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- 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.
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- 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.