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ANZUS pact

ANZUS pact
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ANZUS pact
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Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage
Collection
Te Ara - The Encyclopedia of New Zealand
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Australia and New Zealand, fearing Japanese military resurgence and recognising that Britain could not defend them, forged a new military alliance with the United States. The ANZUS pact was signed in 1951 and was welcomed by the US as a bulwark against communism. This cartoon satirises the refusal to allow Britain to be an observer at a 1952 ANZUS council meeting, highlighting the weakening of defence ties between Britain and its two Pacific dominions.

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Date created
16 April 2012
Creator
Sid Scales
Contributing partner
Alexander Turnbull Library
URL
https://teara.govt.nz/en/cartoon/32696/anzus-pact

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