chapter eight Flashcards
how many commonwealth countries had achieved independence by 1964
18
result of less colonial influence
less military responsibilities
less economic strain
decrease in political power + public opinion
harold wilsons opinion on america
pro-american
when was soviet invasion of czechoslavakia
august 1968
when was the escalation of the vietnam war
1964
why did vietnam cause strain under the atlantic alliance
britain was unable to send troops unlike americas other allies (like australia) due to economic strain and public opinion
europhile
term used to describe someone who were enthusiastic about britains membership of eec
labour opinon on eec
heavily divided; no party unity on the issue
when was britains application for the eec under wilson and what was the result
1966-167; resulted in a veto from french president de gaulle
what was 1967s britains military spending goal for 1970
£2 billion a year
what was britains plan to achieve this goal
reduce triips in aden, the middle east (including suez), malaysia + singapore
result in these spending cuts
didnt go far enough of quick enough to aid the economy meaningfully
rhodesia in the 1960s
split into 3 entities; south rhodesia being led by white minority which wilson was against and refused to grant independence until it was replaced with majority rule; however rhodesia challenged britain and britain lost
impact of rhodesia
britain looked weak against its own previous colonies
britains high tech warplane tsr2
had to be abandoned in 1971 due to costs
