year 2- booklet 8 & 9 Flashcards
Nasser
-1953 leading Egypt after King Farouk
-anti-imperialist and anti- israel
-widely popular
Br lasting presence in Egypt
-100k troops stationed there bc of Anglo- Egyptian treaty 1936
Eden’s initial plans in Egypt
-1953= work towards Sudanese independence
-1954= phase out troops subject to condition that they can re-occupy in case of war
Nasser & Suez Canal Company
-nationalised it in 1956 (was meant to be done in 1968)
-UK lost 44% of stakes
Protocol of Sevres
-Br, Fr, Israel
-29 Oct 1956 Israel attacks Egypt
-30 Oct Br/Fr demand ceasefire
-31 Oct Br/Fr invade Canal Zone to ‘defend’ it
impact of Suez Canal Crisis
-Egypt blocked canal
-Br hadn’t informed USA so condemned attack
-Bank of England lost £45 mill in 3 days
-Oil supply damaged
-IMF assistance denied
-commonwealth refused to help
end of Suez Canal Crisis
-Nov 1956
-Eden resigned
USA & Br imperial policy (support)
-initially supported imperialism as seen as a way to prevent communism (capitalist democracy through loans)
-Truman Doctrine announced 1947, prompted by GB leaving greece
Marshall Plan
-1948-52
-provided Br w/ $3.3 bill
-Br couldn’t prevent nationalism without loans
EEC
-revitalisation hopes of Empire had stopped Br from wanting to join in 1957
-tried to avoid through the EFTA
-Fr vetoed Br’s entry in both 1963/7
end of ‘world policeman’
-1968 Harold Wilson announced withdrawal of Br troops from SEA, Persian Golf & Maldives
how did Br try to preserve its empire?
through the commonwealth- SoW 1931- theoretical equality w/ Br
Wind of Change Speech
-given by Macmillan
-1960
-condemned apartheid
-signalled intentions to withdraw from African colonies
changes in imports/ exports commonwealth
-imports:
>1960= 32.4%
>1965= 29.8%
-exports:
>1960= 35.7%
>1965= 27.9%
changes in imports/ exports from West Europe
-imports:
>1960= 24.4%
>1965= 30.6%
-exports:
>1960=26.6%
>1965= 32.5%
