Lesson Y113.4

Y113.4 Britain's position in the world 1951–1997 Quiz: OCR History, Unit 1

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Lesson Y113.4, Britain's position in the world 1951–1997: 20 multiple choice questions for the OCR History (H505), Unit 1: Unit group 1: British period study, written with Revision Ninja.

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The 20 questions

  1. Which British Prime Minister resigned following the failure of the 1956 Suez Crisis?

    • Anthony Eden
    • Alec Douglas-Home
    • Clement Attlee
    • Harold Macmillan

  2. In which year did Harold Macmillan deliver his famous Wind of Change speech in South Africa?

    • 1960
    • 1963
    • 1968
    • 1956

  3. Which French President vetoed Britain's first application to join the EEC in 1963?

    • Valéry Giscard d'Estaing
    • François Mitterrand
    • Georges Pompidou
    • Charles de Gaulle

  4. Under which Prime Minister did Britain successfully join the European Economic Community in 1973?

    • Edward Heath
    • James Callaghan
    • Margaret Thatcher
    • Harold Wilson

  5. What percentage of voters chose to remain in the EEC in the 1975 referendum?

    • 67%
    • 52%
    • 81%
    • 75%

  6. Which British Prime Minister refused to send British troops to support the US in Vietnam?

    • James Callaghan
    • Edward Heath
    • Harold Wilson
    • Harold Macmillan

  7. Which South American nation invaded the Falkland Islands, triggering a war with Britain in 1982?

    • Argentina
    • Chile
    • Brazil
    • Uruguay

  8. In 1962, Macmillan agreed to purchase which nuclear missile system from the United States?

    • Trident
    • Polaris
    • Skybolt
    • Tomahawk

  9. Which nuclear missile system did Margaret Thatcher agree to acquire from the US in 1980?

    • Blue Streak
    • Pershing
    • Polaris
    • Trident

  10. In her 1988 Bruges speech, Margaret Thatcher expressed strong opposition to which concept?

    • Nuclear disarmament
    • NATO enlargement
    • Free trade
    • European federalism

  11. Which treaty area did John Major secure an opt-out from for Britain in 1992?

    • Common Fisheries
    • Customs Union
    • Social Chapter
    • Schengen Area

  12. In 1968, Harold Wilson's government announced the withdrawal of military forces from which region?

    • East of Suez
    • The Caribbean
    • North Africa
    • West Germany

  13. Britain fought alongside UN and US forces in which Asian conflict from 1950 to 1953?

    • Vietnam War
    • Korean War
    • Indochina War
    • Malayan Emergency

  14. Britain helped establish which rival trading organisation in 1960 after failing to join the EEC?

    • NATO
    • OECD
    • EFTA
    • COMECON

  15. Which leader issued a Unilateral Declaration of Independence from Britain in Southern Rhodesia in 1965?

    • Robert Mugabe
    • Ian Smith
    • Kenneth Kaunda
    • Joshua Nkomo

  16. In which year was control of Hong Kong transferred from Britain back to China?

    • 1999
    • 1997
    • 1990
    • 1984

  17. Which US President kept Macmillan informed, but did not consult him, during the Cuban Missile Crisis?

    • Dwight Eisenhower
    • John F. Kennedy
    • Richard Nixon
    • Lyndon B. Johnson

  18. Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher maintained a close diplomatic alliance with which US President?

    • Jimmy Carter
    • Bill Clinton
    • Ronald Reagan
    • George H. W. Bush

  19. What international association replaced the British Empire as former colonies gained independence?

    • Non-Aligned Movement
    • League of Nations
    • The Commonwealth
    • United Nations

  20. Britain sent forces as part of an international coalition to liberate which country in 1991?

    • Saudi Arabia
    • Iraq
    • Iran
    • Kuwait

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