How successfully did Britain deal with international crisis? (1951-1997)

What were the international crisis during this period?

- Korean War

- The Suez Crisis

- The Falklands War

- The Gulf War

Reasons for Korean War being successful?

- prevented the fall of South Korea and contained the spread of communism which Britain was also in favour of

- Proved to the World and the US that Britain was still a global super power

- strengthened Anglo-American relations

Did the Korean War abide by UN charter?

- YES = did maintain international peace and and security as well as prevented further aggression in Korea + eventually reaching a peaceful settlement of international disputed

- NO = did not prevent aggression and caused a larger scale war + long time to reach a peaceful settlement

Reasons for Korean War being not being successful?

- exacerbated domestic economic issues due to high spending to fund the war

- ended in a stalemate and therefore was not all worth the war as there was no clear victor

- Britain was evidently a junior partner in comparison to the US

evidence for Britain being a clear junior partner in Korean War?

- Troops in Korea were mostly American

- US lost 34,000 troops but Britain only 700