Letters to Australia, Volume 4

Download or read book Letters to Australia, Volume 4 written by Julius Stone and published by Sydney University Press. This book was released on 2019-08-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the Pacific, Australia entered the multi-lateral ANZUS treaty, consolidating the nation’s independence of Britain; Communist China pressed its claims to replace Taiwan on the Security Council; Queen Elizabeth II began her long reign; and adventurism by Egypt set the stage for the Suez crisis. Despite Stalin’s death, the Soviet grip on eastern Europe grew.