Cold War — History STD 12 Commerce / Arts — Question
Maharashtra BoardEnglish MediumSTD 12 Commerce / ArtsHistoryCold War4 Marks
Question
ANZUS Treaty.
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Answer
The word ‘ANZUS’ stands for Australia(A), New Zealand (NZ), and the United States of America (US).
These nations signed a treaty on 1st September 1951. This treaty was signed for their collective security and therefore is commonly known as ANZUS Treaty.
These nations are in the Pacific region.
Hence, this treaty is also described as a ‘three-way defense pact’.
This was the first of its kind.
This treaty had one more objective to protect the countries in the Pacific Ocean from communist China.
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