Chapter 20- foreign affairs Flashcards
who were examples of europhiles in Major’s cabinet
Ken Clarke
Chris Patten
who were examples of eurosceptics in Majors cabinet
Michael Portillo
John Redwood
Iain Duncan-Smith
what was the Maastricht treaty
agreed in december 1991and signed in February 1992- this treaty made the EEC into the EU and made plans to develop a single currency by 1999
what did Major use his diplomacy skills to opt out of in the Maastricht treaty
single currency
the social chapter- which aimed to regulate working conditions, conservatives favoured deregulation
what were the Maastricht rebels
rebel MP’s who blocked Major’s attempt to ratify the Maastricht treaty in jury 1993
Major won the vote by threatening a vote of no confidence which helped him gain support but made him appear weak
what did debates over the Maastricht treaty form
Tha anti-federalist league which became UKIP
what started the gulf war
Sadam Hussein sent forces into Kuwait run August 1990
how was the golf war ended
an American-british coalition sent in troops in 1991 and quickly expelled Iraqi forces- however Hussein remained leader of Iraq
why was there violence in the balkans under major
the state oil Yugoslavia broke up
what did major do to respond to the Serbian invasion of Bosnia
hosted a joint EU and UN conference in London in august 1992 and put a UN peacekeeping force in place.
Vance-Owen loan drawn up in October 19992
war went on for three more years after this however
what did Britain do after the Srebrenica massacre
turned to US and NATO
Americans started air strikes on serbs which resulted in peace conference in Dayton, Ohio in 1995
