5) India and al the other countries started to demand for freedom because they saw and realised that why England was fighting the war for freedom then why shouldn’t we fight for freedom. But the new labour government agreed with India and wanted to make India independent as quickly as possible, Britain didn’t really mind loosing India as a colony because England was pretty in a bad shape after WW2. However India was starting to cost a lot of money, and why India started to cost a lot of money there was really no point of holding on to India as a colony.
It also gave the courage to other countries because why India can get their independence so can all the other countries.
Useful argument for freedom-WW2 was governed for freedom. How could Britain deny the people why Kenya and India their Freedom and the second world war played an important party in the movement to free Africa by 1945, countries like Britain and France which had large colonies in Africa, had neither the wealth nor the strength to will of the population. Africans had helped and fought along side Britain in the war-they deserved their independence and in 1960s thy got this
Question two
In this question I am going to look at the relationship with the EEC and Britain and how it changed in the years 1957-73.
1) In this question, I want to describe how Britain’s relationship with the EEC changed between 1953-73. I will look at the issues around Britain and the EEC, and how the EEC perceived Britain and Britain perceiving the EEC. I would be talking about how the leading figures took action within the EEC and Britain. Also talking about how the EEC became successful, and about how Britain positions from 1953-73 changed and how the EEC developed throughout that amount of time.
2) Europe wanted to unite together to have greater economic strength in the 1940s. they wanted to unite together because they were driven and were weak after WW2, so they wanted to start up trade and industry again. When it was first discussed in the 1940s some people thought that it would quickly develop in to United States of Europe a new super power. Forty years later it was still not clear whether this might happen, but the European community has become on of the worlds economic organisations the biggest apart from china. Also the ECSC was set up. There were six members of the ECSC which is France, West Germany, Belgium, Holland, Luxembourg and Italy. They agreed to put all coal and steel production under a joint authority on which all six government would represent. But the EEC did not really trust West Germany, so they were putting West Germany’s coal and steel industries under international authority helped by giving West Germany’s neighbours some control over the factories, from which the steel for armour would come. The EEC did this because they would be able to control what would be made out of coal and steel, which means that Germany wont be able to make any of weapons. Germany didn’t make weapons because the European countries would feel and be safer.
3) The successful setting up of the ECSC led to discussions about further co-operations. The results in 1957 were that the European Economic Community (EEC) the six countries wanted Britain to become a member but the British refused. They still looked on themselves as a world power, rather a European one, and wanted to go on lowering food to a reasonable amount from Canada, Australia and New-Zealand instead of paying high European prices. This would help to keep the common wealth together. The advantages of being in the EEC was that they agreed to bring about completely free trade between their countries so manufacturers there would have a large market to sell in even bigger than USA. Britain refused to join the EEC because they still looked on themselves as a world power. But after the EEC was doing well, Britain joined a new group called EFTA, this group was not a success.
4) In 1961-67 Britain applied to join the EEC but was denied, Britain wanted to join because the EEC was doing much better. The main purpose of why Britain was denied because of general De Gaulle, president of France who distrusted the British and thought that they were far too much under the influence of USA. Then in 1969 president De Gaulle fell from power and when Britain applied for the EEC again they were allowed. Together with Denmark, Ireland and Britain in the EEC by 1973.
5) The six countries wanted Britain to become a member, but they refused. The British government had thought without Britain the EEC would not be very successful. But by 1961 the relationship between the British and the EEC had changed. The British were asking to join but the EEC was` refusing to let them join. President De Gaulle was mainly refusing Britain to join the EEC. Eventually president De Gaulle lost power and then when Britain applied for the third time they were accepted.
Question 3
In this question I intent to write about the impact that the EEC had on Britain in the years 1873-87 this can be looked at politically, economically, socially and culturally.
1) In this essay I am going to write about the impact that the EEC had on Britain In the years 1957-87. The big problem between Europe and Britain was that Britain didn’t want to lose its political and economic power. In this essay I would be discussing how this happens.
2) Britain had to give up some of its sovereignty, e.g. why Britain joined the EEC the European court can tell the British government what to do in some matters. These are the things that Britain was going to lose why they joined the EEC which was a problem to Britain. People like Mrs Thatcher said that why Britain joins the EEC we will become a little country and less important. Plus we wouldn’t be so powerful while the European courts control the Britain government. European state exceeding new dominate from Brussels Margaret Thatcher’s speech. One of the points of making the EEC was that so we can avoid war and have closer relationships.
3) Britain joined the EEC so they can get good economical advantages to do with money and business. Being in the EEC means that British manufacturers can sell to a large market anywhere in the EEC.
The CAP means that farmers in Britain can get high prices for their meat, dairy products and crops etc. the EEC was making more money than Britain. Also the good things about the EEC are that In the north of Britain is poorer than the south. The community helps the poorer areas by making grants to encourage new industries or other developments which is an economic benefit. But painful concessions had to be made by the British, partly over Indian culture and trade with the common wealth. However the EEC was first formed, but the French and German governments needed votes from framers, so the prices and buying any products that farmers had difficulties selling at a certain prices.
This encouraged them to grow more and more. Then the EEC had built up huge stores of unwanted products- butter ‘mountain’ and wines ‘lakes’. Also the EEC spent far more on this than anything else. So Britain was not happy that 65% of the money goes towards the CAP. Another issue was whether Britain became involved in the ERM and taking finance bountiful of Britain’s money away from the bank of England. The EEC has attended Britain socially and culturally.
4) The lives of people in poor run-down parts of Britain can be made better by money from the EEC. In 1987 10% of the EEC goes towards regional policy, and the suffering and starving people in the developing countries can be relieved by British money through the EEC. British people can work in the EEC countries. In 1981 3% of the EEC’s budget went to developing countries outside Europe, which means closer relations with Britain has been affected culturally by the EEC because they can go around to any of the six members of the EEC’s country. Socially Britain got help from the EEC by the EEC paying money for the poor and suffering areas. Then culturally Britain has been affected by the EEC because it would be much easier for them to go around Europe and learn about other peoples cultures.
5) Britain’s membership why the EEC have got a tremendous impact on the British. Politically we had two companies and the relationship became more close to Europe and less close to Europe and less close to the common wealth. Sovereignty was still an issue because the British were thinking why it is worth losing their super power and became a normal country in the EEC. Economically Britain has benefited a huge market, but the CAP has caused many arguments because the farmers specially the French and German farmers were making a lot of money. Which meant the farmers were protected especially people were closer to other European countries because of the free trade, where they can travel freely.
I believe that joining the EEC would be a good thing because Britain would be able to make large markets and they would be getting money from the EEC to help them in pore areas. Also British people can vote for members of the European parliament.