51-64 Foreign Policy

Question 1

What was the EEC?

Answer 1

-European Economic Community
-began in 1957 with signing of treaty of rome
-aimed for mutual cooperation between states
-france, germany, italy, benelux countries

Question 2

the EECs key terms

Answer 2

-Establishment of a common market and customs union to monitor trade
-common agricultural policy (CAP)
-member states operate a protectionist policy against non members

Question 3

Britains 1963 application

Answer 3

-Macmillan submitted britains application in 1961
-took months of negotiations over special exemptions
-1963 De Gaulle vetos application
-all other member states disappointed

Question 4

Britains post WW2 role

Answer 4

-badly damaged, in massive debt
-faced bankruptcy withdrew from greece, turkey, palestine
-in USA and USSRs shadows
-massively in debt to its ex colonies

Question 5

USA and the USSR

Answer 5

-Britain and USA remained allies post WW2
-britain became a founding NATO member in 1949
-supported USAs actions in Korea
-good relations with JFK during cuban missile crisis

Question 6

The Suez Crisis

Answer 6

-britain held shares in the suez canal
-Colonel Nasser nationalised canal july 1956, angered UK
-Eden met French + Israeli leaders and made plot
-Israelis would invade Egypt, Britain would intervene and retake canal

Question 7

Suez crisis reaction

Answer 7

-Huge failure with british public, caused mass protest
-US disagreed with actions so UK pulled out
-questioned Britains ability to act without the US
-massively tarnished edens reputation

Question 8

Decolonisation

Answer 8

-violent Mau Mau rebellion 1952
-britain struggled to deal with rebels
-Kenya gained independence in 1963
-Cyprus, Nigeria 1960
-Sierra Leone, Tanzania 1961, Uganda 1962

Question 9

Nuclear Deterrent debates

Answer 9

-Britains first atomic bomb tests 1952
-Hydrogen bomb tested 1957
-Formation of CND 1958, very powerful
-8000 people demonstration aldermaston 1958
-US shared nuclear tech with Britain - Polaris