NZ Search for Security

6. Country that became New Zealand’s key ally after WWII.
7. United States strategy to transfer responsibility to South Vietnam.
8. War in which New Zealand supported the USA as part of alliance obligations.
10. Type of warfare encountered in Vietnam.
11. Region seen as vulnerable and central to NZ security concerns.
13. Alliance linking New Zealand, Australia and the USA (1951).
15. New Zealand’s reliance shifted from Britain toward this country after WWII.
17. City-state that feel in 1942 that shocked New Zealand and undermined trust in Britain.
18. Elite unit used for reconnaissance and ambush operations.
20. Concept referring to control over a nation’s own decisions.
22. Theory that if one country fell to communism, others nearby would follow.
23. Prime Minister who withdrew troops and promoted independence.
24. Prime Minister who supported involvement in VietnaM
25. Government concern about communist influence in these organisations.
26. Country whose protection New Zealand relied on before 1945.

1. Type of missions involving patrols and intelligence gathering.
2. Ideology seen as aggressive and expansionist by Western governments.
3. Method used by activists to oppose the Vietnam War.
4. City whose fall marked the end of the Vietnam War.
5. Gap left by declining British influence in the Asia-Pacific.
9. Idea that threats should be stopped overseas before reaching New Zealand.
12. 1941–42 _________expansion that exposed limits of British protection.
14. 1966 battle where NZ artillery supported Australian forces.
16. Public feeling that grew critical of American involvement by late 1960s.
19. Organisation aimed at preventing communism in Southeast Asia.
21. Global conflict shaping New Zealand’s post‑war security thinking.