New_Zealands_Search_for_Security__1945-1972

New Zealands Search for Security: 1945-1972 NEW ZEALANDS SEARCH FOR SECURITY: 1945 - 1972 In the period between 1945 and 1954 New Zealand's Foreign affairs were at a turning point. We could no longer depend on Britain for our defence, and the Cold war between U.S.S.R and the United States was threatening a global nuclear war. New Zealand needed allies, and wanted collective security. Collective security was the idea of a defence system based on countries helping one another in time of need. New Zealand has entered into a variety of collective security organisations. For example, the South East Asia Treaty Organisation . Over the years, New Zealand has sent assistance under these treaties and by requests from organisations. In 1945, the United Nations Organisation was formed. Its purpose was to provide a forum in which to discuss problems in a general assembly and supply peace-keeping forces provided by members to help any member country if attacked. A Security Council was established for emergencies, which could decide for quick action to be taken; and had the power of veto, where unanimous vote was required for an action to be taken. The ANZUS (Australia, New Zealand, and the United States) treaty was created in 1951 after concerns about zealand, new, treaty, security, defence, united, south, , war, states, between, australia, wanted, sent, members, malaya, assistance, asia, agreement, uno, troops, search, organisations, organisation, main, korean, korea, japan, east, collective, britain, attacked, anzus, anzam, agreed, 1945