Britain’s Position In The World 1951-97

Question 1

The Korean War

Answer 1

• September 1950, communist North Korea invades capitalist South Korea
• Truman calls on United Nations to send peace keeping forces
• Britain sends a few troops
• NATO success at first but soon got cocky and china joined to push back
• ended in July 1953

Question 2

Death toll for Korean War

Answer 2

• 700 British killed
• 34,000 Americans killed

Question 3

Successes of Korean War for Britain

Answer 3

• Involvement mostly American
• demonstrated the ‘special relationship’ between Britain and America
• communism didn’t spread further showing UN as effective
• NATO established permanent military beurocracy

Question 4

Failures for Korean War

Answer 4

• still a death toll
• capitalism stayed in the same borders as before so war and deaths seemed futile
• Britain was already suffering economically and war funding made it worse

Question 5

Suez crisis

Answer 5

• 1956
• Nasser nationalised the Suez Canal and rejected British control
• suez was vital for British trade and income
• pact formed with France and Israel to secure it again
• action and invasion happened too fast so suspicion placed on government

Question 6

Consequences to suez crisis

Answer 6

• angered the Americans (who our economy relied heavily on)
• Eden resigned in shame
• showed the world we weren’t as strong as we used to be