Prime Minister Battle of Britain Modern British History Lynch M. Britain 1929-1998, Rowe C 1 6 Relations with generals and impact on strategic decision in the Mediterranean Extent of interference/involvement in leadership decisions Relations with Ismay Relations with Gort Relations with Alanbrooke Relations with Cunningham and the sinking of the French fleet Relations with Wavell, Auchinleck and Montgomery and impact on North Africa campaign Relations with Dill Britain 1930-1997, Wells & Fellows. Modern British History Lynch M. Britain 1929-1998, Rowe C. 1 6 Bombing of Germany and the war in Europe 1944-1945 D-Day and Planning Role of Alanbrooke Large scale bombing campaigns- Harris and total war Dambusters, Hamburg, Ruhr and Dresden Britain 1930-1997, Wells & Fellows. Modern British History Lynch M. Britain 1929-1998, Rowe C. 1 7 Plans for reconstruction and loss of 1945 election The Beveridge Report Butler’s Education Act Reasons for Labour victory (experience, familiarity of ministers, poor record of Conservatives etc.) Britain 1930-1997, Wells & Fellows. Modern British History Lynch M. Britain 1929-1998, Rowe C. 1-2 7-8 Relations with other wartime leaders (Roosevelt, Stalin and deGaulle) Background to grand alliance Traditional view- Churchill and forged a personal bond with the USA and practical relationship with Stalin Alternate view-Relationship based on necessity and self-interest, at least from Britain 1930-1997, Wells & Fellows. Modern British History Lynch M. Britain 1929-1998, Rowe C.
the US and USSR perspective USA Ottawa Agreement 1932 Lend Lease (1941) Atlantic Charter 1941 Mediterranean strategy and conflict Issues in 1943 at Tehran 1943 USSR Visit to Moscow 1942 Percentages Agreement 1944 France Vichy France deGaulle’s personality and clashes Churchill and International Diplomacy 2 8 Contributions to international conferences Tehran 1943 Yalta 1945 Potsdam 1945 Britain 1930-1997, Wells & Fellows. Modern British History Lynch M. Britain 1929-1998, Rowe C. 2 8 Plans for post-war Europe Churchill and Germany Spheres of Influence Britain 1930-1997, Wells & Fellows. Modern British History Lynch M. Britain 1929-1998, Rowe C. 2 9 Iron Curtain Speech Causes Impact of Speech on USA and USSR Britain 1930-1997, Wells & Fellows. Modern British History Lynch M. Britain 1929-1998, Rowe C.
government (Vassall affair, Philby, Argyll and Profumo) Douglas-Home succeeds Macmillan Labour and Conservative governments 1964 3 14 1964 General Election Wilson as party leader Image of Douglas-Home 1964 Election campaign and results Britain 1930-1997, Wells & Fellows. Modern British History 1900-1999 Lynch M. Britain 1929-1998, Rowe C. The Labour Party. A Centenary History, Brivati B. & Heffernan R. (eds.) The Labour Party: Socialism & Society since 1951, Fielding S. 3 14-15 Labour’s difficulties in government National Plan 1964 Tensions with the unions Devaluation 1967 Britain’s second application to join the EEC 1967 Britain 1930-1997, Wells & Fellows. Modern British History 1900-1999 Lynch M. Britain 1929-1998, Rowe C. The Labour Party. A Centenary History, Brivati B. & Heffernan R. (eds.) The Labour Party: Socialism & Society since 1951, Fielding S. 3 16 1970 General Election Heath as leader of the Conservative Party Reasons for Labour’s defeat in 1970 Britain 1930-1997, Wells & Fellows. Modern British History 1900-1999 Lynch M. Britain 1929-1998, Rowe C. The Conservative Party 1979
Upheaval of the 1980s, Vinen. 4 19 The Thatcher Revolution: The First Stage 1979-86 Thatcher and the Post-War Consensus Ideological position and the ‘New Right’ Economic revolution (monetarism and social unrest) The Falklands War 1982 (causes, events, consequences) The Miners’ Strike 1984-5 Britain 1930-1997, Wells & Fellows. Modern British History 1900-1999 Lynch M. Britain 1929-1998, Rowe C. The Conservative Party since 1945, Ball S. Thatcher’s Britain: The Politics and Social Upheaval of the 1980s, Vinen. 4 20 The Thatcher Revolution: The Second Stage Supply-side Economics Deregulation and Privatisation North Sea oil Taxation Relations with the USA Relations with ministers (the Westland Affair, cabinet divisions) Reasons for electoral victory in 1987 Social Policy (Local government reform, Education, Welfare, NHS) Thatcher and Europe The Labour Party during the Thatcher years Britain 1930-1997, Wells & Fellows. Modern British History 1900-1999 Lynch M. Britain 1929-1998, Rowe C. The Conservative Party since 1945, Ball S. Thatcher’s Britain: The Politics and Social Upheaval of the 1980s, Vinen. 4 21 The Fall of Margaret Thatcher 1990 Poll Tax 1989-90 Opposition within the Conservative Party (Howe and ERM, Poll Tax, Leadership contest) Thatcher’s Legacy Britain 1930-1997, Wells & Fellows. Modern British History 1900-1999 Lynch M. Britain 1929-1998, Rowe C.
The Conservative Party since 1945, Ball S. Thatcher’s Britain: The Politics and Social Upheaval of the 1980s, Vinen. 4 21 John Major’s Government 1990-7 Major succeeds Thatcher Gulf War 1991 Maastricht Treaty 1992-3 Major and the electoral victory of 1992 Crises over Europe Foreign Affairs (Bosnia) ‘Sleaze’ and the Major Government Tony Blair as New Labour leader 1997 election Britain 1930-1997, Wells & Fellows. Modern British History 1900-1999 Lynch M. Britain 1929-1998, Rowe C. The Conservative Party since 1945, Ball S. Britain’s position in the world 1951–1997 4 22 Relations with and policies towards the USA and the USSR; Cold War Korean War Vietnam Relationship with Reagan and Gorbachev Britain 1930-1997, Wells & Fellows. Modern British History 1900-1999 Lynch M. Britain 1929-1998, Rowe C. 4 23 Britain’s influence at the UN; Founding of UN Britain’s role as Permanent Member Role during Crises (Suez, Malaya, Cyprus, Africa) Britain 1930-1997, Wells & Fellows. Modern British History 1900-1999 Lynch M. Britain 1929-1998, Rowe C. 4 24 Britain’s role in Europe; Attitude toward Europe Military and economic issues: priority of Imperial or European interests? Attitudes to the Shumann Plan and the Treaty of Rome Macmillan, Wilson and Heath: relations with Britain 1930-1997, Wells & Fellows. Modern British History 1900-1999 Lynch M. Britain 1929-1998, Rowe C.