The Special Relationsip Flashcards
1
Q
What was Reagan and thatcher relationship like?
A
-strong bond between them
-both personal + ideological as from generation whose lives been shaped by WW2
2
Q
What did thatchers view of the 20th C revolve around?
A
-view that the idea of American armies had twice ridden the the rescuer after this Europeans made mess of things
3
Q
How was the Reagan-thatcher link powerful?
A
-US helped br in lots of issues like Falklands, deploying of cruise missiles + tough with USSR
4
Q
What did Thacther do 1986 strengthening the special relationship?
A
-1986 allowed US use br airbases to bomb Libya despite it being an unpopular decision in br
5
Q
How were there differences between them?
A
-us invaded Grended 1983 after communist group against the advice of thatcher
