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

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

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

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

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

6. 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

7. 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?

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

9. Great Britain’s role in Imperialism
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?

10. Sir Archibald Mapsalot

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

12. 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?

13. 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

14. 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.