chapter 12 Flashcards
in which year was britain finally accepted into the EEC and which attempt number was this?
1973, third ask
when did application preparation begin and what was the belief toward it?
-1971, knew it would be accepted
what about heath’s leadership allowed the process to be smoother?
-passionately pro-european - was desperate for co-operation ater seeing nazi germany in 1930s
-wilson had been focused on maintaining labour unity
what was another factor that meant the eec process would be smoother?
french president was now georges pompidou
what was the largest issue with eec application this time?
gaining parlimentary support in england
-heavily doubted by conservatives and labour left
-especially enoch powell
what was the result of the 1975 referendum to stay in the eec?
-quite supported as britain’s economics were in ruin
-68.3% vote yes
however new pm wilson wasnt too pleased as he wanted to keep party unity & labour was quite anti-european at this time
how did heath’s leadership affect the relationship with usa?
approach was orientated toward europe so usa relationship slightly strained. didn’t want to be a passageway between europe and usa anymore so rejects secretary of state kissinger’s attempts
why did heath and nixon manage to get along?
had a good personal relationship and heath was more supportive of vietnam policies than wilson was
why did the yom-kippur war create drama between uk and usa?
-us wanted to use NATO bases in europe for airlifting supplies to israel but many european states and britain did not want this
what kept the usa and uk together?
fear of communism spread from USSR and china
what happened between uk and ussr/china during 1970s?
period of detente began. meetings and agreements to calm it
mao loved heath and sent him pandas
did the detente completely end the cold war?
no, there were still strong tensions and uncertainty but was mostly healed by time
