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Britain 1/4
why did Britain change its mind by 1961?
The retreat from Empire showed a shift in Britain’s perception of its role in the world
USA saw Britain’s entry into the EEC as a useful way to ensure that the EEC resisted USSR influence, especially as tensions grew in the Cold War
Ongoing financial concerns showed weakness and Britain unable to dominate world affairs
Suez crisis demonstrated Britain’s more limited strength in the world and its reliance on the USA
Britain's growth was slower and its productivity was weaker than its EEC
Why did Britain not join the EEC in 1957?
Britain felt itself to be a world power
The left felt the EEC would be a capitalist club
Britain wanted to sustain its special relationship with the USA
Not a popular idea with leading politicians
What was Britain’s status in the world?
Long-term
It challenged Britain's reputation as a force for good
It demonstrated Britain’s need for support from the United States
It highlighted Britain’s weak economic and financial position
It threw doubt on Britain’s status as a world power
Short-term
The Labour Party opposed the attack and protests were held across the country
It was condemned internationally including by the United States
The USA was able to put Britain under financial pressure and Chancellor Macmillan warned Eden that Britain could not withstand this. Eden declared a ceasefire
A year later Eden resigned citing ill health
The end of the British Empire - decolonisation
Financial concerns
The impact of Suez
Reasons for decolonisation
International pressure
Independence movements
What were the debates over the nuclear deterrent?
1952 Britain’s first atomic tests
1957 Britain tested its first ‘H’ bomb
1958 Mutual Defence Agreement: the sharing of nuclear technology with the USA; formation of CND and first Aldermaston march
1959 Second Aldermaston march
1960 Labour Party conference support for unilateral nuclear disarmament; Britain abandoned the independent Blue Streak missile and became reliant on the USA polaris missile