Summary of Chapter Three: Britain's position in the world 1951-97. These useful pages summarise the key points in the chapter in as few words as possible. A great place to start revision from rather than reading through the huge textbook. These notes helped me achieve an A*. Apologies for any spel...
Churchills relationship with Roosevelt
o Early on
• Roosevelt was renoud for not committing despite appearing sympathetic, and charming on the surface.
• Therefore, despite their personal relationship being crucial to saving the west, Churchill had to work hard to
maintain this.
• Started badly as the Us general public disliked imperialism and saw Churchill as ‘a stinker’
• Equally Churchill had previously criticised Roosevelt in the 1940 us election campaign
• First meeting in AUG 1941 and Churchill signed Atlantic charter
❖ Which conformed that US and UK wanted no territorial gain, and they ‘respect the rights of all people to
choose their own form of government’
❖ Churchill only saw this as a tactile agreement
o Support but no intervention
• NOV 1939 neutrality act repelled so Britain could purchase American arms
❖ Made a large profit selling arms
• OCT US declares neutral zone along entire coastline so no German attacks on merchant ships
• SEP 1940 50 old US destroyers exchanged for use of 8 British naval bases
❖ However, these were old and unreliable
• MAR 1941 lease-lend act passed, allowed exchange of defence articles. Lead to 31.6 billion dollars of assistance to
Britain in 1945
❖ Took gold reserves in Africa as insurance
• Occupied Greenland so Germans couldn’t use it as a navel base
o US concerns
• Concerns with north African campaign
• Concerns that Britain would gain territory from German and Turkish colonies like in ww1
• Security of state concerned that British empire stood in the way of free trade, which would likely become a main US
war aim
• Colonialism was seen as morally wrong by Roosevelt
o US enters war- better relations
• Dec 1941 pearl harbour by japan
• Hitler declares war on US
• Churchill meets him directly at Washington, now seen as a heroic figure in US
• No invasion of France till 1944
• Us supported med strategy and ‘Europe first’
• Britain is now a member of 26 nation, grand alliance
• JUN 1942 operation sledgehammer abandoned at Churchills request instead promoting invasion in north Africa, and
at next meeting Sicily which was accepted
• Large influx of US soldiers to UK in build up to D-day
o Worsening relations
• Roosevelt disliked how Churchill supported de Galle, as he was a lower rank and didn’t represent the real French
opinion
• WASHINGTON 1943 key elements discussed with Stalin, Churchill side-line as his troops weren’t contributing on
same scale
• QUBEC 1943 splits very apparent
❖ USA favoured a attack on southern France, Churchill wanted attack in the Balkans
❖ Churchill gets no financial assistance for post-war
• TERHAN NOV 1943
❖ Refused to meet Churchill privately
❖ Met Chinese leader without Churchills knowledge
❖ Clearly wanted British attack on Burma rather than more med attacks
❖ Abandoned ‘Europe first’
❖ Disagreements over invasion of northern France
❖ Roosevelt clearly favours Stalin
❖ USA supply supreme commander on operation overlord
• YALTA 1945
❖ Free democratic elections in post war Europe
The benefits of buying summaries with Stuvia:
Guaranteed quality through customer reviews
Stuvia customers have reviewed more than 700,000 summaries. This how you know that you are buying the best documents.
Quick and easy check-out
You can quickly pay through credit card for the summaries. There is no membership needed.
Focus on what matters
Your fellow students write the study notes themselves, which is why the documents are always reliable and up-to-date. This ensures you quickly get to the core!
Frequently asked questions
What do I get when I buy this document?
You get a PDF, available immediately after your purchase. The purchased document is accessible anytime, anywhere and indefinitely through your profile.
Satisfaction guarantee: how does it work?
Our satisfaction guarantee ensures that you always find a study document that suits you well. You fill out a form, and our customer service team takes care of the rest.
Who am I buying these notes from?
Stuvia is a marketplace, so you are not buying this document from us, but from seller niaburkinshaw. Stuvia facilitates payment to the seller.
Will I be stuck with a subscription?
No, you only buy these notes for £3.49. You're not tied to anything after your purchase.
