Foreign Affairs, 1970-79

• In which year did Britain join the EEC?

  1973
• Which other two European nations also joined the EEC in 1973?

  Ireland, Denmark
• Which French President supported Britain's EEC application?

  Georges Pompidou
• Give two reasons why Europhiles supported EEC membership:

  Boost economy, raise living standards
• Give two reasons why Eurosceptics opposed EEC membership:

  Competition for industries, loss of sovereignty
• Name two prominent Europhiles:

  Edward Heath, Roy Jenkins
• What percentage of Britons voted to remain in the EEC in 1975?

  68.3%
• What role did Roy Jenkins take in the EEC?

  European Commissioner
• Who was US president, 1969-74?

  Richard Nixon
• Name this Richard Nixon's controversial Secretary of State:

  Henry Kissinger
• Name the Premier of the USSR, 1964-82:

  Leonid Brezhnev
• Which 1962 event increased the desire for peace between the superpowers?

  Cuban Missile Crisis
• Which Bulgarian dissident was assassinated in London in 1978?

  Georgi Markov
• Which nuclear weapons system did the UK purchase from the USA in 1979?

  Trident
• Which communist nation was founded by Mao Zedong in 1949?

  People's Republic of China
• Name two Chinese leaders who engaged in détente in the 1970s:

  Mao Zedong, Hua Guofeng
• Which award was given to Heath for improving relations with hina?

  People's Friendship Envoy
• An economic union created to promote trade and cooperation in Europe. Britain had failed to join this group in 1963 and 1967 but succeeded in 1973.

  European Economic Community (EEC)
• The two other nations that joined the EEC in 1973.

  Ireland, Denmark
• President of France (1969-74), supported British membership of the EEC unlike his predecessor Charles de Gaulle.

  Georges Pompidou
• Europhiles


  Supported EEC membership (e.g. Edward Heath, Roy Jenkins, George Brown)
• Eurosceptics


  Opposed EEC membership (e.g. Michael Foot, Enoch Powell)
• The 1975 EEC Referendum


  68.3% of Britons voted to remain in the EEC
• Important ministers within the EEC appointed by national governments. Roy Jenkins serves as Commisioner between 1977-1981.


  European Commissioner
• US President (1969-74), advocated for détente with the USSR and China.

  Richard Nixon
• Nixon's Secretary of State, architect of détente. Controversial due to his realpolitik policies.

  Henry Kissinger
• The nuclear weapons system Britain purchased from the USA in 1979. Still used today.

  Trident
• A Cold War flashpoint which threatened to end all life on Earth. Led to the USA and USSR seeking to improve relations through détente.

  Cuban Missile Crisis
• The policy of improving relations between the USA and USSR in the 1970s.

  Détente
• Premier of the USSR (1964-82)

  Leonid Brezhnev
• A Bulgarian dissident who worked for the BBC in London. Assassinated, possibly by the KGB, in 1978.

  Georgi Markov
• The communist Chinese government established by Mao Zedong in 1949. Not recognised by Capitalist nations like the USA and UK until the 1970s.

  People's Republic of China
• Leader of communist China (1959-76)

  Mao Zedong