Australia in History: The Peace Keepers

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When the Allies achieved victory over Germany and Japan in 1945 the world had been changed forever. Australia, once isolated, was now part of a new world order where Communism was seen as a threat to peace. The struggles for independence by the people of South-East Asia often became full-scale wars. Since 1945, Australian forces have been on active service overseas - fighting insurgency or serving on United Nations 'peace keeping' operations - from Korea and Malaya to Vietnam and Iraq, and in dozens of other trouble spots from Timor to the Solomons.