The 60's Foreign affairs

Relations with europe, Rodesia, Withdrawal from suez crisis Nuclear deterent and USA

What was the background of rhodesia

1963 Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland split into 3 seperate states

• Two other states became independednt but not Southern Rhodisia

Why didnt rhodesia become independent

• Brittan wanted them too replace the white domination with majority rule

What was the result of Rhodesia not gaining independence

• This caused upset between Ian smith and Harrold wilson

• Ian smith declared an unilateral decleration of independence without majority rule

Wilson belived he could resolve the issue with negotiations and oil sanctions

What was the course of the Rhodesia crisis

1966 - HMS tiger of Gibraltar Wilson and Smith met up (failed)

• Oil sanctions failed as they got oil through Mozambique instead

1968 - HMS fearless resulted in unsuccessful talks again

Made Brittan look weak

Who was Ian Smith

• First Prime minister of Rohdesia who was born there

• PM until 1979

When did the Withdrawal from the suez begin

• 1964 Labour had to reduce thier Millitary commitments due to economic reasons

What was the Military Budjet aims of Denis Heanly 1960s

• He wanted to Bring the Budget bellow £2 billion by 1970

When was the white paper causing the removal from the east suez

1967

Which countries troops had been pulled out by 1971

• Arden

• Singapore

• Arabian gulf

• Malaysia

What was Wislon’s take on having a nuclear deterrent

Wilson belived in continuing the UK’s world role

• He wanted nuclear detterents despite the high costs

1967 he announced he would continue to deploy US polaris missiles

What was the the effect of Roy Jenkins spending cuts in 1968 on Nuclear deterents’s

• They had to abbandon the TSRZ high tech warplane

What and when was the Vietnam war

1955

• Vietnam had been divided into two states

• One communist and one not

• The war escaladed in 1975

It was very controversial Due to inhumane actions and casualties

who was the presedent of the USA during the Vietnam war

• Lyndon Johnson

What was Harrold wilsons approach to the USA in the 60s

• He was Pro-american

• Supporter of the atlantic allince

• Wanted to enure the US was commited to the defence of europe

How many states of had got independence by 1964

18 states

What was the orginal approach to the EEC at the begining of the 1960’s

• Did not originally feel the need to seek entry into the EEC

• Hugh Gaitskill had fought against it in 1962

Who on the left was against EEC

• Michel foot

• Barbara Castle

• Trade unions

Who on the left was For the EEC

• Roy Jenkins

• George brown

When did wilson’s goverment reaply to the EEC

June 1967

• De Gualle requested they detatch from thier special relationship with the US

• UK was refused because they could not part with USA