How Close Was The Relationship Between Britain And The USA Flashcards
What are some strong connections between the USA and Britain?
Language, culture, trade and history
Who did Churchill claim had ‘a special relationship’ when speaking in the USA in March 1946?
The British Commonwealth and Empire and the United States
Who did the US and Britain help to defeat in dominating Berlin in 1948-1949?
USSR
What organisation did both the US and UK join in 1949?
NATO
How did the decline in Britain’s economic power hurt their relationship to the US?
Britain could only offer limited military assistance
Where did Britain give up military bases in the early 1970s that weakened their relationship with the US?
Eastern Europe, where the US was threatened by communism
What war between 1951-1953 strengthened Anglo-American Relations?
Korean War
What event in 1956 demonstrated Britain could no longer act independently and damaged Anglo-American relations?
Suez Crisis
Why was Britain’s position as a world power reduced in the 1960s and 1970s?
Economic difficulties and decolonisation
Where did Harold Wilson in 1967 fail to broker peace, showing Britain’s diminishing influence on US policy?
Vietnam
In what events did JFK consult Macmillan for advice?
1961 Berlin crisis and 1962 Cuban missile crisis
What action of Wilson did Johnson find disappointing?
Not deploying British troops in Vietnam
What war in 1982 did the US helped Britain’s victory with their logistical and intelligence assistance?
Falklands War
What did Thatcher allow the US to use in April 1986?
Use British-based F111s to bomb Libya
What United Nations sanction did both Thatcher and Reagan oppose?
Sanctions against the apartheid regime in South Africa
