1. The United Kingdom
in the 20 century.
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Made by
Samarkin D.
Moscow
2012

2. Periodizing
► The end of the Victorian Era (1900-1901)
► The Edwardian Era (1901–1910)
► The period of the World War I ( 1914–1918)
► The interwar period (1918–1939)
► The period of the World War II (1939-1945)
► The loss of empire (1947-1960)
► Modern Britain (1960-present)

3. The monarchs of the century
1. Queen Victoria (1837-1901)
2. King Edward VII (1901-1910)
3. King George V (1910-1936)
4. King Edward VIII (20.01.1936 – 11.12.1936 )
5. King George VI (1936-1952)
6. Queen Elizabeth II (1952-present)

5. The outstanding
people of the
century

6. Sir Winston Churchill
(1874-1965)
Winston Churchill was
a politician, a soldier,
an artist, and the 20th
century's most
famous and
celebrated Prime
Minister of the UK.

7. Sir Alexander Fleming (1881-1955)
He was a British
biologist, pharmacologist
and botanist. He wrote
many articles on
bacteriology,
immunology, and
chemotherapy
He is known for
discovery of penicillin (1928).

8. The Beatles
► John Lennon
► Paul
McCartney
► Ringo Starr
► George
Harrison

9. The most
noticeable
wars of the
century

10. World War I (1914–1918)
Britain took part in this war as a member of
the Entente.
About 996 000 of the Briton people died.

11. World War II
Britain, along with most of its
dominions, Crown colonies, and British
India, declared war on Nazi Germany in
1939. War with Japan began in 1941, after it
attacked British colonies in Asia.
The UK has lost about 460 000 people.

13. The fall of the British Empire

14. Postwar period
►1948 The National Health Service
is founded
►1953 Coronation of Elizabeth II
►1979 The Conservatives win a
general election. Margaret
Thatcher becomes Britain's first
woman prime minister.

15. the Commonwealth of Nations
The Queen of the UK is a head of the
Commonwealth of Nations.

16. Conclusion
Now the UK is a sovereign state, which
includes the island of Great Britain, the north
eastern part of the island of Ireland, and
many smaller islands.