The Vietnam War Era By Corey.WItcher 1917 Communist revolution at the end of WW1 1945 End of WW2; North Korea becomes communist; Russia and western powers began dividing Germany along ideological lines 1948 Malayan emergency 1949 China becomes communist, East Germany becomes communist 1950 Korean war - Communist North invades non-Communist south. communist party dissolution bill 1950 1951 Australia signs ANZUS treaty. Referendum to ban the Communist party of Australia 1953 End of Korean war. Korea divided 1954 Australia signs SEATO treaty. Petrov Affair 1955 Australia defence forces committed to Malaya. Menzies Liberal government wins federal election 1959 Cuba becomes communist 1961 Berlin wall is raised 1962 Australia sends 30 military advisers to Vietnam. Cuban missile crisis 1963 US president John F. Kennedy assassinated 1965 Australia commits troops to the Vietnam war 1972 the white Australia policy is dismantled, clearing the way for Vietnamese refugees to be accepted into Australia 1975 the last Australian troops are withdrawn from the Vietnam war; Vietnam becomes communist 1989 Berlin wall is opened and finally brought down in 1992 1991 Soviet Union is dissolved; Cold War ends