Foreign Affairs

What was the name of the British ship that was the last remaining British naval presence in the southern hemisphere?

HMS Endurance

When was the Westland Affair?

1986

When was the Single European Act?

1986

When was the Single European Market?

1985-6

What did the Single European Market change the european Assembly into?

European Parliament

Example of someone against the Single European Act, showing only a few Conservative backbenchers were against it

Enoch Powell

When was the agreement of the Channel project, symbolising positive Anglo-French relations?

1986

Which which French president did Thatcher have a good working relationship?

François Mitterrand

When was Britian given a rebate due to Thatcher’s abrasive “handbag diplomacy’?

1984

When was the Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces Treaty?

1987

When did Reagan and Gorbachev compromise from goading by Thatcher?

1986

When did Thatcher meet Gorbachev, who became leader of the Soviet Union a year after?

1984

When was the CND protest in London over the worry of nuclear war which was attended by 200,000 people?

1983

When was the New Cold War?

1979-85

What did Thatcher agree to do for the U.S. which contributed to the fear of nuclear war?

deploy American cruise missiles in Britain

With which American president was Thatcher personally close?

Ronald Reagan

Which country did America invade against Thatcher’s advice, showing a disagreement in the special Reagan-Thatcher relationship?

Grenada

When did the U.S. invade Grenada?

1983

Thatcher allowed the U.S. to use British air bases to bomb which country despite public opposition?

Libya

When did Thatcher allow America to use British air bases to bomb Libya despite public opposition?

1986

What was the name of the Foreign Secretary who approved of the withdrawal of the last British ship in the Falklands who later resigned because of the invasion?

Lord Carrington

What was the name of the Defence Secretary who approved of the withdrawal of the last British ship in the Falklands?

John Nott

What was the name of the Argentine leader who sent an occupational invasion force into the Falklands?

General Galtieri

What was the name of the Argentine ship that was sunk by British forces, signalling the end of the possibility of a peaceful resolution?

Belgrano

On which country’s support did Britain rely during the Falklands War to prevent Argentine forces from getting enough missiles to weaken the British task force?

U.S.A.

When were diplomatic relations with Argentina reopened?

1989

When did the British Foreign Secretary and Defence Secretary approve the withdrawal of the last British ship/naval presence in the Falklands?

1981

How did the Falkland islanders consider themselves?

British

When was the Falklands war?

1982