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Some people hold the view that prior to the Vietnam War the vast majority
of New Zealanders accepted the government's decisions to
commit New Zealand's troops to war, and going to fight was seen as a
patriotic duty. However after the Vietnam War New Zealand could not
commit troops to conflict without assessment by many groups of people.
Have your students devise and conduct some research that tests this
idea and involves interviewing people.
Have some students analyse New Zealand's overseas defence forces
deployment after the Vietnam War to determine if the
government has changed its policy of engaging in conflict resolution
by analysing:
- where New Zealand forces have served and
- what roles they have taken up
- who they have worked with and in what relationship.
Have some students determine
what international defence commitments New Zealand has and
what our responsibilities are under these commitments.
Conduct a debate on a topic generated by this research or on these topics.
When our government thinks our country or our allies are threatened they
should always commit our troops.
New Zealand does not need a defence force.
New Zealand should be heavily committed to the war against terrorism.
This material has been produced by UNITEC Institute of Technology
under contract to the Ministry of Education.
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