Europe Today By: Mr. Hunter

British influences on United States Culture Birthplace of Newton, Darwin, Shakespeare, JK Rowling, and the Beatles Home of the world’s largest foreign exchange market Hovercraft invention Foods

What do you think these all have in common? Bangers and Mash Bubble and squeak Toad-in-the-hole

They are all foods! Bangers and Mash: mashed potatoes and sausages Bubble and squeak: typicallymade from cold vegetables that have been left over from a previous meal, often the Sunday roast) The chief ingredients are potato and cabbage, but carrots, peas, brussels sprouts, and other vegetables can be added. The cold chopped vegetables (and cold chopped meat if used) are fried in a pan together with mashed potato until the mixture is well-cooked and brown on the sides. The name is a description of the action and sound made during the cooking process. Toad-in-the-hole: sausages covered in batter and roasted

Another interesting food…. Black Pudding: It looks like a black sausage, but is made from dried pigs blood and fat.

UK United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Made up of four regions: Scotland, England, Wales, and Northern Ireland

Draw and color the UK, labeling the four regions.

London is the capital.

London

London, UK

The government in the UK is a monarchy . A monarchy is a system of government in which one person reigns, usually a king or queen. The authority, or crown, in a monarchy is generally inherited. The ruler, or monarch, is often only the head of state, not the head of government!

The UK government is a constitutional monarchy. A monarchy in which the powers of the ruler are restricted to those granted under the constitution and laws of the nation.

Parliament Parliament is the national lawmaking body that has the actual power of government.

Big Ben and Parliament

Parliament is divided into… House of Lords and House of Commons

Parliament Lords: nobles Commons: elected representatives; most powerful group

Government The prime minister is the head of government whose political party wins the most seats in the House of Commons. Current Prime Minister: Tony Blair

Exceptions Welsh Assembly Scottish parliament

Ireland Conflicts between Catholics and Protestants Many Irish Catholics wanted Northern Ireland to secede from the UK and unite as a republic of Ireland.

Ireland Protestants supported the government of the UK. Ireland violence ended in 1998 when Catholic and Protestants signed the Good Friday Accord.

Ireland

Ireland The Good Friday Accord established the Northern Ireland Assembly, made up of Catholic and Protestant voters.

How has the UK’s culture affected the United States? The governments of India, the US and former British colonies were modeled on Britain’s parliamentary system.

Sing it! God save our gracious Queen, Long live our noble Queen, God save the Queen! Send her victorious, Happy and glorious, Long to reign over us; God save the Queen!

Beatles Elton John Sting Dido

Literature Mary Shelley/Arthur Conan Doyle Charles Dickens Virginia Woolf George Orwell C.S. Lewis J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series

What goods are produced in the UK? Trade Finance Mining Manufacturing The UK must import food and raw materials used in manufacturing.

Sweden

Predict the definition of these words. 1. Riksdag 2. ombudsmen 3. armed neutrality 4. hydroelectricity 5. acid rain 6. skerries

Compare/contrast the governments of the UK and Sweden.

Swedish Government Constitutional monarchy Riksdag: Swedish parliament Prime minister ombusmen: appointed by parliament to protect citizens’ rights and make sure that laws are followed

Riksdag

Armed Neutrality Create a t-chart displaying the risks and benefits of armed neutrality.

Economy Relies on privately owned businesses and international trade Exports: goods, metals, minerals, wood Industries: automobiles, engineering, and communications

Economy 80% of the population lives in the urban areas of southern Sweden. Hydroelectric power

Why is Sweden considered to be a homogeneous country? What are skerries? What types of recreational activities do Swedes enjoy?

France 1. What contributions did Charles de Gaulle make to France during WW II? 2. How is the government of the Fifth Republic organized? 3. What was the result of France’s five-year plan following the war? 4. What was France’s main source of power following the war, and what is it today?

Charles de Gaulle Charles de Gaulle led the military as a general and led the French in exile to the UK

Fifth Republic Power is split between the President and parliament. Parliament is divided into the Senate and National Assembly with the prime minister as the head

Results of the Five-Year Plan The economy was a mixed economy with both private ownership and the nationalization of some businesses and industries. Nationalization of industries = socialism

Socialism system of social organization in which the means of producing and distributing goods is owned collectively or by a centralized government that often plans and controls the economy

Describe the significance of each of the following: European Community Paris’s contribution to art Proust, Camus, and de Beauvoir Impressionism Monet

Let’s go on strike… If students were employees that could go on strike, what kinds of situations do you think would merit going on strike?

What caused strikes in Poland? Increases in food prices/Low wages Communist leadership prohibiting labor union formation Weakening economy (Poland in debt to other countries)