Events In History
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8 September 1954NZ signs Manila PactThe South-East Asia Collective Defence Treaty, or Manila Pact, aimed to contain the spread of communism in the region. The South-East Asia Treaty Organisation (SEATO) was the institutional expression of this treaty. Read more...
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The Cold War
Although the origins of the so-called Cold War can be traced back to the Bolshevik revolution of 1917, this intense ideological struggle between the Western powers and the Soviet Union really began after the Second World War.
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Page 4 – Treaties and alliances
During the 1940s and 1950s New Zealand signed a series of collective treaties with Britain and the United States aimed at countering the threats of Japanese military resurgence
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Main image: SEATO Council meeting in Wellington, 1959
New Zealand Prime Minister Walter Nash addresses South East Asia Treaty Organisation (SEATO) Council meeting in Wellington, 1959.