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We are w/ Europe but not of it
Winston Churchill
'We are w/ Europe but not of it. We are linked but not combined. We are interested and associated but not absorbed' -
Commonwealth
55 countries -
General elections
Labour manifesto wanted to create a Welfare State
pension system + NHS (National Health Service) -
victory in Europe
finest hour btween UK and FR -
Special Relashionship
The Special Relationship is a term that is often used to describe the political, social, diplomatic, cultural, economic, legal, environmental, religious, military and historic relations between the United Kingdom and the United States or its political leaders. -
UK refusals #2
refused to take part in a customs union, a Eu defense Assembly,... -
NATO (OTAN in franche)
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization by the USA
protect population and territories of members countries
peace is more guaranted by USA (NATO) than European Union -
don't really don't want #1
London hosted a conference for the Council of Europe -
The ECSC
European Coal and Steel Community (FR, Be, Holland, It, West Germany n Lux) by Jean Monet 'pooling their iron, steel ans coal ressources' -
The Suez Crisis
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Treaty of Rome + EEC
European Economic Community
the Inner Six #winner
FR, Be, Netherland, It, west Germany, Lux -
EFTA or UK refusal #3
European Free Trade Association
the Outter Seven #loser
UK, Sweden, Portugal, Austria, Switzerland, Norway, Denmark -
don't really don't want #2
UK apply for EEC membership -
CAP
Common Agricultural Policy -
Nassau agreements
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vetoed
De Gaulle refused UK in the EEC
+ Nassau agreements = trojan horse
+ didn't want UK to jeopardise the terms of CAB
+ In fact it's above all bc De Gaulle felt humiliated by UK (defeatsssssssssss) -
Period: to
crisis
serious financial crisis and industrial unrest -
don't really don't want #3
2nd application for EEC membership -
2nd veto
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new PM
Edward Heath -
treaty of access
UK, Denmark, Norway -
treaty in the UK law
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oil shock
sharp increase in oil prices by Arab supplier -
Period: to
the UK entry in the European Community
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a biger and biger issue
issue at the general elections -
referendum
Should the UK be a member of the EEC?
67.2% Yes
32.8% No
