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BY: NEIL DALAL PD. 7
Political and Economic Change in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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Introduction
Gradualism-->Strong TraditionsKing-->Parliament (William the Conqueror in 1066)Growing Power of Parliament
Magna Carta (1215) English Civil War (1642-51) Glorious Revolution and the English Bill of Rights (1688/9)
Sources of Change Industrial Revolution (18th-20th Century) Imperialism (1815-1914) World Wars (1939-1945) Economic Crisis of 1970s
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Industrial Revolution (18th-20th Century)
Middle Class and Laborers included in Parliament
Extension of Voting Rights19th Century Work and Welfare ReformsPolitical Effects of the Extension of Rights
House of Commons>Lords Political Parties based on Class Lines Demand for Welfare Measures Pressured Political
Change
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Effects of WWII and Challenges
Churchill United (1940-5) Compromise Modern Welfare System
Beveridge Report (1942)
Turmoil Decline in Economy Political Division
Socialist vs. Pure Market
Recovery after Moderation in 1990s
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Economic Crisis of the 1970’s
Declining Industrial Production and InfluenceLoss of Colonies (1945-97)OPEC Embargo (1973)RecessionLabor Union Demands
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Margaret Thatcher (1979-90)
Blame on Socialist PoliciesChanges
Privatized Cut Back on Welfare Strengthened Defense Tough on Labor Unions Return to Market Economy
Critics Opposed
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Tony Blair (1997-2007)
Moderation (John Major)Labour Party’s ReturnBlair’s “New Labour” Party
“Third Way”Northern Ireland Peace Process
Good Friday Agreement (1996)War on Terror
Afghanistan (2001) Iraq (2003)
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Gordon Brown (2007-10) and David Cameron
Growth Ends (Recession)Shifting of PowersCoalition GovernmentEU Membership
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Represents the income distribution of a nation's residents
Proportion of the total income of the population (y-axis) that is earned by the bottom x% of the population
Gini Index
Tax Rates Over Time
Conse
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Labou
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Government Owned Corporations
Corporations Nationalized Privatized
British Broadcasting Company 1927 2004
British Airways 1939 1987
British Steel 1967 1988
Rolls-Royce 1971 1973
British Petroleum 1974 1977, 1979, 1981, 1987
British Aerospace 1977 1981, 1985
British Telecom (General Post Office) 1981 1984, 1991, 1993
National Health Service 1948 N/A
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Globalization and Fragmentation
International Integration
Opposing Viewpoints