Early 20th century
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Updated: 13 Jun 2024
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Created byEva Kofler
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Death of Queen Victoria I.Formation Women's Social and Political Union in ManchesterGeneral Election, Victory of Liberal Party
measures to improve lives of living classTriple Entente founded
GB, Fr, Russia would support each other in case of attackDeath of King Edward VII
King George VGeneral Strike organized by Trade Union Congress
Strikes made illegal in 1927Theodore Roosevelt = President
limit of power of monopolies
protection of natural wealthModel T introduced by Henry FordWoodrow Wilson = PresidentIntroduction of Assembly Line for Model TUnited States enter War19th Amendment: women's suffrageWall Street CrashFranklin D. Roosevelt = President
New Deal: Policy of greater intervention of State in private & public sectors
Assistance to the poorPeriods
WWI:
Britain declares war on Germany after its invasion of Belgium
Conscription in 1916
Just after war: Representation of the People Act granted voting rights to women
(over 30 with property)20s: Economic and industrial decline, unemployment, povertyRoaring Twenties
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