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Worksheets3.6 Australia and the Cold War
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 6mins
Which four countries have been actively involved in affairs in Vietnam.
France
Australia
Russia
Japan
USA
Which of the following is Australia's response to the threat of communism
IN AUSTRALIA?
ANZUS and SEATO
The Communist Party Dissolution Bill, Petrov Affair (Royal Commission) and government censorship (e.g. Power without Glory by Frank Hardy banned)
Our involvement in the Korean War
True or False:
This ANZUS was established as the Asia–Pacific equivalent of Europe's NATO — an anti-communist mutual defence pact. It proved ineffective because of internal disputes.
True
False
The following wars used the Forward defence strategy
The Korean War
World War 2
Vietnam War
The Arab Conflict
Who were the Vietcong?
A political and military organisation that operated in the south of Vietnam and wanted the whole country united in a communist government.
A political and military organisation that operated in the north of Vietnam and wanted the whole country united in a communist government.
A political and military organisation that operated in the south of Vietnam and wanted the whole country united against a communist government.
A political and military organisation that operated in the north of Vietnam and wanted the whole country united against a communist government.
True or False:
The SEATO treaty was signed to provide mutual defence should any of the signatories — Australia, New Zealand or the United States — be attacked.
True
False
The 'domino theory' was used to explain the spread of:
Capitalism
Communism
Democracy
Fascism
Many Australians, especially Menzies, believed in the Domino Theory. It was the belief that if South Vietnam fell, other countries around it would also, and eventually Australia. What countries might fall first?
The U.S, U.K, Spain, France and Denmark
New Zealand, Samoa, Fiji and Kirabati
Malaysia, Cambodia, Indonesia and India
True or False:
The Korean War occurred AFTER the Vietnam War.
True
False
Australia's growing fear of which country was a reason it entered the Vietnam War?
Indonesia
North Korea
The Soviet Union
