The Oxford History of Australia, Volume 5The postwar period has seen radical changes in Australia. Increased dependence on the United States, an influx of European and Asian immigrants, and a series of economic booms and recessions have confronted Australians with the challenge of surviving as an offshoot of European civilization in a largely Asian region and securing a prosperous future with declining support from European markets and investment. This final volume in the Oxford History of Australia details this volatile period, showing that while some Australians have resisted the pressures for change, most have adapted resourcefully and intelligently to the task of creating a new nation able to survive into the 21st century. |
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Page 154
... defence and foreign policies were dominated by the threat of foreign communism . In 1957 R. G. Casey warned that ' There is no more dangerous term than " conciliation " when we are grappling with the Communist threat of expansion and ...
... defence and foreign policies were dominated by the threat of foreign communism . In 1957 R. G. Casey warned that ' There is no more dangerous term than " conciliation " when we are grappling with the Communist threat of expansion and ...
Page 155
... defence spending was allowed to drop below 3 per cent of gross national product ( GNP ) , one - half of the proportion allotted in the United Kingdom , one - third of that in the United States . The most sustained thinking about future ...
... defence spending was allowed to drop below 3 per cent of gross national product ( GNP ) , one - half of the proportion allotted in the United Kingdom , one - third of that in the United States . The most sustained thinking about future ...
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... defence policy was shifting away from fighting as America's ally in distant wars such as Vietnam in favour of a concept of ' fortress Australia ' , a nation building up capacity for self - defence against aggression which might not come ...
... defence policy was shifting away from fighting as America's ally in distant wars such as Vietnam in favour of a concept of ' fortress Australia ' , a nation building up capacity for self - defence against aggression which might not come ...
Contents
The Brink of SelfDiscovery 19421951 | 1 |
The High Summer of Robert Menzies 19511965 | 87 |
The Search for New Directions 19661975 | 163 |
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