Britain

By: Elliot Benson, Victora Del Bino, AJ Paulsey

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EconomyThe British economy is one of the largest economies in the world. It is highly developed, market based economy. (Department State) The economy is just now recovering from a large recession in 2008. In 2009 the economy was dropping even faster. Also in 2009 Prime Minister Gordan Brown announced an economic recovery plan. The plan still in progress is slowly bringing the economy back to a more stable state. (UK Economy)

Britain is a very large part of world trading. Major Exports: fuels, chemicals, food, tobacco, and teaMajor Imports: machinery, foods, and fuels. (Jeffery Davis)  

Britain on a J-CurveBritain is in a very stable state. It would take a vey big event to break the stability. Most of Britain's government is electedin a democratic process (except for the Royal Family). The country is very open to new things. Britain's world trade isgoing through the roof. Main trading countries are Germany, US, Spain, Ireland, France, Belgium, and Netherlands.

(Jeffery Davis)

History of Great Britain• 1902 Education Bill granted local authorities control over primary,

technical and secondary education.(Britain since 1945)• 1906 Labour Party began being represented in Parliament but it

still took years to challenge the Conservative and Liberal Parties.(Britain since 1945)

• 1939 to 1945 World War 2, the cost of the war caused Britain to become bankrupt (Britain since 1945)

• The 20th century was a great improvement for Britain• Prince William (son of Diana) recently got engaged to Kate

Middleton. (Telegraph)  

20th Century • Number of women in well paid jobs went up (Lambert)• Decrease in coal mining, textiles, and shipbuilding

industries (Lambert)• Tourism, education, finance and retail increased and became main

sources of employment (Lambert)• 25% of Britain's population was living in poverty, low wages was

the main cause (Lambert)•  15% of  Britain were living at a subsistence level, had just enough

money for food, clothes, and rent (Lambert)•  10% was below subsistence level (Lambert)

     

20th Century •  Medicine advanced (Lambert)• Large networks of railroads (Lambert)• Teachers were allowed to abuse students physically and verbally

until late 20th century (Lambert)• Furniture and houses began to advance (Lambert)• Rich people only had electric light (Lambert)• Vaccuum cleaners, and washing machines became avaiable

o Cell phones and emails became popular (Lambert) 

Britain includes Scotland, England, and Wales. It is southwest of the North Sea and is in the northeastern part of the Atlantic ocean.

The British Government

The government consists of the Sovereign, Upper House of Lords, and the Lower House of Commons. The Upper House of Lords is the upper house of the Parliament. A position in the House of Lords is not one that is elected, but appointed or inherited. The Lower House of Commons is the lower house of the British Parliament. Unlike the House of Lords, the House of Commons can make the Prime Minister resign or call elections. The House of Lords have very little overseeing to do in the government. (House Lords)    

Prime MinisterThe current Prime Minister of Britain is David Cameron. Cameron was elected in May of 2010 after helping form a Coalition government.

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Coalition Government- A coalition government is one in which several political parties must cooperate in order to run a country or region.   wisegeek.com

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Works Cited Cont.  

Prince William Engagement: flashback to wedding of Diana and Charles. The Telegraph.co.uk. The Telegraph Media Group. Nov. 2010. Web. 17 Mar. 2011

<http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/royal-wedding/8137495/Prince-William-engagement-flashback-to-wedding-of-Diana-and-Charles.html>