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Communist revolution at the end of World War 1 in Russia
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End of WW2; North Korea becomes Communist; Russia and western powers begin dividing Germany along ideological lines
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Malayan Emergency
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China becomes communist
East Germany becomes communist -
Korean War- Communist North invades Non-Communist south
Communist Party Dissolution Bill 1950 -
Australia signs ANZUS Treaty
Referendum to ban the Communist Party of Australia -
End of Korean War- Korea divided
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Australia signs SEATO Treaty
Petrov Affair -
Australia defence forces commited to Malaya
Menzies Liberal government wins federal election -
Cuba becomes communist
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Berlin wall is raised
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Australia sends 30 military advisers to Vietnam
Cuban missile crisis -
US President John F. Kennedy assassinated
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Australia commits troops to the Vietnam War
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The White Australia Policy is dismantled, clearing the way for Vietnamese refugees to be accepted into Australia
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The last Australian troops are withdrawn from the Vietnam War; Vietnam becomes communist
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Berlin wall is opened and finally brought down in 1992
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Soviet Union is dissolved; Cold War ends