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the ww1 from 1914 ti 1918
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All women over 21 were able to vote. -
WW2 from 1939 ti 1945
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The Northern Ireland Troubles cover the period between the riots in 1969 and the "Good Friday Agreement" in 1998.
In this period there was much violence and killing from both the unionist community and the nationalist community. -
The UK joined the European Economic Community.
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Margaret Thatcher, the leader of the Conservative Party, became the country's first female Prime Minister.
Her Government's policy included cuts in government spending and the closure of many industries. This created massive unemployment in the north of England and strikes.
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Argentina invaded the Falkland Islands and the British government decided to send troops to regain possession of the islands. In June Argentina surrendered.
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New Labour won the General Election in 1997 and Tony Blair became Prime Minister.
Tragedy struck the royal family in 1997 with the death of Diana, the Princess of Wales, in a car crash. -
In 2001 terrorist attacked the Twin Towers
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The global financial crisis which began in 2007-2008 had severe effects on the British banking system and economy -
Scotland held a referendum in 2014 about becoming an independent country but 55% of the voters said 'no' and, for now,the country remains part of the UK.
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In 2016, the UK held a referendum on the country's membership of the EU. Those in favour of Brexit won, with 52.5% of the vote.
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death of Queen Elizabeth