foreign policy specific facts 1964-1970 Flashcards
how long did the Vietnam war last for?
1955-1975
people’s reaction to the government’s support of the US in the war?
annoyance
how did Britain support the US in the Vietnam war?
didn’t support with troops however gave diplomatic support to the USA
how many people attended a march against the Vietnam war in July 1966?
4,000
Johnson and Wilson relationship in the 20th century
according to Lyndon B johnson, the most ‘unsatisfactory special relationship in the 20th century’
who did Johnson send to Churchill’s state funeral?
Dean Rusk- Secretary of state instead of Vice President Huber Humphrey
when was Britain’s second application to the EEC blocked?
1967
what did Denis Healy announce in 1967?
he was defence minister and he announced plans for the withdrawal of British troops from bases in Borneo, Malaysia, Singapore and Persian Gulf
what was Britain’s defence budget brought under?
£2 billion
when was the republic of Zimbabwe formed?
1980
who led China’s cultural revolution in the 1960s?
Mao Zedong
in defiance of international diplomacy, how many foreign embassies were attacked?
11
what happened to the British embassy in Beijing in 1967?
broken into and set on fire
what happened in London 1967- regarding China
staff members came out of the Chinese embassy in Portland Place armed with sticks and shouting Mao’s name
what happened in Hong Kong in May 1967?
Mao tried to turn a workers’ strike into an anti-British demonstration
why did British and Chinese relations improve in 1970s?
USA’s abandonment of its support for Taiwan, dating back to the 1940s and recognition of the PRC as the legitimate government of the whole of China
what does the PRC stand for?
People’s Republic of China
who visited Beijing in 1972?
Nixon
when did the first deaths of the ‘troubles’ occur?
summer 1969
who sent the British army to NI to keep peace?
Labour’s foreign secretary James Callaghan
