International Relations Flashcards
(20 cards)
What did the suez crisis highlight?
That Britain was now reliant on the US for military back up
Which treaty did MacMillan get USA and the USSR to sign in 1963?
The test ban treaty
How did Wilson oppose the Vietnam war?
• Publically criticised heavy bombing
• Refused to send troops to Vietnam
• 1967 - attempted to make a peace deal
• Withdrew many bases in Singapore, Malaysia and the Gulf in 1968
Why did Heath keep a distance from the USA?
Joined the EEC
- when Nixon called for a new Atlantic charter in 1973, Heath stated he would discuss with other European powers
What did Reagans wife describe thatcher and Reagans relation as?
Political soulmates
What was the strategic defence initiative (SDI)?
Reagans 1983 plan to create an anti missile system on the ground and in space to create a nuclear shield over the USA
- AKA “Star Wars” programme
Why did Thatcher dislike the SDI?
It didn’t protect Western Europe
Which country of the commonwealth did Reagan attack which angered thatcher?
Grenada
Which bombs did thatcher allow Reagan to use British bases for to bomb Libya?
F-111
Why did thatcher and Reagan enforce economic sanctions on a South African country?
Because it was Apartheid
How was thatcher a successful mediator between the USA and the USSR?
Both Reagan and Gorbachev agreed to cut down on nuclear arsenals
Did Britain support the USA in the gulf war?
Yes
Why did Major agree to aid the USAs bombing campaign against Bosnian Serbs?
Retaliation to the 1995 massacre of Muslims in refugee camps
What were the Dayton Peace Accords?
Ended the gulf war
How did Khrushchev attempt peaceful co existence with Britain?
• Britain and USSR navies exchanged good will visits
• Khrushchev visited Britain in 1956
• MacMillan visited Moscow in 1959
How many Soviet diplomats did Britain expel in the 1960s and 1970s accused of spying?
105
What did the collapse of the USSR in 1991 mean for Britain?
• USSR joined G8
• Trade and military agreements signed in Britain by Yeltsin
What did Britain and the USSR accuse eachother of?
Imperialism
What was Thatcher dubbed as in Soviet media?
The Iron Lady
