Foreign Policy 51-64

Question 1

When did Nasser become leader of Egypt

Answer 1

1954

Question 2

What did Britain agree with Egypt in 1954

Answer 2

Withrdrawl of troops from Suez by 1956

Question 3

Who were the suez group

Answer 3

50 Tory MPs who pushed for tough military action on Egypt

Question 4

When did Isreal invade Egypt

Answer 4

October 1956

Question 5

When did British troops invade Egypt and when did they withdraw

Answer 5

Invaded November and had to withdraw by 8th

Question 6

Defence spending 1957

Answer 6

reduced to 6% of GNP

Question 7

When was the Mau Mau rebellion and where

Answer 7

Kenya 1952

Question 8

When did Ghana get independence

Answer 8

1957
Stayed in Commonwealth

Question 9

When was the winds of change speech

Answer 9

1960

Question 10

Where got independence 1960

Answer 10

Cyprus
Nigeria began independence process

Question 11

What happened to South Africa 1961

Answer 11

Kicked out of the Commonwealth

Question 12

Where got independence 1963

Answer 12

Kenya
Aiden

Question 13

What % of government expenditure was defence spending 1952

Answer 13

25.9%

Question 14

When did Britain test their first atomic bomb and what were the limitations of this

Answer 14

1952
But USSR and USA already had H-bombs

Question 15

How much money did it take to maintain British presence in Aiden

Answer 15

£3.25m/yr

Question 16

How did the number of people in the armed forces change in 1957

Answer 16

halved

Question 17

When did Britain test their H-bomb

Answer 17

1957

Question 18

When was CNA formed and how many people attended the first march

Answer 18

1958
8,000

Question 19

What did the USA agree to 1958

Answer 19

share nuclear technology with Britain

Question 20

What nuclear policy was cancelled 1960 and what was it replaced with

Answer 20

Blue streak replaced with Polaris

Question 21

When was the Korean war and how many British soldiers were sent

Answer 21

1950-53
90,000

Question 22

When was national service increased and by how much

Answer 22

1952
18 months- 2 yrs

Question 23

When was West Germany allowed into NATO and who played a key role in allowing this

Answer 23

1955
Eden

Question 24

What % of US oil reserves evapourated due to the Suez crisis

Answer 24

15%

Question 25

What was the significance of the Bermuda summit and when was it

Answer 25

1957 Macmillan and Eisenhower repaired their relationship following Suez

Question 26

What happened at the 1960 Paris summit

Answer 26

Macmillan persuaded Eisenhower to share Polaris with Britain

Question 27

When was the Cuban missile crisis

Answer 27

1962

Question 28

What was the test ban treaty and when was it

Answer 28

1963 Agreed not to test nuclear weapons above ground

Question 29

Why was there tension in 1963 with USA

Answer 29

Tension between Douglas-Home and Johnson over selling busses to Cuba

Question 30

What year was the ECSC

Answer 30

1951

Question 31

Why did Britain not join the ECSC (quote)

Answer 31

'Durham miners won't wear it'

Question 32

When was the European Defence Community supposed to form

Answer 32

1952

Question 33

What did Chuchill call the EDC

Answer 33

'sludgy amalgam'

Question 34

What and when were the Messina talks

Answer 34

1955 Talks about European community

Question 35

Who said they were 'bored' at the Messina talks

Answer 35

RAB

Question 36

When was plan G first suggested

Answer 36

1955

Question 37

How does Macmillan (as foreign sec.) show interest in Europe

Answer 37

Send srepresentatives to talks about Spaak

Question 38

When was the EEC created and under which treaty

Answer 38

Treaty of rome 1957

Question 39

What did the EEC primarily establish

Answer 39

Economic community and Euratom

Question 40

When was the EFTA formed

Answer 40

1958

Question 41

What were the limitations of the EFTA

Answer 41

Smaller population Created more competition Britain still trading more with the 6 Separated Europe into different trading blocs

Question 42

What does Profumo suggest Britain should do with Europe 1960

Answer 42

Join Euratom and ECSC

Question 43

What and when was Macmillan's Grand Design memo

Answer 43

Suggested joining EEC 1960

Question 44

What year did exports to Europe overtake those to the Commonwealth

Answer 44

1961

Question 45

When did Macmillan apply to the EEC

Answer 45

1961

Question 46

When was Britain rejected from the EEC

Answer 46

1963