Australia's Response to communism?
Can someone please help me, this is my history assesment~~
Explain how the action of the australian government in dealing with the threat of communism in asia in the post-war period, highlighted a commitment to presenting themselves as a good ally to the u.s.
In your answer you should refer to:
- Military action taken by Australia in Asia
- Internation agreements involving Australia and the USA such as ANZUS and SEATO
Comments
Every time the US needed help in war against communism, Australia was one of the first to sign up with them. Their help was used in WWI, WWII, Korean war, and i am sure other wars (but i don't know for certain so i dont want to misinform you). This earned the US's trust.
I'm not sure Australia was really all that involved in the cold war. I think they were not for communism, but they also didn't take aggressive actions to stop communism since it posed no direct threat to them.
However, I would look at US-Australian involvement and make a research case that there was a strategic alliance. Personally, I think Australia cared more about having the support of the US because of the power of the US than the fact that Australians opposed communism.
When the Philippines fell to the Japanese, Gen. MacArthur fled to Australia, the pacific base of the Allied powers, in their offensive and defensive operations, in WW ll. From Australia, MacArthur landed in Leyte to regain the Philippines and ultimately defeated the Axis powers, Japan, Germany etc.
ANZUS is Australia, New Zealand and USA. SEATO is Southeast Asia Treaty Organization. These two organizations were organized mainly to defend the member countries in case of invasion or wars.
On COMMUNISM, the USA and Australia,were together during the Korean and Vietnam wars,and other trouble spots in Asia. During the Cold war vs. USSR and other sattelites, the USA, UK, Canada and other allies including Australia worked together in their fight against communism. The USSR ultimately collapsed.
Now, against TERRORISM, Australia is one of the countries with forces fighting the Taliban and terrorists in Afghanistan.
I am not an australian, but I am proud to say that Australia has contrbuted ( not in small measure ) to fight aggression and maintain the peace and order of this world.
australia sent infantrymen over to vietnam to combat communism formerly it would desire to come to australia, so for this reason they have been attempting to incorporate communism, Robert Menzies replaced into best minister and he desperate to flow with conscription to deliver troops over and so on. and anzus and seato could be common to google up not troubled explaining it
Australia is agaisnt communism and we are a free democratic country
You look at what it has done to China and Russia and other countries. It is just pure greed at the worst.
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