Starter quiz
- Complete the following sentence: The term British ______ Territory is used to describe small countries still under the control of the UK.
- 'Overseas' ✓
- Which countries have laid claim to the Falkland Islands in the past?
- Argentina ✓
- Brazil
- Britain ✓
- Chile
- Spain ✓
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- Under the dictatorship of General Galtieri, which country invaded the Falkland Islands in 1982?
- 'Argentina' ✓
- How large was the exclusion zone placed around the Falkland Islands by the British?
- two miles
- 20 miles
- 200 miles ✓
- 2000 miles
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- Which British Prime Minister responded to the invasion of the Falkland Islands in 1982?
- John Major
- Margaret Thatcher ✓
- Edward Heath
- Harold Wilson
- Winston Churchill
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- What was the result of the 1982 Falklands War?
- improved relations between Britain and Argentina
- increased tensions between Britain and Argentina ✓
- improved relations between Britain and the USA ✓
- increased tensions between Britain and the USA
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Exit quiz
- Why was the European Economic Community (EEC) primarily created?
- to help prevent climate change
- to help prevent economic decline
- to help prevent future conflicts ✓
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- Which country vetoed Britain from joining the EEC twice?
- 'France' ✓
- Which of the following officially turned the EEC into the EU?
- Treaty of Rome
- Maastricht Treaty ✓
- Single European Act
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- What is the term commonly used for Britain voting to leave the EU?
- 'Brexit' ✓
- What was the result of the referendum regarding Britain's membership of the EU in 2016?
- The British voted overwhelmingly to stay in the EU.
- The British voted overwhelmingly to leave the EU.
- There was a 4% difference between 'leave' and 'remain'. ✓
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- Put the following events in chronological order.
- 1⇔The European Economic Community (EEC) was established.
- 2⇔Britain joined the EEC.
- 3⇔The Single European Act was signed.
- 4⇔The Maastricht Treaty was signed.
- 5⇔Britain voted to leave the European Union (EU).
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Key learning points
- After WW2, the European Economic Community (EEC) was founded to forge peaceful connections in Europe.
- Britain joined the EEC (now EU) in 1973 to counter its waning influence after the end of Empire.
- In the 1980s, a European single market was created which allowed free movement of people within the EEC.
- Eastern European countries joined the EU after the USSR's collapse, many citizens of which moved to Britain.
- Opposition to migration from the EU contributed to the 2016 Brexit Referendum.
Common misconception
The European Economic Community (EEC) and the European Union (EU) have always been the same entity with identical goals and functions.
The evolution from the EEC to the EU over several decades, showing progressively deepening integration. This was not a seamless transition but involved significant changes in scope and objectives.
Keywords
European economic community - a trading bloc created by European powers after WW2, also known as the EEC and later named the European Union (EU)
Brexit - a term coined after the UK voted to leave the EU, referring to British exit from the European Union
Referendum - a vote held in which citizens vote directly on a closed question
Eurosceptic - someone who is generally against close ties with the European Union
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