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18 Cards in this Set
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ANZUS
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Australia New Zealand United States alliance
1951 purpose - mutual defense |
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SEATO
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South East Asian Treaty Organisation
1954 purpose - fighting communism in SE Asia |
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Multilateral treaty
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A treaty between more than 2 countries.
eg. UN Charter 1945 |
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Bilateral treaty
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a treaty between 2 countries
eg. Australia - USA Free Trade Agreement 2005 |
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What is the importance of regional organisations and agreements?
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Australia begins to build relationships with Asian nations.
A more developed country helping underdeveloped country. |
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ASEAN
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The Association of South-East nations
1967 purpose - to accelerate economic growth, social progress and cultural development in the region. promoting regional peace and stability |
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APEC
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Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
1989 purpose - improving economical and political ties |
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What is the United Nations?
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aka UN
1945 purpose - preserve peace, remove causes of conflict, ecourage economic, soical, educational and cultural progress throughout the world especially in underdeveloped regions |
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Doc Evatt (Herb Evatt)
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Foreign Minister 1941-1949 (Labor)
leading role in creation of UN 1945 led the Australian Delegation at the meeting and helped draft the UN Charter President of UN General Assembly 1948-1949 |
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Australia's involvement in the UN
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founding member
Jessie Street + Doc Evatt helped draft the UN Charter Doc Evatt President of General Assembly supporter - involved in work of UN agencies + peacekeeping missions contributes $$ |
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UNESCO
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United Nations Educations, Scientific and Cultural Organisation
1945 purpose - contributing to the building of peace, eradication of poverty, sustainable development and intercultural dialogue |
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Australia and UNESCO
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one of the founding members
supported environmental issues eg. tsunami centre setting up, conservation of World Heritage sites |
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Peacekeeping
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most peacekeeping missions are taken as part of the UN - to negotiate peace
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Military Action
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maintaining peace and security all over the world by involvement in military actions
not all were encouraged by the UN |
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Humanitarian Relief
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giving assistance to people who need it
eg. Boxing Day Tsunami 2005, HIV/AIDS, Landmine removal |
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The Columbo Plan
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1951
purpose - strengthening ties with Asia social development and economic aid to South East Asian Countries educate people from countries 'threatened' by communism this was done in order to enhance Australia's security |
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Put in chronological order:
ANZUS SEATO APEC United Nations Columbo Plan East Timor ASEAN |
UN 1945
ANZUS 1951 Columbo Plan 1951 SEATO 1954 ASEAN 1967 APEC 1989 East Timor 1999 |
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East Timor peacekeeping mission
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1975 - East Timor was invaded by Indonisia
after about 25 years of violence, the Indonesian government let the East TImorese vote on their future vote called for independence of East Timor (1999) pro-Indonesia militias launched campaign of violence Australia intervened |
