The EEC Flashcards
(2 cards)
1
Q
What happened in the 1975 referendum?
A
- Labour and Wilson began renegotiation in regards to agriculture, budget payments and Commonwealth imports.
- The talks produced no major change but a national referendum was called in 1975 with a yes vote = 64.5% on a 64.5% turnout
2
Q
What was the entry into the EEC like?
A
- Heath managed to negotiate the entry of Britain into the EEC. This was following the retirement of De Gaulle in 1969.
- It was always very likely that Britain was now to be
accepted - Britain was not negotiating from a position of strength
- Heath believed that Britain needed to join in order to survive economically
- Any thought that Britain was a ‘great power’ able to act on its own seemed to disappear that when it entered the EEC on unfavourable economic terms
- Britain’s entry to the EEC coincided with the oil crisis
- Any economic benefits to join were outweighed by the result of the rising oil prices
