Australia involvement in Vietnam

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1965 the year that Australia sent troops to fight in Vietnam 1954 the Petrov Affair (domestic) 1950 The Communist Party Dissolution bill (domestic) 1951 The referendum to ban the Communist party in Australia (domestic) 1950 - 54 the Korean War (international) 1948 - 60 the Malayan 'emergency' - war against anti-British liberation fighters (communist) in Malaysia (international) 1949 China becomes communist domino theory A Cold War policy that suggested a communist government in one nation would quickly lead to communist takeovers in neighbouring states, each falling like a perfectly aligned row of dominos containment policy US would provide political, military, and economic aid to democratic countries under the threat of communist influences in order to prevent the expansion of communism SEATO 1954 - an international organisation for collective defence in Southeast Asia ANZUS 1951 - Australia, New Zealand, United States Collective Security Treaty "reds under the bed" Fear of a communist who has infiltrated capitalist society White Australia Policy a set of historical policies that aimed to stop people of non-European ethnic origin, especially Asians (primarily Chinese) and Pacific Islanders, from immigrating to Australia, starting in 1901. North Vietnam A socialist state supported by the Soviet Union and the People's Republic of China in Southeast Asia that existed from 1945 to 1976 and was recognised in 1954. South Vietnam A country in Southeast Asia that existed from 1955 to 1975, the period when the southern portion of Vietnam was a member of the Western Bloc - during part of the Cold War after the 1954 division of Vietnam.