The desire of Asian people to be free of their colonial masters and
to establish their own independent nation.
100
Ho Chi Minh
Who was a communist nationalist who lead North Vietnam. His goal was the reunification of Vietnam under one government
100
Dien Bien Phu
What was the battlesite for the victory of the North Vietnamese Army's victory against the French?
100
SEATO
What was the alliance of powers opposed to communist activity in South-East Asia in 1954. It included the United States, Britain, France, Australia, New Zealand, Thailand, Pakistan and the Philippines.
100
Domino Theory
What is the theory that if one Asian state fell to
South-East Asia in the 1950s and 1960s communism then, like falling dominoes, all of Asia would soon fall to communism
200
Cold War
What was the period from 1945 to 1991 during which there was great hostility and tension between the United States of America and the Soviet Union?
200
Sir Robert Menzies
Who was the Liberal PM of Australia during the 1950s and 1960s and was strongly anti-communist?
200
All the way with LBJ
What was the slogan used by Holt to show Australian support for their US alliance.
200
Vietcong
What was the group of guerrilla fighters otherwise known as the National Liberation Front.
200
Communist Party Dissolution Bill
What was the law that Menzies tried to pass in parliament during the 1950s to ban communism?
300
communism
What is a system of rule in which the state controls most of the wealth of the nation and where the ownership of private property can be limited. In a communist
state there is only one political party, which restricts the freedoms and rights of the individual.
300
Lyndon B Johnson
Who was the US president after Kennedy and further commited the US to the Vietnam War
300
The North Korean army crossed the 38th parallel
What started the Korean War?
300
China and Russia
Which nations supported the North Vietnamese Army and the Viet Cong
300
political asylum
What is the process by which a government grants protection and support for people from another country who, for political reasons, do not wish to return to
their own country.
400
forward defence
What is the policy followed by the Menzies government in the 1950s and 1960s that Australia should have the capacity to defend its vital interests by taking
action away from the Australian mainland.
400
Herb V. Evatt
Who was the leader of the ALP who opposed the Communist Dissolution Bill in 1950.
400
The Democratic Labor Party
What is the Party formed after the Labor Party split in 1957 due to differences about the ALP stance on Communism?
400
ANZUS
What was the Treaty, signed during the Korean war that binded Australia, New Zealand and the US with a sense of obligation to assist each other in the event of attack.
400
guerrilla warfare
What is the type of fighting or warfare in which small military groups (guerillas) avoid major battles but operate instead with surprise attacks and
ambushes.
500
totalitarian
What is a system of government in which total power is in the hands of one political party which tolerates no opposition.
500
Phan Huy Quat
How was the PM of South Vietnam involved in negotiations to involve Australian troops in the conflict?
500
Malayan emergency
The 1950s conflict involving Australian and British troops against communist geurrillas in Malaysia.
500
Royal Commission
What organisation was involved in investigating the Petrov Affair and Petrov's claims?
500
Gulf of Tonkin incident
What is the incident used by the US to justify a war on North Vietnam