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1917
Communist revolution at the end of World War 1 in Russia -
1945
End of WW2; North Korea becomes Communist; Russia and western powers begin dividing Germany along ideological lines -
1948
Malayan Emergency -
1949
China becomes communist
East Germany becomes communist -
1950
Korean War- Communist North invades Non-Communist south
Communist Party Dissolution Bill 1950 -
1951
Australia signs ANZUS Treaty
Referendum to ban the Communist Party of Australia -
1953
End of Korean War- Korea divided -
1954
Australia signs SEATO Treaty
Petrov Affair -
1955
Australia defence forces commited to Malaya
Menzies Liberal government wins federal election -
1959
Cuba becomes communist -
1961
Berlin wall is raised -
1962
Australia sends 30 military advisers to Vietnam
Cuban missile crisis -
1963
US President John F. Kennedy assassinated -
1965
Australia commits troops to the Vietnam War -
1972
The White Australia Policy is dismantled, clearing the way for Vietnamese refugees to be accepted into Australia -
1975
The last Australian troops are withdrawn from the Vietnam War; Vietnam becomes communist -
1989
Berlin wall is opened and finally brought down in 1992 -
1991
Soviet Union is dissolved; Cold War ends