Britain in World War I and World War II

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1 Britain in World War I and World War II
Autor: Mgr. Kateřina Řeřichová Škola: Gymnázium J. V. Jirsíka, Fr. Šrámka 23, České Budějovice Předmět: anglický jazyk Datum vytvoření: Cílová skupina: 3. ročník čtyřletého typu studia a odpovídající ročníky víceletých typů studia Typ hodiny: výklad s procvičením Popis: prezentace o životě Britů během obou světových válek ( příčiny i důsledky vstupu Británie do 1. i 2. světové války, světová hospodářská krize a její dopad na ekonomiku, rozpad koloniálního systému )

2 World War I Till August 1914 – British government did not want to interfere The Germans entered Belgium – Britain was made to enter the War Allies ( the UK, France, Russia ) x Central Powers ( Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy German submarines – damaged nearly all the British navy in 1917 Britain - on the winning side PD,

3 After World War I Women were given the right to vote / during the War women took places of men in factories and helped to win the War In 1928 – all men and women over 21 got the right to vote 1929 – 1931 – world economic crisis – problems with Trade unions, fight for wages, high unemployment Solution of the crises – Britain gave up the gold standard of the British pound – devaluation by approx. 25 % - higher wages, lower prices and unemployment

4 British territories in 1920
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5 House of Windsor George V ( 1910 – 1936 ) – 1st monarch of the House of Windsor 1936 – his son Edward VIII abdicated – married an American Mrs. Simpson who was twice divorced – left Britain and lived abroad George VI came to throne after him ( father of the present Queen Elizabeth II ) PD,

6 World War II The British thought that Hitler would not attack – cooperated with Germany September 1938 – Munich – Britain and France abandoned Czechoslovakia Hitler did not keep the word he gave to Neville Chamberlain – September 1939 – invasion to Poland Britain entered the war Prime ministers – Neville Chamberlain (till 1939), Winston Churchill PD,

7 The Battle of Britain Summer – autumn 1940 – The Battle of Britain
Air battle between RAF and German Luftwaffe to gain air superiority Germans bombed British strategic points / ports, RAF airfields and infrastructure, aircraft factories In RAF – many non-British pilots – Poles, French, Czechoslovaks, Irish, Canadian, Australian etc. PD,

8 The Battle of Britain Air raids on British cities / esp. London – great damage They tried to damage British industrial potential – e.g. Coventry King George VI and his wife Elizabeth refused to leave London – stayed in Buckingham Palace or went to see their daughters in Windsor In the end – victory of Britain at a heavy cost July – December 1940 – 23,002 dead PD,

9 End of World War II 6th June 1944 – D-Day - landing of allied armies in Normandy Liberation of western Europe started May 1945 – war in Europe was over Still many fierce battles in the Pacific Ocean with Japan dropping atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki – Japan surrendered in August 1945 PD,

10 Britain after World War II
Finished on the winning side Economically exhausted Not able to control its colonies 1947 – Britain`s withdrawal from India 1956 – Suez crisis – Britain lost its influence in the Middle East 1960s – loss of all the remaining colonies 1952 – King George VI died – Elizabeth II came to throne

11 Correct the sentences:
Britain entered WWI because they wanted to gain new territories. German tanks damaged nearly all the British navy. Britain solved the economic crisis in 1929 by investments in national industries. Edward VIII abdicated because he wanted to rule without the Parliament. Hitler kept the promise he made in Munich. The Germans first bombed important industrial zones. King George VI and his wife left London and moved to Canada. Britain finished World War II economically strong and full of energy.

12 Thank you for your attention

13 Seznam pramenů a literatury
Dějiny Anglie, André Maurois, doplněné o novější období Michelem Mohrtem, Nakladatelství Lidové noviny, 1993, ISBN , ,

14 Seznam pramenů a literatury
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