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British Empire
The handover ceremony in 1997 marked for many, including Charles, Prince of Wales, who was in attendance, "the end of Empire". -
Creation of the Labour Party, political emanation of the trade unions.
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The Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU), known as the suffragettes was formed by Emeline Pankhrust.
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Conciliation Bill
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Cat and Mouse Act
The Prisoners (Temporary Discharge for Ill Health) Act, commonly referred to as the Cat and Mouse Act, was an Act of Parliament passed in Britain under H. H. Asquith's Liberal government in 1913. Some members of the Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU, commonly referred to as suffragettes) had been imprisoned for acts of vandalism in support of women's suffrage. -
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WW1
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Women gain the righ to vote
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Egypt, which had been declared a British protectorate at the beginning of the First World War, became independent even though it remained under strong British influence until 1954.
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All men and women over 21 years old are allowed to vote.
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Women gain full suffrage
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WWII
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National service act
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The Blitz
The Blitz was a German bombing campaign against the United Kingdom in 1940 and 1941, during the Second World War. The term was first used by the British press and is the German word for 'lightning'. -
Britain exports to Commonwealth represented 45% of total exports.
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Churchill' three circles
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Labour Party, Clement Attlee
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Indepedence of India
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OEEC ( Organisation for European Economic Cooperation)
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Pathe Reporter Meets
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creation of the National Health Service
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NATO ( North Atlantic Treaty Organization)
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White Paper on Immigration
In 1955, the Colonial Office produced a draft White Paper on immigration restrictions and an inter-departmental committee prepared a report on the associated economic and social problems of Commonwealth immigration. The Colonial Secretary, Alan Lennox-Boyd, argued that draft proposals aimed at West Indian immigration were racially discriminatory, as the large majority of immigrants were Irish. -
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Conservative party
First minsters:
- Anthony eden (26/05/1955-08/10/1959)
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The Suez Crisis
economic crsisi
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Britain's lenght of confidence
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British Nationality Act
Created several categories and the commonwealth citizens were granted the same rights as Nationals in terms of right of enter and right to vote. -
Life peerage act
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Notting Hill race riots
The Notting Hill race riots were a series of racially motivated riots that took place in Notting Hill, England.
"White Defence League", the probleme now were that there were too many coloured people.
Trouble is not culture or religion, only colour. -
Britain only accounted for 25% of total exports of Commowealth.
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First Commonwealth Immigration Act
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Peerage Act
The Peerage Act 1963 is the Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that permitted women peeresses and all Scottish hereditary peers to sit in the House of Lords, and which allows newly inherited hereditary peerages to be disclaimed. -
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Labour Party, Harold Wilson
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1st Race relation act
Voted by labour government, the Race Relations Act 1965 was the first legislation in the United Kingdom to address racial discrimination. -
Barbara Anne Castle, first female minster of State.
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Devaluation of the pound
The English currency is less the victim of a “financial conspiracy” than of the consequences of the economic policy of “stop-and-go” conducted since 1945. -
extinction of the right to vote for 18 years old citizens
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Equal pay act
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Conservative party, Edward Health
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Adhesion of Britain to European Union
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Labour Party, Harold Wilson
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Sex Discrimnation Act
The Sex Discrimination Act 1975 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which protected men and women from discrimination on the grounds of sex or marital status. The Act concerned employment, training, education, harassment, the provision of goods and services, and the disposal of premises. -
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Conservative party, Margaret Thatcher
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British National Act
Redefined Commonwealth right and the strict colonial legacy. -
50 members in Commonwealth
Today, there are 53 countries in the Commonwealth. -
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Conservative party, John Major
The 1992 British general election was held on 9 April 1992, and was the fourth consecutive victory of the Conservative Party, led by John Major, which thus retained its parliamentary majority. -
Shooting in a pub in Down County, Northern Ireland, 6 dead, claimed by the Ulster Volunteer Force.
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Tony Blair was elected leader of the Labour party
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United Kingdom sells Hong Kong to People’s Republic of China
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Labour Party
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Human Right Act
turning point in social economic and political policy. -
Omagh bombing in Northern Ireland a car bomb in a shopping street killing 29 people and injuring 220, due to an insufficiently precise warning
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Devolution was adopted in UK
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Constitutionnal Reform Act
The Constitutional Reform Act modifies the office of Lord Chancellor and makes changes to the way in which some of the functions vested in that office are to be exercised. The Act also creates the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom and abolishes the appellate jurisdiction of the House of Lords. It creates the Judicial Appointments Commission to select people for judicial appointments in England and Wales, and provides for judicial discipline in England and Wales. -
London attacks of 7 July 2005, a series of four attacks on London’s public transport, claimed by a small group affiliated with Al-Qaeda: 56 dead and 700 wounded.
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The Colour Bar (Book)
Authors : A. Susan Williams, Susan Williams
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Ecnomic Recession
In the third quarter of 2008, the British economy entered a recession, due to the subprime crisis that began in the summer of 2007 in the United States and which turned into a global financial and economic crisis in 2008. -
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Conservative party, David Cameron
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First Minster can now dissolved parliament when necessary.
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Riots
London and other major cities are shaken by riots. -
United Kingdom Alternative Vote referendum
The UK-wide referendum on the Parliamentary voting system was held on Thursday 5 May 2011 (the same date as local elections in many areas) in the United Kingdom to choose the method of electing MPs at subsequent general elections. -
Same Sex Couples
The Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act opens marriage to same-sex couples in England and Wales. -
"No" prevails in the Referendum on Scotland’s Independence.
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United Kingdom European Union membership referendum
The United Kingdom European Union membership referendum, commonly referred to as the EU referendum or the Brexit referendum, took place on 23 June 2016 in the United Kingdom (UK) and Gibraltar to ask the electorate whether the country should remain a member of, or leave, the European Union (EU). The referendum resulted in 51.9% of the votes cast being in favour of leaving the EU. -
Northern Ireland pmt
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Conservative party, Theresa May
These are early elections the election was originally scheduled for May 2020 called at the request of Conservative Prime Minister Theresa May. -
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Conservative party
The Conservative Party led by outgoing Government Leader Boris Johnson went from a relative majority of seats to a large absolute majority, achieving its best results since 1987, while the Labour Party, led by Jeremy Corbyn and a supporter of holding a second referendum on the EU question, won a historically small number of seats. -
Bombings in London
Knife attack on passers-by in the Streatham neighbourhood; The assailant injures 2 people before being shot by the police after noticing that he was wearing an explosive jacket, which will prove to be fake. The attack is claimed by ISIS’s Amaq propaganda agency
