1. How Integrated was the UK with Europe from 1951 to 1964? Aim: to learn the main events of Britain’s relations with Europe 1951-1964 and assess what impact this had on Britain Starter: Using your prior knowledge, how integrated was Europe as a whole in 1951? What do these words mean and what do they have to do with Europe? 1.Free trade 2.Protectionist 3.EU

2. How Integrated was the UK with Europe from 1951 to 1964? Q1. question sheet. Attlee 1950 ‘We are not prepared to accept the principle that the most vital economic forces of this country should be handed over to an authority that is utterly undemocratic and is responsible to nobody’ Macmillan 1950 ‘We will allow no supra-national authority to put large masses of our people out of work in Durham, in the midlands, in South Wales and in Scotland’. Aim: to learn the main events of Britain’s relations with Europe 1951-1964 and assess what impact this had on Britain Schuman Plan – when France, West Germany, Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg joined the ECSC.

3. Map sheet In 1950 Britain refused to join the European Coal and Steal Community where Europe wanted to pool their best resources In 1957 ‘the six’ (France, Germany, Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg) signed the Treaty of Rome to found the EEC (economic organisation). It established a... Common market (trade was between equal states with minimum regulation) Customs union to monitor trade between member states Common Agricultural Policy (where ‘rich areas’ subsidise ‘poor areas’ by paying higher guaranteed prices for food, this meant the consumer paid high prices). It had political undertones as Germany tried to re-establish itself as a respectable nation and France tried to keep Germany weak through a formal organisation Italy and Belgium/Netherlands/Luxembourg wanted to get as many economic concessions from Germany as they could How Integrated was the UK with Europe from 1951 to 1964? Aim: to learn the main events of Britain’s relations with Europe 1951-1964 and assess what impact this had on Britain

4. How Integrated was the UK with Europe from 1951 to 1964? Aim: to learn the main events of Britain’s relations with Europe 1951-1964 and assess what impact this had on Britain In 1959 the UK was a founding member of EFTA – the European Free Trade Association – Norway, Sweden, Austria, Portugal, Switzerland and Denmark were also members. It was set up to allow free trade more easily between these countries and to counteract the power of EFTA. Label these on your map.

5. How Integrated was the UK with Europe from 1951 to 1964? Aim: to learn the main events of Britain’s relations with Europe 1951-1964 and assess what impact this had on Britain Britain was performing poorly economically, she had an industrial growth rate of just 2.3% behind Italy with 5.6%, Germany with 5.1% and France with 4.3%. Britain had also slipped from 6 th to 3 rd in the world GDP rankings. 1.Suez had also shown that Britain was no longer an independent world power and raised doubts over the Anglo-American ‘special relationship’. 2.Britain was also no longer truly independent in nuclear warfare, as she had to buy Polaris submarines from the USA. 3.The Conservatives were now dominated by younger, city-orientated, managerial members, rather than agricultural members. These members feared being left behind economically. Question 2 question sheet Macmillan announced that Edward Heath would have special responsibility for joining ‘the six’. In 1961 Macmillan announced Britain was considering joining the EEC. Why was this?

6. How Integrated was the UK with Europe from 1951 to 1964? Aim: to learn the main events of Britain’s relations with Europe 1951-1964 and assess what impact this had on Britain Question 3 Question sheet What conditions did Macmillan attach to joining the EEC? Macmillan 1963

7. How Integrated was the UK with Europe from 1951 to 1964? Aim: to learn the main events of Britain’s relations with Europe 1951-1964 and assess what impact this had on Britain Question 4 Question sheet What would the others say to Britain joining the EEC? Why would they be particularly upset? De Gaulle fought in both WWI and WWII. As President, Charles de Gaulle ended the political chaos that preceded his return to power. A new French currency was issued in January 1960 to control inflation and industrial growth was promoted. Although he initially supported French rule over Algeria, he controversially decided to grant independence to that country. Immensely patriotic, de Gaulle and his supporters held the view, known as Gaullism, that France should continue to see itself as a major power and should not rely on other nations - like the US - for its national security and prosperity. Often criticized for his Politics of Grandeur, de Gaulle oversaw the development of French atomic weapons and promoted a foreign policy independent of U.S. and British influence. What might De Gaulle think about Europe and Macmillan?

8. How Integrated was the UK with Europe from 1951 to 1964? Aim: to learn the main events of Britain’s relations with Europe 1951-1964 and assess what impact this had on Britain Why did De Gaulle veto Britain’s application?

9. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zuponz6uZ es http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zuponz6uZ es Add key dates and events from these clips. NB. BRITAIN ANNOUNCED THEY WOULD LIKE TO JOIN IN 1961 AND STARTED THE PROCESS. THEY WERE VETOED IN 1963. YOU MAY HERE BOTH OF THESE DATES.

10. How did De Gaulle vetoing Britain’s application affect Britain?

11. How Integrated was the UK with Europe from 1951 to 1964? Aim: to learn the main events of Britain’s relations with Europe 1951-1964 and assess what impact this had on Britain What was this and when was it founded? Think about – what affect it had 1.Schuman Plan 2.EEC 3.CAP 4.ECSC 5.EFTA