economic doldrums in the west history 337 / march 5, 2012
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Economic Doldrums in the West History 337 / March 5, 2012. The Hague Conference, Dec. 1969: “ relaunching ” Europe (Here: Willy Brandt and Georges Pompidou in conversation). Luxembourg’s Pierre Werner The “Werner Plan” (October 1970). - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Economic Doldrums in the WestHistory 337 / March 5, 2012
The Hague Conference, Dec. 1969: “relaunching” Europe(Here: Willy Brandt and Georges Pompidou in conversation)
Luxembourg’sPierre Werner
The “Werner Plan”(October 1970)
Britain’s Conservatives under Ted Heath win,
unexpectedly(June 1970)
The “Nixon shock”(August 1971)
The Smithsonian Conference of Finance Ministers
(Dec. 1971)
Nixon and Kissinger in 1973
The Yom Kippur War (October 1973)
Sheikh Ahmed Zaki Yamani(here: at an OPEC conference in Vienna, 1974)
“Horsepower” during the 1973 energy crisis
Empty highways near Cologne(Sunday traffic bans, late 1973)
France, under Pompidou, cuts side
deals with oil- producing
states
Britain’s North Sea oil rigs(major production begins in
late 1970s)
Coal miners on strike in South Wales
More British workers on strike
Heath asks: “Who governs Britain?”
Harold Wilson demands a
“renegotiation” of Britain’s contributions
to the EEC
Britain’s referendum on Europe:Heath beams at the strong “yes” vote
(67.2% in favor; 32.8% opposed)
Helmut Schmidt, a “manager” as chancellor (1974-1982)
Schmidt & Giscard:the “Franco-German motor”
The World Economic Summit,Rambouillet, France, November 1975
Leicester Square, London, during the“Winter of Discontent” (1978/79)