Conflict and Kiwis will help you gain a good overview and insight into the differing forms that conflict can take and specifically a number of key world conflicts and key happenings that impacted on New Zealand. Conflict and Kiwis covers the events and the people that contributed to these significant conflicts and examines how these events helped shape the New Zealand we know and love today. Each chapter of the book is a topic in and of itself. Starting at pre-World War I, this comprehensive and well-written book covers World War I, World War II, conflicts in Korea, Vietnam and the Pacific, as well as racial and philosophical conflicts such as those over nuclear issues. Described in each chapter are the forces of politics and economics - both global and local - that can create, sustain and end conflict. The book offers suggestions for assessment opportunities for all of the History Achievement Standards at Level One.
Author description
George Bowen is teaching at St Cuthbert’s College in Auckland and is still actively involved in the many aspects of curriculum, History and assessment requirements. George is the author of many History titles for Pearson, including the CLNZ highly commended text, Shaping the Shamrock.
Table of contents
Introduction Overview How to use this textbook Key competencies Principles Curriculum requirements prepared for by this text About the author
1 The origins of international conflict in New Zealand The nature of international conflict How New Zealand became involved in international conflict World War I: 1914–1918
2 The new drivers The competing ideologies A lasting peace – the war to end all wars
3 The missed turn? Trying to secure peace in the 1920s with the ‘new tools’ The 1923 crisis Encouraging peace and stimulating economic recovery: 1924–1929
4 Unleashing the dogs of war The effects of the Depression on the international community Breaking the bonds of peace Consolidation of aggressive forces Appeasement – the last gasp for peace The end of appeasement by the west
5 World War II – the need to change the rules Britain and France declare war The spread of war to the Mediterranean, North Africa and the Middle East Involvement of the USSR: 1941 Involvement of the USA: 1941 War in the Pacific Allied nations’ victory: 1942–1945 The consequences of the conflict on New Zealand
6 Arranging for survival in the new world A new international forum – the United Nations The Cold War – a pax nucleana? Dividing the world A new world – new alliances for New Zealand
7 Walking the talk New Zealand resources to deal with international conflict Facing up to military conflict in Asia Peacekeeping – the other side of conflict
8 Our Pacific: creating harmony, limiting conflict From colonisation to decolonisation Our Pacific neighbourhood Defence and aid in the Pacific
9 Turning to custard and changing course – our world turned upside down Turning to custard Rugby, the Commonwealth and the United Nations The nuclear issue Adjustments to ANZUS – just good friends?
10 The path less travelled A new century The end of the Cold War The New Zealand economy Defending our territory Our Australian neighbours New Zealand and the Commonwealth New Zealand and the United Nations Independence and national identity The refugee situation Conflict over caring for the planet