...They had to find a way to meet German aspirations while not destabilising the international system. The ‘Two plus Four’ formula adopted in February 1990, by which the two German...
...to be able to mark victory on International Worker’s Day, whilst fierce fighting continued in Berlin and its outskirts for some days after. Nevertheless, it was undeniable that by the...
...not attempt to do this alone. Instead it worked with the Home Defence Executive of the War Office and the Home Office-led Ministry of Home Security in an effort to...
...House of Commons. A new model of leadership If Pitt’s political fortunes would be determined in part by the impact of events such as the French Revolution and Wars, and...
...combined with a deteriorating international situation, weakened the government. Once war recommenced in May 1803 (Addington making the declaration in the Commons wearing military uniform!), the administration was attacked in...
On Wednesday, 1 December 1976, the Cabinet met to discuss the severe economic crisis confronting the UK and the terms of the rescue package then being negotiated from the International...
Britain’s involvement in the Second World War began at 11am on 3 September 1939. The declaration came after eleven days of mounting international tension and was just one part of...
...Conservatives used them to develop their image as a party sympathetic to the working man. Disraeli himself was most interested in foreign policy. He used the international crisis in the...
...his diplomatic skills in a period of international tension. The Old Corps Whigs were, however, slowly able to gain the upper hand over their old rival by resigning in February...
...expansion by armed conflict unless forced to it, or if it occurred through miscalculation. In fact, there were signs in March 1946 that the Soviets wanted to reduce international tension,...