Chapter 12- Foreign affairs Flashcards
when did Britain join the EEC
1971
why was Britain’s bid accepted
Heath was very pro-european
France PM was Georges Pompidou who felt the EEC needed Britain as much as Britain needed the EEC
what was the problem with Britain joining there EEC
divisions in parliament
who is an example of a tory who was against joining the EEC
Enoch Powell- voted against passage of the European bill at every stage, refused to stand as conservative MP in 1974 and told his supporters to vote labour
why was Heath so pro-european
had visited Germany in the 1930’s and saw the atrocities of Nazi-rule and wanted to prevent
who were pro-europeans in the Labour Party
Roy Jenkins
what did Wilson do to keep his party together due to the EEC
promised a re-negotiation and national referendum for joining EEC
what was Wilson and callghans strategy for not dividing labour over EEC
claimed they were both neutral
what did a survey in 1975 show about voters and the EEC
voters were more in favour of staying in EEC
what did a survey of business chairman show about views on EEC membership in 1975
out of 419 company chairman only 4 wanted to leave EEC
who in the labour party was against EEC membership
Barbara castle
Michael foot
Tony Benn
what were the results of the EEC referendum in June 1975
17 million (68.3%) voted for stay
8 million (32.5%) voted to leave
why was Britains relationship with USA less strong under heath
he prioritised relationship with Europe
what soured heaths relationship with USA
rejected attempts by US secretary of State Henry Kissinger to use Britain as a link with Europe
Heath said he should negotiate directly with EEC
why was the relationship between Heath and Nixon good
Heath was more straight on about supporting USA policies towards Vietnam
