1. 1902-1945
   1. 1901: Queen Victoria's death
      1. Britain most prominent nation in the world
      2. social problems still persisted
         1. old age
         2. unemployment
         3. women: second-class citizens
   2. Edwardian age
      1. new culture
      2. sense of fun
      3. 1907: Triple alliance
      4. 1906
         1. Liberals' victory
            1. social reforms
            2. rejection of the House of Lords
            3. Parliament act
            4. LLoud George
            5. Churchill
      5. 1903: Pankhurst
         1. Suffragettes
         2. vote in 1918
      6. appearence of popular NEWSPAPERS
      7. underground railway
   3. 1910: George V
   4. Easter 1916: Irish revolt
   5. World War I
      1. The "Total war"
      2. mass discontent, unemployment
      3. "shell shock"
   6. 1926
      1. Commonwealth of Nations
   7. 1929
      1. Great Depression
   8. 1936: Edward VIII
      1. abdication to marry a twice divorced american lady
      2. brother (Duke of York) GEORGE VI
         1. Chamberlain and APPEASMENT with nazism and fascism
   9. World war II