and provided security in the Asia-Pacific region. Trade and cultural exchange also played a significant role in shaping Australia’s relationship with Japan. Growth
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How did the Australian Government respond to the threat of communism both within Australia and in Asia? The Australian Government responded to the threat of communism in Asia including forward defence‚ the ANZUS Treaty and the SEATO Alliance. Within Australia‚ the responses included a referendum to ban Communist Party and the Petrov Affair. Forward Defence was a foreign policy used by the Australian Government in response to the threat of communism. The Korean War (1950-1953) and the Vietnam
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communism and the other was due to the ANZUS treaty. After the victory of World War 2 communism was fast spreading‚ and creeped its way into Vietnam. According to many sources‚ Australia thought that if communism would continue to spread further south‚ that eventually Australia would succumb to communism; this was also known as the domino effect and is one of the reason Australia attempted to halt the communism advanced in South Vietnam (History‚ n.d.). The ANZUS treaty was a treaty between Australia
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Papua New Guinea‚ in the legendary kokoda trail. After this battle‚ US-Australia ties have always been strong. The US. first suggested a pact to Australia in the wake of the US-Japan Security Treaty and fears of Japanese rearmament. This was called ANZUS (Australia New Zealand United States) and was formed on the 1st of September 1951. The signatories agreed to maintain a consultative relationship for their collective security. In the 1980s New Zealand refused to let ships carrying nuclear weapons
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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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Holyoake’s reputation as he was seen to be in the wrong for supporting the war. Although he was seen to be pragmatic‚ and thought that the allies were in Vietnam for the wrong reasons‚ he was also seen to be principled in the fact that he valued our ANZUS treaty with USA and Australia. However this mentality would eventually lead to his demise in February 1972 when he resigned from being Prime Minister. This lead to National losing the election later in the year with Norman Kirk coming into
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Afghanistan: A. Australian troops are in Afghanistan because the US evoked the ANZUS treaty. Although they are also there to ensure Afghanistan does not again become a safe haven from which terrorists can train and plan attacks on Australia and our allies. Eg.
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includes a number of separate‚ but inter-related policies in the areas of defence and security‚ trade‚ international commitments and foreign aid. The essay will briefly highlight three examples; Australia - New Zealand - United States Security Treaty (ANZUS)‚ the Asia - Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) and International Treaties to exemplify how Australia’s foreign policy has evolved and developed thereby securing Australia’s National Interest. National Interest and Foreign / International Relations
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