Vietnam War Era Key Terms

4. an alliance established in 1954, the countries opposed communist activity, particularly in South-East Asia.
5. racist term used to describe Asians by many Australians who feared that Asian country (or countries) might at some stage advance south to conquer Australia.
7. Treaty: Signed in 1951 by Australia, New Zealand and the USA, this treaty was a response by the Menzies government to the political threat of communism.
8. organised use of spies by a government to discover the secrets of other nations.
10. communist-led guerrilla army and political movement whose aim was to topple the South Vietnamese government.
11. policy: based on the belief that Australia should be able to defend its interests by taking action away from the Australian mainland.
12. system of social and economic organisation based on shared ownership of property.
13. campaigns: national rallies held in the 1970s to publicly voice opposition to the Vietnam War.

1. _________ Asylum:protection given to a defector.
2. a set of beliefs, values and opinions that shapes the way an individual or group thinks, acts and understands the world.
3. people who believe in the traditional values that bind a society.
6. free enterprise, which allows the citizens of a nation to pursue and accumulate wealth.
9. individuals who desert their own country for another opposing side – usually refers to those escaping from a communist country to a capitalist country.
12. tensions based on economic and political hostilities between communist and capitalist nations.
14. another name for communists.