English history

Question 1

The Celts

Answer 1

2500 yrs
Celtic tribes from europe
Spread all over the isles
Celtic/ gaelic language

Question 2

Roman britan

Answer 2

A.D 45- Romans invaded britan and stayed for 400yrs
Founded first cities- Londonium
Built Hadrians wall (controll the celts-120km)

Question 3

The Anglo Saxons

Answer 3

Early fifth century romans left
England raided by anglo saxons
Anglo- England
Now they were english- language

Question 4

The Vikings

Answer 4

AD 793
Terror raids on britan
Vikingships- coastlines
Danes and norwegians- got assimilated

Question 5

The Norman Conquest

Answer 5

Decendant vikings, settled in north france
In 1066 Duke william the conquerer beat Harold godwinson in the battle of hastings
Bulit strong federal system

Question 6

The Magnacarta

Answer 6

norman kings built a strong state- The king had extensive powers and noblemen were afraid that he would abuse them. King John were unpopular.
1215 A charter was written and noblemen forced john to sign the charter guaranteeing their rights and priveledges.

Question 7

The Reformation

Answer 7

King henry the 8 reformed the church from chatolism into anglicanism, his wife Chaterine of aragon coudnt give him any sons, so he wanted to divorce.
Huge conflict
He had six wives later

Question 8

The golden age

Answer 8

Arts flourished- William shakespare
Shipis voyaged over the atlantic
Trade and colonisation
Queen elizabeth 1

Question 9

The Industrial revolution

Answer 9

Wooltrade-> cottagebased textile industry 14-15th century.
18th century- invention of powerdriven machinery.
early factories- running water
1782– steam engie machine james watt
Raw materials from the empire
Rapid urbanisation
prosperd economy

Question 10

the british empire

Answer 10

1700s
Colonial area- new world (west indies) and asia
Thirteen colonies
Taxation w/o representation
Sugar and tobacco- goods

Question 11

The Victorian era

Answer 11

1837-1901
Empire on wich the sun never sets
A series of inventions and social reforms
–> became wealthy and influencial UK richest and most powerful country in the world:
Industrial revolution, Sanitation, the great stink, the sewer system, Transport and housing (Bicycle, tyre, asphalt, postboxes and stamps)

Question 12

The suffraggetes

Answer 12

Were members of women’s organisations in late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Right to vote in public elections
Advocating womens rights

Question 13

WW1 The start

Answer 13

Athmospere were good, thought they easily would win
Recruitment posters hung up
1961 battle of some- 623000 died in a couple of days

Question 14

WW1- fighting and conditions

Answer 14

Entente (France, russia, usa, Britam and norway)
VS::::::::::::::::: Central (Germany, Austro-hungarian empire, ottomanempire)
Spark: shooting of franz ferdinand
Fighting in open fields in Northern france and belgim
Heavy machine guns, trenchwars, gas attacks, horrible conditions, diseases.

Question 15

ww1- End and effects

Answer 15

Entante powers win
Soliders shell shocked (PTSD)
The treaty of versailles- germanys falut
The Roaring 20' great depression
Women in work 
WW2
Soviet union

Question 16

Dulche et decorum est

Answer 16

Wilfred owen

Its sweet and honorable to die for your country

Question 17

Buildup and start of WW2

Answer 17

Causes- hyper inflation, germany poor- hitler promised to make great again
Nazism
Expanded the militairy- Navy and airforce (luftwaffe)

Question 18

The start of the war

Answer 18

1. sept 1940 germany roll their tanks into poland

1940 invasion of belgium frqance, netherlands and norway

Question 19

Dunkirk

Answer 19

Evacuation of british expeditory force

198000 british and 140000 french and beligian troops were saved

Question 20

The blitz

Answer 20

Germany had a plan to invade britan
Started attacking surveillance and industrial targets
Massive air attacks
Luftwaffe vs. R.A.F

Question 21

The battle of britan

Answer 21

R.A.F defended the uk against large scale attacks by luftwaffe
First miliairy campaign fought entirely by airforce

Question 22

D-day

Answer 22

The battle of normandy from june 1944- august 1944
American, British and canadian forces landed on beaches along frances normandy
Mislead the germans to their targets

Question 23

Aftermath of ww2

Answer 23

Potsdam treaties 1945
USA VS SOVIET UNION
Germany split
Rebuilding europe
soviet blocade in 1948
1961 berlun wall
You know this

Question 24

Winston churchill

Answer 24

PM from 1940-1945
Moving speeches, not a nice guy, a man for the job
Lead people throuht thougt times

Question 25

The NHS- and welfare system

Answer 25

NAtional health service- founded in 1948

Welfare state and rebuilding of systems

Question 26

Conseus politics

Answer 26

Everyone agrees- 1945-1979

Question 27

The windrush

Answer 27

from 1948 –> people encouraged to immigrate from the west indies and asia

Question 28

The falklandwars

Answer 28

Iron lady, 1982- small war to regain the falkland isle

Question 29

Invasion of iraq

Answer 29

2003- big messy war, was supposed to prevent terrorism, lead to more extremism.

Question 30

Multicultural britan

Answer 30

after the windrush and empire- mass immigration begins
Urban areas more diverse
reggae and other west indies
Curry- national dish of britan
Mixed race relationships

Question 31

The sus law

Answer 31

Police saw a race-poverty link and poverty crime link
Suspicion allowed police to stop, search and arrest anyone- it was ues to harass black men
1980- race riots in brixton
1981- law abolished
Linton Kwesi johnson- sonnys lettah

Question 32

MArgareth tatcher

Answer 32

Conservative PM 1979-1990
End of consensus politics
Free market economics- privatisation of national industries – sudden mass unemployment
Power taken from tade unions- reduced workers rights
Growing social divisions
Reduced investment in public transport and welfarestate
Struggling systems
The right to buy- sold social housings

Question 33

Affordable housing

Answer 33

Lack of housing, rising cost of living (no rising wages)
Lack of workers rights- poor oay and conditions (zero hours contracts, gig economy)
The working poor and child povert

Question 34

NHS underfunding

Answer 34

Long waiting lines, doctor strikes

Question 35

Knife crime and acid attacks

Answer 35

Youths