Key Terms for the Macmillan Era

Question 1

What is Clause 4?

Answer 1

Part of Labour Party rule book committing them to nationalism

Question 2

What is unilateral nuclear disarmament?

Answer 2

Disarming a country of nuclear weapons without waiting for international decision

Question 3

What is the special relationship?

Answer 3

Relationship between UK and USA after WWII

Question 4

What is the EEC and when was it founded?

Answer 4

European Economic Community. Founded in 1957

Question 5

What was the British attempted rival to the EEC?

Answer 5

European Free Trade Association

Question 6

What is a common market?

Answer 6

Shared trade connections between countries under an organisation.

Question 7

Define Supranational

Answer 7

Organisation that gives laws to multiple countries such us European wide laws

Question 8

What is the Old Commonwealth?

Answer 8

Countries that left the British Empire before WWII

Question 9

What countries are in the New Commonwealth?

Answer 9

Countries that gained independence after WWII

Question 10

What is a colour bar?

Answer 10

Form of segregation on race in employment

Question 11

What is the Windrush Generation?

Answer 11

People who moved to Britain from the Carribean between 1948-71