Historical Overview of the UK—Ancient History to 1979 Unit 2: The United Kingdom

What’s the difference between the United Kingdom and Great Britain?

United Kingdom contains Northern Ireland Great Britain only consists of the island that contains Wales, England, and Scotland

Geography of Great Britain An island Effects? Small size Cold, chilly, rainy climate

What types of legitimacy do you think Great Britain has? Traditional Legitimacy? Charismatic Legitimacy? Rational-Legal Legitimacy?

British Legitimacy Britain has the most legitimacy of any of the countries we will cover Traditional Legitimacy How? How has traditional legitimacy changed in Great Britain? Rational-Legal legitimacy Since when? The Constitution of the Crown—A vast selection of important documents, common laws, and cultural customs

Important documents that established the tradition of rational legitimacy Magna Carta (1215) Formed the basis for limited government in the Western World What else did it do? English Bill of Rights (1688) Gave policymaking power to Parliament, not the king Common Law—(Not just one document) Decisions made by public officials set precedence for later rulings What else does it do?

The Industrial Revolution Great Britain was the first country to industrialize Caused a huge population explosion Allowed Great Britain to industrialize and IMPERIALIZE

Great Britain’s role in Imperialism 1750-1914 Industrialization allowed them to sell goods to all of their colonies Committed horrible atrocities against most colonies Began to lose their colonies in the early 20th century Why?

Sir Archibald Mapsalot

World War 1 and 2 Both wars took a huge toll on Great Britain Lost their colonies Lost their hegemony

The British Welfare State Noblesse Oblige—The duty of the upper class to take responsibility for the lower classes Collective Consensus—Labour and Conservative Parties worked together to build a welfare state National Health Service—Publically funded healthcare system in the UK What does that mean? What is a welfare state?

The British Welfare State Mixed Economy—A government directed economy without giving up private ownership of property (socialism?) Keynesian Economics—Government expanded employment and social programs

Graphic Flow Map! You will now make a flow map of British history and/or vocabulary. In the top box, put the date and a picture that represents the period or concept in British history. Below that, explain how that picture represents the event or concept you are describing. The events or vocabulary words should be in chronological order as best as possible.