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The Cold War

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Watersiders' loyalty card, 1951

Watersiders' loyalty card, 1951

Mururoa Atoll bomb test

Mururoa Atoll bomb test

USS <em>Buchanan</em> anti-nuclear cartoon

USS Buchanan anti-nuclear cartoon

Cast adrift from ANZUS cartoon

Cast adrift from ANZUS cartoon

NZ gun crew in Korea

NZ gun crew in Korea

Communist Party poster, 1940s

Communist Party poster, 1940s

New Zealand Special Air Service soldiers in Malaya

New Zealand Special Air Service soldiers in Malaya

New Zealand troops in Korea

New Zealand troops in Korea

Anti-Vietnam war poster, 1970

Anti-Vietnam war poster, 1970

Loading an APC in Vietnam

Loading an APC in Vietnam

William Sutch

William Sutch

United Nations flag

United Nations flag

Nuclear-free stamp

Nuclear-free stamp

NZ soldiers and Yugoslav partisans

NZ soldiers and Yugoslav partisans

Colombo Plan conference, 1956

Colombo Plan conference, 1956

SEATO Council meeting in Wellington, 1959

SEATO Council meeting in Wellington, 1959

Video

New Zealanders in South-East Asia

New Zealanders in South-East Asia

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Sound clip: USS <em>Truxtun</em> anti-nuclear protest

Sound clip: USS Truxtun anti-nuclear protest

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Contents

  1. Introduction
  2. Overview
  3. Choosing sides
  4. Treaties and alliances
  5. South-East Asia
  6. Protest and dissent
  7. Last decade
  8. War at home
  9. Further information

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The Cold War

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communism
cold war
international relations

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