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The Edwardian Age and World War I

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Edwardian England

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After Queen Victoria's death, the crown passed to her nephew, King Edward VII. In that period the British Empire occupied a fifth of the total land of the Continent and British towns were the poorest in Europe. On the other hand, technical developments in France and Germany challenged British power, and Italy was emerging as a competitor in the fields of the motor car, cinema and aviation. British ships still carried 80 per cent of world trade but Germany began to challenge Britain's supremacy at sea. So, in 1904 King Edward signed an agreement with Spain, called the Entente Cordiale, which established that Britain could trade in Egypt and France in Morocco. A new alignment formed whereby Britain could now rely on France and America in case of a conflict against Germany, Austria or Italy.

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The end of WWI

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The peace treaty

A: was signed in Paris in 1919 by the Allied powers.

B: was refused by the Allied powers.

C: stipulated the Allied occupation of the Rhineland.

D: provided for unilateral disarmament.

E: imposed a small financial reparation for Germany.

F: gave Woodrow Wilson the opportunity to propose the creation of the League of Nations.

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Towards the Welfare State

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1. Minimum wages were fixed: ________
2. The Parliament Act passed, removing the Lords' right to reject money bills passed by the House of Commons: ________
3. A new Labour Representation Committee became the Labour Party: ________
4. The House of Lords rejected Lloyd George's budget because its members did not want to pay more taxes: ________
5. Workers were given free medical treatment and sickness benefits: ________

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Towards the Welfare State

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1. The Liberals were divided into two groups: one ________laissez-faire and self-help; the other championed New Liberalism, which was in favour of some State intervention.
2. In this period David Lloyd George, who aligned with the New Liberals, was Chancellor of the Exchequer, that is, responsible for the country's ________.
3. Some of the first measures towards the Welfare State were the ________ of an old-age pension, and free meals and medical inspections in schools.
4. After the rejection of the 'People's Budget', the ________ decided to reform the House of Lords.
5. When King Edward VII died, his son became king as ________ V.
6. The Parliament Act stated that general elections would occur at least every ________ years.
7. The year 1911 was marked by mass strikes and social unrest to which the ________ responded with unemployment benefits.

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The Suffragettes

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1. The Women's Social and Political Union was founded by Mrs Emmeline Pankhurst in ________.
2. The Suffragettes struggled to secure the vote for ________.
3. They held protest marches in London, chained themselves to railings and assaulted ________.
4. Many Suffragettes were ________ and went on hunger strikes.
5. In 1918 women over ________ gained the vote.

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The outbreak of WWI

Put the events leading to World War I in the correct order: write numbers from 1 to 5.

________ Germany invaded neutral Belgium.
________ Austria began bombing Belgrade.
________ In Sarajevo, a Serbian nationalist assassinated Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne.
________ Wilhelm II declared war on Russia and France.
________ Britain sent 130,000 soldiers to fight on the Western Front in northern France.

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Britain during WWI

Read the following sentences and say whether they are true or false.

A: A great battle stopped the French army when they reached the River Marne.

B: Lord Kitchener was the British Secretary of State for War.

C: Britain relied on volunteers until the end of the First World War.

D: The Empire sent troops from Canada, New Zealand and Australia.

E: The year 1916 saw the introduction of conscription in Britain.

F: Men could not be replaced by women in their civilian jobs.

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The Irish Question

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1. The so-called Easter Rising broke out in ________ in April 1916.
2. The Irish rebellion was due to the ________ of Home Rule until the end of the war.
3. The leaders of the Irish insurrection were ________ by Germany.
4. The Irish rebellion was repressed and 15 of the leaders ________.
5. The Easter Rising led to an increase in popularity of the Irish ________ party Sinn Féin.

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The progress of WWI

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1. The British passenger liner Lusitania was sunk by a German submarine in May ________.
2. Germany was reprimanded by US President Thomas Woodrow ________ for having caused the death of 128 Americans at sea.
3. The British fought the bloodiest battle in their history on the ________ in July 1916.
4. The Germans used efficient submarines called ________.
5. In July 1917 King George V changed the name of the British royal family from Saxe-Coburg-Gotha into ________.

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The progress of WWI

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1. In May ________ Italy joined the war on France and ________'s side.
2. The Somme was an example of the war of ________, where huge battles were fought not to gain territory but only to kill soldiers and wear down the enemy.
3. The United States entered the war in April ________ on Britain's side.
3. Soldiers retreated into trenches, where life was exasperating because of the mud, lack of hygiene, boredom and ________ of gas.
4. Between 1917 and 1918 the Bolsheviks seized power in ________ and the Italian army was beaten at the Battle of Caporetto.

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