For example, the South East Asia Treaty Organisation . ... The ANZUS (Australia, New Zealand, and the United States) treaty was created in 1951 after concerns about post war Asia. ... In a compromise, USA made a defence treaty with Australia and New Zealand in exchange for a soft treaty for Japan. The ANZUS treaty agreed that if a member country was attacked it was an act on all the members. ... In 1954, the South East Asia Treaty Organisation was set up. ...

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Another reason why the Australian government sent Australians to serve in the Vietnam War was to fulfill their obligations as members of the South East Asia Treaty Organisation (SEATO). ... As Australia was a part of SEATO, it was required to act by the treaty. One aspect of the SEATO treaty was if a member country was attacked other members would help it. ... Australia was also part of Australian and New Zealand and United States (ANZUS) which tied America into the defense of Australia. Since ANZUS had tied Australia and the United States together, Australia felt compelled to assist the Unite...

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Menzies view on the Vietnam War was that at all costs it had to be fought by Australians and won, he greatly supported the war against communism that it was to neutralize the threat and to serve our alliance with the US under the ANZUS treaty. ... Most of the newspaper such as "the Age" stated that the Vietnam War was "These are inescapable obligations which fall on us because of our geographical position, our treaty commitments and our friendships. They cannot be sidestepped if we are to give any meaning to our place in ANZUS, SEATO and the Commonwealth of Nations....

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Encompassing New Zealand as well, this alliance treaty, called the ANZUS treaty, was signed in September 1951. In the same year Australia became engaged in the Korean War in support of American troops; this was the first application of the newly-signed ANZUS treaty. In 1986, New Zealand was banned from the treaty because they refused nuclear-capable submarines access to their harbours. This strengthened the ANZUS alliance between Australia and America even more, especially in the years leading up to the Gulf War (Calvert, 2001). ...

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In addition to NATO, USA established security treaties with Japan in 1951,Australiacc, and New Zealand (ANZUS) in 1951, and with Southeast Asian states (SEATO) in 1954. ... As a member group, it would have access to any treaty negotiations conducted by the superpowers. ... The Antarctic treaty in 1960 kept that continent demilitarized. The Outer Space Treaty of 1967 and the Seabed Arms Control Treaty of 1971 did the same for those areas. ... Arms Control Treaties [WWW document]. ...

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Also Australia signed two major alliances in the early 50's, the ANZUS (Australia, New Zealand, United States) and SEATO (South-east Asia Treaty Organization) which were signed for protection and safety by becoming allies with U.S.A. ...

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This decision was based on a number of various reasons including a fear of communism, treaty obligations, pressure from the US, and a growing concern for its own security. ... Another reason New Zealand felt obliged to assist the US in Vietnam was the ANZUS treaty. ... This treaty was a key factor in Prime Minister Keith Holyoake rationalising New Zealand's involvement in the war. ...

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The ANZUS treat provides us with an example of this, with Australia and New Zealand located in a geographical region and the United States situated outside this region, but the treaty still provides all concerned with different elements of regional security. ... Formal agreements may involve the states concerned signing treaties whereby signatories agree to provide military force if anyone of the signatories come under attack. ... The most well known example of a formal agreement under a Collective Defence arrangement would be the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO). ...

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In the years following the end of the Second World War, colonies of the Western Powers throughout Africa and Asia were clamouring for self-determination and nationhood. The means by which they sought to achieve these goals ranged from peaceful negotiation to armed insurrection and protracted revolutionary warfare. The independence movements were likewise diverse. They were not all communist, although communists actively involved themselves in most of the "wars of liberation", forming blocs within other movements where they did not have the strength to stand alone. Some movements were purely na...

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Australia at Vietnam War In the years following the end of the Second World War, colonies of the Western Powers throughout Africa and Asia were clamouring for self-determination and nationhood. The means by which they sought to achieve these goals ranged from peaceful negotiation to armed insurrection and protracted revolutionary warfare. The independence movements were likewise diverse. They were not all communist, although communists actively involved themselves in most of the "wars of liberation", forming blocs within other movements where they did not have the strength to stand alone. S...

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The most important alliance for alliance is officially called ANZUS and it the allied agreement between USA as the leading naval superpower, Australia and New Zealand. This treaty was signed in 1951, however, it was a partially paralyzed in 1985 when New Zealand denied access to all nuclear-powered ships and airplanes carrying nuclear weapons. ... Further military cooperation was later arranged by signing Lombok Treaty in 2006. ...

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1941 was a very significant year in the AAP (Australia, Asia and the Pacific) region. This was the year in which World War 2 began in the region, during the period of Japanese expansion. From this point onwards, things such as the war, foreign affairs (such as the period of communism), immigration a...

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From 1905 Korea was a state of Japan and in 1910 it was officially occupied. The Korean War began in the closing phases of World War II when Australian communities were still coming to terms with the devastation, which that conflict had caused, and the millions it had killed as well as housing shor...

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