Relations between the USA and Europe, 1980-6
A mind map showing the various aspects of the relationship between the USA and European states between 1980 and 1986.
- Created by: Sam Brewer
- Created on: 12-05-13 15:58
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- Relations between the USA and Europe 1980-6
- Arms control
- Europeans worried about US missile build up seeing it as a threat to the ABM Treaty 1972
- Britain's foreign secretary, Geoffrey Howe, described the ABM Treaty as the 'keystone in the arch of security
- SDI also seemed to suggest a move towards isolationism away from Europe
- USA did remain closely committed to NATO
- Europeans worried about US missile build up seeing it as a threat to the ABM Treaty 1972
- Poland and the Soviet Gas Pipeline 1981-2
- Polish government imposed Martial Law in December 1981 to cope with the new trade union
- US banned all shipments of agricultural products
- USA blocked Poland receiving economic support from the IMF
- The US also stopped sales of oil and gas technology to the Soviet Union
- This included technology made in Europe under US licence
- European states saw this as a restriction on trade
- USA seen to be benefitting at Europe's expense as they signed a grain export treaty with the USSR
- USA said that it was to stop Europeans becoming dependent on the USSR
- Europeans saw it as the US trying to put pressure on East-West détente
- Trade sanctions were withdrawn by the end of 1982 under the premise that no more gas agreements would be made with the USSR
- USA seen to be benefitting at Europe's expense as they signed a grain export treaty with the USSR
- Polish government imposed Martial Law in December 1981 to cope with the new trade union
- Libya 1986
- USA bombed military targets in Libya
- Attacks were facilitated by Britain
- Belief by other European states that helping the USA would lead to more terrorism against their own countries
- France and Spain refused to let US planes fly through their airspace
- Reagan's aim to defeat terrorism as one of the USA's major objectives
- USA bombed military targets in Libya
- Thatcher and Reagan
- While the two were leaders USA and Britain were strongest of allies
- Reagan delivered speech against the USSR in June 1982 calling for a 'crusade for freedom' against the USSR
- Disagreements were held over Poland and the gas pipeline
- Thatcher also thought SDI would leave Western Europe unprotected
- Supported US aggression by allowing US planes to use RAF bases for bombing in Libya
- Arms control
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