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1920
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Founder member League of Nations (early form of the U.N.). This organisation was designed to prevent another World War ever occurring. It became inoperable in the 1930's, not helped by the U.S refusing to become a member.
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1935
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Opposed Italy's invasion of Abyssinia (one of only two League of Nations members to do so) and demanded direct action against Italy's aggression. The League of Nations only placed some minor economic sanctions on Italy and let them retain Abyssinia.
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1966
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Sends advisors, then later troops including the SAS, to Vietnam in support of the U.S led forces fighting the North Vietnamese Communists. New Zealand was honouring ANZUS commitments. North Vietnam eventually gained control of South Vietnam.
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1982
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In support of our Commonwealth ally, Great Britain, we used one of our navy frigates to fill in for a British ship on service in the Falklands War against Argentina. Britain regained the Falklands.
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1945
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Founder member of the United Nations Organisation. New Zealand has served on the Security Council twice since then.
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1995
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In a repeat of 1974 we took the French government to the World Court over the legality of continuing underground nuclear testing in the Pacific Ocean. The Court found in our favour but the French ignored the order, resumed underground testing, only to halt the testing programme claiming all tests were completed. The testing site at Mururoa Atoll has been decommissioned.
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2001
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New Zealand aids the U.N. approved 'War on Terror' in Afghanistan by sending SAS troops. Details of this operation are classified.
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1992
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Support given to the U.N. peacekeeping force in the former Yugoslavia. This region is still volatile despite the best efforts of the U.N.
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1928
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Signed the Kellog-Briand Pact which stated that countries stop using war as a way to resolve international disputes. Many nations signed including Germany and the US.
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1974
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New Zealand took the French government to the International Court of Justice (World Court) over the legality of atmospheric nuclear testing in the Pacific Ocean. The Court found in our favour and the French stopped atmospheric testing only to begin underground testing instead.
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1999
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We support U.N. peacekeeping in East Timor following that country's newly won independence. Our peacekeepers are withdrawn in 2002 with East Timor's new government facing an uncertain future.
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1920
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Accepted a mandate from the League of Nations to govern Western Samoa (previously German Samoa). This lasted until Samoan gained independence in 1965.
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1950
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New Zealand send troops to support the U.N force fighting Communist forces in Korea. The war went for nearly four years and resulted in the formation of a North and South Korea.
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1991
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We support the U.N. forces (under U.S. command) in Operation Desert Storm (Gulf War). Our contribution is confined to support forces especially medical teams.
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