From Empire to EEC in 5 years part 2

Question 1

British membership to the EEC

Answer 1

• refused 4 times
• UK only allowed after a referendum by French people
• GB would have to cut off relationships with Empire

Question 2

Britains retreat from her empire

Answer 2

Sandys (minister of defense) suggested GB focus on nuclear tech

• royal airforce would save money if missile tech was used
• policy reveesed but put alot of aircrapt manufacturers out of business
• naval cuts advocated
• National service was ended- army 200,000 1960
• 1957 US-UK missile agreements: US bases on UK territory and UK could buy neclear crap

Question 3

developments in 1950’s

Answer 3

• 1959 budget aimed to cut tax and increase prosperity

- reduced colonial developments

Question 4

European Free trade association

Answer 4

est 3rd MAy 1960

alt to EEC… ‘coordinated trade zone’

‘outer 7’ formed it e.g. Austria, Norway, Sweden etc

Question 5

change in policy direction for GB government

Answer 5

1961 MAcmillan seeks to join EEC

Question 6

‘The winds of change’

Answer 6

Macmillan became the ‘great liquidator’ of Empire

=process of rapid independence of empire and African states

Question 7

Britain joins the EEC

Answer 7

1972

French referendum

abandon system of weights and measures and to become a net contributor

• 1972 GB agreed to pay in £1 for every 70p it got from EU funds

Question 8

Motorways in britain

Answer 8

Preston Bypass was first section to be opened in 1958

• M1 first full length motorway 1959
• ‘delay thesis’ - GB was last to bulid because it was ‘american’

Question 9

Railways in the 1950’s

Answer 9

• nationalsied by Attlee
• Beechings ‘make the railways pay’ as it was loosing £140m a year

severe cuts to railways