The Second War 13321357 Between the Kingdom of Scotland and the Kingdom of England Great national crisis Independent nation Union with England 18th century Political union between Scotland and England Treaty of Union It replaced the Scottish systems of currency First World War In 19141918 Provided manpower, ships, machinery, food etc Scotland sent 690,000 men to the war The Battle of Loos They made up 15 per cent of the national armed forces Second World War In 19391945 Shipyards and heavy engineering factories Winston Churchill Industry developed Scottish monarchs The head of state First King of Scots was Kenneth MacAlpin Founded the state The Coronation Oath Elizabeth II Flag of Scotland Saint Andrew's Cross Adopted in 16th century Earliest use as a national symbol One part of the English flag References http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scotland http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Scotland http://en.wikipedia
all men&women over 21 got the right to vote in 1928 Emmeline Pankhurst(died in 1928) a fighter for women's rights, especially voting 1936 A sensation! Edward XIII changes royal history abdicated (vabatahtlikult troonist loobuma) to marry Mrs Wallis Simpson (divorcee from the USA) his brother becomes George VI( (19361952) > the present Queen's father Queen Elisabeth(19002001) close to people, especially during WWII the British Empire was replaced by The British Commonwealth of Nations 19391945 World War II two sides the Blitz in England : bombing cities, especially London rationing(piiratult jagama)=restricting the amount of food,petrol,clothes the Battle of Britain = British Aircraft prevented the Germans from bombing , SummerAutumn 1940 Churchill > the Architect of the Victory How did Britain lose its Empire? the Empire strongest in 1920s mid 20th c. > the Empire was replaced by the British Commonwealth of Nations Britain&Europe 'Our hearts are not in Europe'
Friedrich Karl Ludwig Konstantin, Hesseni prints valiti kuningaks Väinö I nime all. Pärast Saksamaa kaotust Esimeses maailmasõjas sai Soomest vabariik, mille esimeseks presidendiks valiti 1919. aastal Kaarlo Juho Ståhlberg. Soome-Vene piir lepiti kokku Tartu rahulepinguga aastal 1920. Seadusandjad võitlesid endiselt kommunismi vastu ning suhted Soome ja Nõukogude Liidu vahel jäid pingelisteks. 10 6.5 SOOME TEISES MAAILMASÕJAS (19391945) Teise maailmasõja ajal võitles Soome Nõukogude Liidu vastu kahel korral: Talvesõjas (1939- 1940) ning Jätkusõjas (1941-1944), Operatsiooni Barbarossa käigus, kus Saksamaa väed sisenesid Nõukogude Liitu. Sellele järgnes Lapi sõda (1944-1945), mille käigus tõrjusid soomlased Põhja-Soomest välja sakslased. Nõukogude Liiduga sõlmitud lepingud aastatel 1947 ja 1948 sisaldasid Soomele mitmeid kohustusi, piiranguid ja reparatsioone, millega anti ära ka maa-alasid. Soome andis ära
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