... long association (about 60 years) with the United States, in WW2, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. The latter being the one that caused most dissention amongst the general public in both countries. The slogan "All the way with LBJ" (Lynden B Johnson) rang hollow with the Australian public because they felt they had no connection with the civil war raging in Vietnam and the fact that conscription was implemented only added ... that we need and American presence in the Indian Ocean in case of a terrorist attack or there is unrest in the region. The question of economic aid to third world...

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... first term on the UN Security Council and H.V. Evatt, an Australian, was elected President of the United Nations General Assembly. This rising world profile allowed Australia the opportunity to finally create an initial alliance with the United States (Swigart, 2001:1). 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 ... more, especially in the years leading up to the Gulf War (Calvert, 2001). Since the Korean War, Australia's first engagement as a primar...

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... , did much to cement the bonds. ANZAC Day on 25 April each year marks the anniversary of the first major military action fought together by Australian and New Zealand forces during the First World War. ANZAC stands for Australian and New Zealand Army Corps. The Anzacs formed part of the allied expedition that set out to capture the Gallipoli peninsula in Turkey ... (then part of the Ottoman Empire). They landed at Gallipoli on 25 April 1915. Australia and New Zealand forces have since operated in close combination during World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War and in recent peaceke...

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