Brit History (3)

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History (part 3)

20th

century Britain


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The 20th centuryBritains declineas a world power

Victoria deaths in 1901 coincided with thedecline in the power of the Empire.


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World War 1 (1914 1918)

The Central Powers: Germany Austria

Hungary

The Allied Powers: Britain France

Russia (out 1917) the USA (in 1917)

The Treaty of Versailles (1919)


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The inter-war years (1919 1938)

British women got the right to vote

(suffrage) in 1919.

The Great Depression of the 1930s began

with the Wall Street Crash (1929)


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World War 2 (1939 1945)

The Axis Powers (Fascists/Nazis):

Germany Italy Japan

The Allied Powers: Britain France the

USA the USSR

The war cost Britain of its national

wealth.


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Post-war Britain (1945 1960)

An Age of Consensus


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Post-war construction

Labors triumph over Conservative in the

1945 election.

Clement Atlee became Prime Minister.

The nationalization of major industries

The Welfare State


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Foreign policies

The British Empire had been almost

completely dismantled with most of the

newly independent nations joining the

Commonwealth.

Loss of influence in world affairs

Britains application for membership of the

European Economic Community (EEC)later EU admitted 1973


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Britain during the 1960s & 70s

The Swinging Sixties


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The 60s & 70s

The Swinging Sixties & Seventies:

1. The rise of pop culture drug & sex (the

Sexual Revolution)

2. Music: rock n roll the British Invasion -

the Beatles & the Rolling Stones

3. Fashion: the mini (car & skirt MaryQuant)


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The Rolling Stones


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The mini-car


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Symbol of the 60s:

mini-car & mini-skirt


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5-point hairstyle


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Bouffant hairstyle


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The Hippies


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The Thatchers years

(1979 1991)Iron Lady


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Margaret

Thatcher


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Thatcherism

Strictly market-oriented, rejected central

economic planning

Privatization (denationalization)

Britain continued to be outperformed by

its competitors

The weakening of the welfare state


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From Tony Blair to

David CameronCool Britannia


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2 main parties


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Conservative vs. Labour

Conservative Party

The party of theright

The party of

patriotism &nationalism

Emphasizes on theimportance of law &

order; themaintenance ofstrong armed forces

Labour Party

The party of the left

The party of socialjustice

Strong links with tradeunions

Emphasizes on theachievement of well-

being and opportunityfor all members ofsociety


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New Labour

An attractive impression of youthful

freshness

New Labour, New Life for Britain

A shift towards the centre from the left

a remarkably undoctrinaire Labour


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The 21st century

Sept 11, 2001 attacks the US

launched a Global War on Terrorism.

Britain has become a close ally - the

invasion of Afghanistan (2001) & Iraq

(2003)

The London Bombings (July 7, 2005)

Facing public criticism, Tony Blair

resigned during his 3rd term (2007)


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The 21st century

Gordon Brown, the then Chancellor ofthe Exchequer became Britains PrimeMinister.

The worldwide economic crisis in 20082009.

The general election in May 2010 saw

the victory of the Conservative Party . A coalition government (with the LiberalDemocrats) David Cameron as PM.


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