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How could the Domino Theory lead fear of Communism in Australia in the 1960's?
That was the basis for Australia joining the ANZUS Pact, and the Pact was the basis for its entry into the Vietnam War.
Australia & New Zealand were part of ANZUS and SEATO during the Viet War; Both countries are located in the Asian Sphere, there was no fear of Nationalist China (Taiwan) as it was an ally during the Cold War.
* Support the US policy of containment * Australia had alliance commitments * Concerns over Indonesia * Support for US in Vietnam as insurance policy * Fear of communism * Belief in the 'domino theory' * Menzies government policy of anti-communism * Fear of Australia being taken over by south Vietnam * The United States was also a powerful ally providing Australia with protection in case of attack
I'm pretty sure that a lot of countries don't like communism.
Americans showed the fear of communism thorough the McCarthy trials. The trials tried many innocent people for fear they supported communism. Students practiced duck and cover drills in case of raids.
America was actively fighting Communism as early as 1919 in the Russian Civil War. The fear of communism does not stem from the Soviet Union, it stems from what communism represents. There was no great event that started the fear of communism, made clear by the fact that in 1919 the Bolsheviks were yet to actually do that many great evils.
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