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He was a liberal and was Prime Minster from December 7th 1916 till October 19th 1922.
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The 1918-1919 'Spanish flu' epidemic killed more than 200,000 people in Britain and up to 50 million worldwide.
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War ends. Uk war dead runs to several hundred thousand.
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Uk agrees to foundation of Irish Free State, Nothern Ireland remains part of of the UK.
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Prime minister from October 23rd 1922 till May 20th 1923. He was a conservative prime minister.
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A conservative government lasted from May 23rd 1923 to January 16th 1924 after a general election was called to gain a mandate but he failed to gain a majority.
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A labour prime minister from a hung parilament, it was a minority governement which relied on liberal support. He settled reparations with Germany following World War I. Prime minster from January 22nd 1924 till November 4th 1924.
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Primeminster from 5th june 1924 till 24th August 1931.Labour government. It was a hung parliament. In 1931, the Labour Government split on measures to resolve a budget crisis; MacDonald resigned, but was reappointed at the head of a National Government with the support of the Conservative and Liberal parties.
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First UK government lead by the labour party under Ramsay Mcdonald.
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During his time as priminister he was present in the Treaty of Locarno; signatory of the Kellogg-Briand Pact. He enacted the Pensions Act 1925. He also founded National Grid. He was Prime Minister from November 4th 1924 to June 5th 1929
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Genral strike arising from coal disputes. lasted 9 days from 4th May 1926 till 13th May
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The world stock market crashed as a result unemployment rises in the uk
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Millions are unemployed. A national government coalition is formed.
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Primeminister from August 24th 1931 till 7th June 1935. It was a National Labour Government.
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Prime minister under a conservative government from 7th June 1935 till 28th May 1937
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King Edward VIII abdicates over relationship with an American divorcee, Wallis Simpson
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Prime Minister from 28th May 1937 til 3rd September 1939, It was a conservative government.
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PM Neville Chamberlain meets with the leader of nazi Germany, Adolf Hitler, in Munich. Chamberlain claims her has averted war with Germany.
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Re-elected from 3rd September 1939 to 10th May 1940.
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This happened just 2 days after Germany invaded Poland.
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Elected 10th May 1940 till 23rd May 1945
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British fighter pilots repel German air attacks in the Battle Of Britain (10th July-31st August). London and other cities badly damaged in German air raids.
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Allied troops invade France from Britain on D-Day and begin to fight their way towards Germany
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Re-elected from May 23rd 1945 till June 26th 1945 under a conservative government.
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Prime Minster from 26th July 1945 till 26th October 1951. Labour government.
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UK becomes a permanent member of the UN Security Council. The first session was held on the 17th of January 1946
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British coal industry is nationalised
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Former colony India wins independence.
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Post war immigration from the commonwealth begins
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NHS Established.
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UK becomes a founder member of Nato.
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British troops arrive to support US forces in the Korean war
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Conservative government. Prime Minister from 26th October 1951 till 6th April 1955
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Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II
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Conservative government. 6th april 1955 till 10th january 1957.
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Worsening pollution prompts the passing of the Clean Air Act
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Britain switches on its first nuclear power station
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Britain intervenes in Suez Canal Zone, but withdraws under pressure from the US.
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Prime minister from January 10th 1957 till 19th August 1963. Conservative government.
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Ghana becomes the first British colony in Africa to gain independence
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Britain tests its first hydrogen bomb
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Beatles first Top 40 UK hit with "love me do".
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Prime Minister from 19th October 1963 till 16th October 1964. Conservative government.
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New universities open and students get state support.
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Abolition of Resale Price ,aintenance prompts the rise of supermarkets
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Prime Minister from 16th August 1964 till 19th June 1970. Labour government
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Comprehensive education system is initiated.
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Death penalty is abolished.
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England wins football world cup.
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Concorde, the worlds first supersonic airliner, makes its maden flight
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British troops sent to quell unrest in Nothern Ireland
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Prime minister from 19th June 1970 till 4th March 1974. Conservative government.
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Decimalised currency replaces 'pounds,shillings and pence'
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North Sea Oil concessions are auctioned.
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British army kills 14 in Londonderry, Nothern Ireland, on Bloody Sunday.
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Idi Amin expels Uganda's asians and many settle in Britain.
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UK joins European Economic Community. Industrial 3 day week because of strike by power workers and miners.
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prime minister from 4th march 1974 till 5th april 1976. labour government
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EEC membership is endorsed in referedum. North sea oil begins to pump ashore.
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Prime Minster from 5th April 1976 till 4th May 1979. Labour government.
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Britain is forced to borrow money from the International Monetary Fund
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Worlds first test tube baby is born in Oldham
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Strikes paralyse Britain during the 'Winter of Discontent'
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Prime Minister from 4th May 1979 till 28th November 1990. Conservative government.
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PM Margaret Thatcher begins to introduce free market policies
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Racial tensions spark riots in Brixton and other areas,
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Thatcher government begins programme of privatisation of state-run industries.
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Argentina invades the Falklan Islands in the South Atlantic. the UK dispatches a taskforce, which retakes the islands.
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High unemployment rates and unrest in UK inner cities and continuing violence in Nothern Ireland.
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12 month 'Miners' strike' over pit closures begin
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Ira attempts to assassinate Margaret Thatcher in her hotel in Brighton. Several killed and injured by a bomb blast PM escapes unhurt.
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Flight PAN AN 103 explodes mid-air over scotlandand pluges into the town of loderbie.All 259 people on board and 11 on the ground were killed.
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Tim Berners-Lee invents the World Wide Web.
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Margaret Thatcher resigns after failing to defeat the challenge to her leadrship of the Conservative party as a result John Major became the new Prime Minister.
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Prime Minister from November 28th 1990 till 2nd May 1997. Conservative government.
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UK takes part in US led military campaign to liberate Kuwait from Iraqi occupation (the camapign lasted from the 24th to the 28th)
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channel tunnel opens linking London and Paris by rail
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forces withdrawal of sterling from the ERM
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Downing street declares a Nothern Ireland peace proposal issued jointly with the Irish Government.
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First women priests are ordained by the Church of England.
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John smith dies, Tony Blair is elected as new Labour leader.
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Goverment announced BSE or Mad Cow Diease can be transmitted to humans,Mass slaughter of animals leading to a collapse in the market and an export ban. Many beef farmers faced financial ruin.
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Labour under Tony Blair wins in landslide election
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Diana, Princess of Wales is killed in a car crash in paris
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Referendums in Scotland and Wales back the referendum for the creation of seperate assemblies in Edinburgh and Cardiff