Christianity encouraged people to act in His reign saw the First World War, the certain ways Victorian values Russian Revolution, the Irish troubles, – Electric lighting, Origin of Species- first votes for women, the general strike etc. evolution book, antiseptic surgery, The assassination of Archduke Ferdinand railway, ships started WW I Writers:, William Thackeray, Thomas Country was unprepared for the power Hardy, Oscar Wilde, Stevenson, Kipling, of the modern weapons Charles Dickens, Charles Darwin Post-War The Treaty of Versailles gave Britain Edwardian Age several German and Turkish colonies Edward VII had been waiting long to get to the throne In 1931 Parliament passed a statute that recognized the dominions’ complete independence from cordiale” “Entente Britain The Edwardian period is sometimes extended Now Britain is constitutional monarchy. Head Socially of state-Queen Elizabeth II Edward was a part of fashionable elite and had many scandals. During that time the British class system The prime minister and cabinet are was very rigid formally appointed by the monarch In 1903 Emmeline Pankhurst founded the to form Her Majesty's Government Women’s Social and Political Union that The queen respects prime minister’s fought for women’s suffrage choices Corresponds to the French Belle Époque period David Cameron The church no longer played a vital role. Age of optimism Inventions like telephones, typewriters, airplanes, wireless A military rivalry grew between GB and Germany In May 1910 Edward VII was succeeded by his son George V George changed his family name to Windsor- anti-German
Christianity encouraged people to act in certain ways – Victorian values Electric lighting, Origin of Species- first evolution book, antiseptic surgery, railway, ships Writers:, William Thackeray, Thomas Hardy, Oscar Wilde, Stevenson, Kipling, Charles Dickens, Charles Darwin Edwardian Age Edward VII had been waiting long to get to the throne “Entente cordiale” The Edwardian period is sometimes extended Socially Edward was a part of fashionable elite and had many scandals. During that time the British class system was very rigid In 1903 Emmeline Pankhurst founded the Women’s Social and Political Union that fought for women’s suffrage Corresponds to the French Belle Époque period The church no longer played a vital role. Age of optimism Inventions like telephones, typewriters, airplanes, wireless A military rivalry grew between GB and Germany In May 1910 Edward VII was succeeded by his son George V George changed his family name to Windsor- anti-German His reign saw the First World War, the Russian Revolution, the Irish troubles, votes for women, the general strike etc. The assassination of Archduke Ferdinand started WW I Country was unprepared for the power of the modern weapons Post-War The Treaty of Versailles gave Britain several German and Turkish colonies In 1931 Parliament passed a statute that recognized the dominions’ complete independence from Britain Now Britain is constitutional monarchy. Head of state-Queen Elizabeth II The prime minister and cabinet are formally appointed by the monarch to form Her Majesty's Government The queen respects prime minister’s choices David Cameron
MonikaMiilveeEhistory.docx