chapter twelve Flashcards
what dominated foreign policy in the 1970s
eec
cold war
china
community law
law of the eec/ european union law
public concerns on community law
people were worried about its impact on the sovereignty of parliment
left wing concerns on eec
the impact it would have on union rights
referendum on eec membership results
67% voted in favour
issues with eec membership
budgetary concerns (due to increased spending required for membership)
implementation of communities’ common agricultural policy
concerns to the rights for British fisherman
communities’ common agricultural policy
people complained that the CAP favoured farmers from other countries in the EEC like France
chinese relations with uk in 1960s versus 1970s
became less tense 1960s - 1970s
why were british relations with china tense?
britain still held hong kong as a colony
why did british relations with china improve
nixons election, he promoted better relations with china due to cold war
example showing bettering british relations with china
1974, heath visited china + was greeted warmly
trade links + cultural ties increased with the death of MAo Zedong (very anti western) in 1976
