foreign policy in the 1970s Flashcards
what year was Bloody Sunday
1972
what year did GB join the EEC
1973
what year was the sunning dale agreement
1973
what year was the Yom Kippur war
1973
what year was the EEC referendum
1975
what year was GB involvement in Rhodesia
1977
which years was the Vietnam war
1955-1975
what year was the IMF loan
1976
which years did GB and USSR have detenté
1969-1979
what year did USSR invade Afghanistan
1979
examples of successes (4)
joining EEC
sunningdale agreement?
GB involvement in Rhodesia
IMF loan
examples of failures (6)
Bloody Sunday
sunningdale agreement?
Yom Kippur war
Vietnam war
IMF loan
USSR invades Afghanistan
when was Heath PM
1970-1974
when was Wilson PM (2nd time)
1974-1976
when was Callaghan PM
1976-1979
explain GB involvement in Rhodesia
GB left Rhodesia to govern itself. It caused conflict between the Rhodesian gov and black nationalists which caused a civil war from ‘64-‘79. The gov heavily relied on the white minority, so Callghan made the Lancaster House Agreement in 1979 which guaranteed 20/100 seats for white minority.
explain Bloody Sunday
GB troops sent to NI to keep civilians safe from IRA. But the troops fire into crowds of unarmed civilians in Derry. 13 killed 15injured.
explain the sunningdale agreement
power sharing gov between GB and NI.
explain the Yom Kippur war
initiated by Egypt and Syria and lasted for 10 days. The purpose was mostly so that Egypt could get back land Israel stole in the 6 day war.
explain the Vietnam war
the north was communist and the south was not. USA supported the south and the USSR supported the north which lead to the Cold War
explain the IMF loan
GB took a loan of $3.9million due to unemployment, troubles in NI etc
explain USSR invading Afghanistan (how it effected GB)
it make GB closer to USA and NATO. led to a surge in anti-communist idea in the UK. Led to lots of refugees in GB from Afghanistan
when was the Lancaster house agreement
1979
