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1970s
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closer ties with Europe
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France , Germany, Italy and Benelux countries
agreed common social policies , equality legislation, free movement of people and money within their countries
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De Gaulle resigned in 1969 and the new prime minister Edward Heath got on better with the new French prime minister.
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nationalism in Wales
welsh independeence, welsh nationalist party Plaid Cymru formed in 1925
1960s a number of developments had provided a spur which helped the idea of nationalism to begin to grow in wales.
The Welsh Language society formed in 1962 - welsh names on English road signs , damaging television masts , disrupting studios which broadcast English instead of welsh.
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Liverpools plan to turn the Tryweryn valley in north-west Wales into a reservoir, which would destroy the Welsh-speaking village of Capel Cely. huge protests but reservoir opened in 1965
In October 1966, over 140 adults and children were killed when a coal slag heap crushed a village school in Aberfan in South Wales. exploited workers?
Some Welsh nationalists objected to the Queen’s decision to officially make her eldest son Charles the Prince of Wales at Caernarfon castle in 1969, in hope that it would strengthen support of the uk reduce welsh nationalism. some tried to disrupt the ceremony other gave a warm welcome.
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In 1977 the people of Wales and Scotland were given a chance to vote on whether or not they wanted their own Assembly in a referendum
However, the 1979 referendum was a disaster for the nationalists in wales because more than 40% of the people who could have voted didn't vote at all showing that support was very low.
Scottish nationalism
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discovery of north sea oil, pumped ashore to Scotland . SNP argued it belonged to them , but profits went to us companies and uk tax revenues , spent across the uk.
Ewing won the election in 1967 and took control of Glasgow , Dundee and other councils. membership rose.
The October 1974 election was very successful for the SNP
which won 11 seats and had 30% of the vote in Scotland
In December 1978 the Scotland Act was passed, which allowed a Scottish Assembly to be set up
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