BRITISH FOREIGN RELATIONS

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1、BRITISHFOREIGNRELATIONSTheBritishEmpire•ImperialBritainruledonethirdoftheglobe•FromCanadainthefarNorth•ToNewZealandinthefarSouthTheBritishEmpire•DespitealongstrugglewithAxisPowers•1945endofSWW–empirestillintact•LargestmilitarypowerinWesternEuropeAXISPOWERS•1.Germany–ledbyAdolfHitler•2.Italy–

2、ledbyBenitoMussolini•3.Japan–ledbyEmperorHirohito•4.Hungary,Romania,BulgariaDeathofImperialism•Someformercolonieshadalreadygainedtheirindependence•Australia,NewZealandandCanadaTheDeathofImperialism•1946IndependenceforJordan•1947IndependenceforIndiaandPakistan•1948IndependenceforBurmaandCeylo

3、nDecolonisation•Kenya1952-MauMauTerrorists•Suez1956-EgyptnationalisedSuezCanal.•AmericansopposedBritainandFranceBritainToday•AmediumsizedEuropeanCountry•MemberofEuropeanUnion•Commonwealthleader•EconomysixthintheworldTheEuropeanEconomicCommunity•1956-ConceptionofEEC•1958-BirthofEEC•ReasonforE

4、EC•OriginalmembersGermany,Belgium,France,Italy,Luxembourg,NetherlandsEuropeanEconomicCommunity•BritainjoinedEECin1973.•ThisaffectsBritishAgriculture•AlsoaffectsBritishIndustryCommonwealth•50membersoftheCommonwealth•DevelopingcountriesinAfrica•DevelopingcountriesinCaribbean•Developingcountrie

5、sinSouthPacific•Advancedindustrialnationse.g.Australia,Canada,NewZealandFoundationsofForeignPolicy•ForeignPolicyinfluencedbyHistory•PolicymakersforgettheEmpirehasgone•StillseethemselvesasWorldPowerProblemAreasinForeignPolicy•ReluctancetojoinEUcurrency•Isolationofanislandcommunity•Psychologic

6、alattitudeofBritishWhoMakesForeignPolicy•PrimeMinisterandCabinet•ForeignandCommonwealthOffice(FCO)•MinistryofDefence(MOD)•DepartmentofTradeandIndustry(DTI)•TreasuryandOverseasDev.AgencyPrimeMinisterandCabinet•TheirjobistodecideonthegeneraldirectionofBritain’sForeignPolicyForeignandCommonweal

7、thOfficeThisisthemaindepartmentinvolvedinformulatingandexecutingforeignpolicy.ResponsibleforoverseasrelationsandforeignaffairsthroughheadquartersinLondonplusEmbassies,HighCommissionsandConsulatesthroughouttheworldRoleofForeignandCommonwealthOffice•