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Australia s Response to the Threat of Communism in Asia post WWII

Background to Communism Post 1945. Cold War PeriodDemocratic (USA) V Communist (USSR) governmentsCommunists believed in state control

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Australia s Response to the Threat of Communism in Asia post WWII

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    1. Australias Response to the Threat of Communism in Asia post WWII S. Angelo Head Teacher, History East Hills Girls Technology High School 2008

    2. Background to Communism Post 1945 Cold War Period Democratic (USA) V Communist (USSR) governments Communists believed in state control & ownership of the means of production & single party politics Democratic/Capitalists believed in free enterprise & democratic party politics No open war relied on espionage attempts to dominate areas of the world Arms race build up of weapons & support for smaller wars

    3. Spread of Communism 1939 1945 USSR gained Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania & Bessarabia 1948 USSR controlled eastern European states (except Yugoslavia) USSR controlled East Germany and East Berlin 1949 China became communist 1950 Nth Korea attacked Sth Korea

    4. Australias Involvement in the Korean War The Korean War was the first time that members of the United Nations acted collectively to repel aggression Australian units served in combat from 1950 to 1953 and continued in Korea from the armistice to 1957 as part of the United Nations forces

    5. From September 1950, the multinational force cleared South Korea and advanced into North Korea towards the border with China.

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