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Sudan,

ssssr⁹ ,he Bri,ish possessed ,he followin8 co,onies: ,ndia-^zimbab-.

31)    Why was Britain interested in the Boer Republics?

Because of discovery of diamonds and gold

32)    At the end of 19th century the House of Commons    .

came

ffom England *105 from Ireland *53 from Scotland    *‘*^{658 MPs;} *⁵⁰⁰

Labour

pfrty'^{the beginning 0f 20th certu,y,he Whi}S P^arty ^l0« its electorate on behaif of.

umon movement, although

34) The Labour Party was created in =>1874 as part of the trade it formally established in 1900

35) The British foreign policy before I World War was directed in:

Tension between Britain & German (German demanded fair share in the colonies) *Buildin« Baghdad railway *German imperialistic ambitions

36) The Triple Alliance consisted of => Germany, Italy, Austria-Hungary

37) How did the Irish fight for independence in 19th century?

1846-1848 Irish were fighting for independence, when great famine affected their country (failure in potatoes plantation). Due to that famine l, 5 million died of hunger, another million immigrated to America. Eire was heavily depopulated Those, who emigrated, decided to organise themselves and help those who remained in Ireland and fought for independence. In 1857 they established in America the Fenian Brotherhood. which aim was to train Irish how to fight and organising uprising in Ireland In 1867 uprising was prepared to break out but British learned earlier about it and they arrested Irish leaders British cabinet understood that they had to do something about Irish - they couldnt continue arresting people, as it brought no results.

Liberał lord Gladstone's idea was the separation of Irish Church and State. Anglican Church in Ireland lost importance    $sj| -S 9

38) I World War started in => 28-07-1914

to Windsor in 1917

39) The British Royal Dynasty changed their name trom Hanoverian due to anti-German sentiments during World War l.

40) After 1 World War British industry & economy were...    * „_eneral strike

in crisis * The cost of the war had led to an enormous merease m taxat ^    _branches

of coalminers because of cutting theirs wages Inter war decade I    _n .    ^ _more

growing - other sulTering, Britain was no longet domina e oi    navnients As a result,

than exported * 1 <329- economical crisis, increasmg ta\es and icduc gF

dissatisfaction and strikes began.    |||    | B| _: ^

First of all American* managed to same extent display British trom i run Gets    _{jn war}

couldn t reach some ports to war and had io lxiri<nv iiHiiK\ iom -    Product (GDP)

In Id 14 1919 a deb. in Britain grew by 26% to 128% Gross Domu    . ,9U

inereased about 39 bul inflation was to high - in 1919 pnees were 2.11 ttmc b.gge