Foreign Relations - Relationship with the USA Flashcards
What was the ‘Special Relationship’? What did it offer?
UK relationship with the USA offering financial benefits
What was a mistake Churchill made with the Special Relationship in post-war era?
He overestimated how much the USA would get back to how it was before WWII
What is an example of Churchill acting this way?
1953 talks in Bermuda showed Eisenhower’s impatience with Churchill’s talking
What did Churchill try and do to reduce Cold War tensions?
Tried to bring the USA and USSR together in a conference
What was the impact of this conference Churchill tried to organize?
America felt it would not be effective so it didn’t happen
How did Eden affect the ‘Special Relationship’? What year?
He damaged it due to the Suez Crisis of 1956
What did Eden’s handling of the Special Relationship show?
America was vital to keeping Britain’s economy afloat
What was Macmillans primary foreign goal when becoming PM?
Restoring the Special Relationship after Suez
How did Macmillan improve the ‘Special Relationship’? What month and year did the relationship fully heal?
He built on his wartime friendship with Eisenhower. Shown by March 1957 in Bermuda
Who took over as President after Eisenhower?
John F Kennedy
How did Macmillan handle the change of Presidents? What was their age difference?
He built a good relationship with Kennedy. They had a 23 year age gap
What is an example of Macmillans good relationship with JFK?
He was able to secure Polaris Nuclear Missiles for Britain
How did Macmillan use the special relationship similar to Churchill?
He advocated for a peace conference for the Cold War in Paris in 1960
What was the result of the 1960 Paris Peace Conference?
It did not happen as the U2 Crisis occurred 2 weeks before
What is an example of how Douglas-Home managed the Special Relationship?
He had talks in Washington in February 1964 that went partially well
