United Kingdom (in early 20th century)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/United_Kingdom_(in_early_20th_century)

GPTKB entity

Statements (64)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:state_order
gptkbp:alliedWith	gptkb:France gptkb:Russia gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:capital	gptkb:London
gptkbp:currency	Pound sterling
gptkbp:foughtIn	gptkb:Austro-Hungarian_Empire gptkb:Bulgaria gptkb:German_Empire gptkb:Ottoman_Empire
gptkbp:governmentType	gptkb:monarchy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	United Kingdom (in early 20th century)
gptkbp:legislature	gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:monarch	gptkb:Edward_VII gptkb:George_V
gptkbp:notableEvent	gptkb:General_Strike_of_1926 gptkb:Boer_War_(ended_1902) gptkb:First_powered_flight_in_Britain_(1908) gptkb:Formation_of_the_BBC_(1922) gptkb:Home_Rule_debates_for_Ireland gptkb:Naval_arms_race_with_Germany gptkb:Partition_of_Ireland_1921 gptkb:Spanish_flu_pandemic_(1918-1919) gptkb:Suffrage_for_women_over_30_(1918) gptkb:Easter_Rising_1916 gptkb:Parliament_Act_1911 gptkb:Representation_of_the_People_Act_1918 gptkb:Rise_of_the_Labour_Party Decline of the Liberal Party Expansion of public education First World War casualties: over 700,000 killed Formation of the Labour Party Growth of the British Empire to its largest extent Growth of trade unions Irish Free State established (1922) Rise of the Labour movement Rise of the suffragette movement Titanic built in Belfast (1912) Formation of the League of Nations (UK founding member)
gptkbp:notablePerson	gptkb:David_Lloyd_George gptkb:Emmeline_Pankhurst gptkb:King_Edward_VII gptkb:King_George_V gptkb:Winston_Churchill gptkb:Arthur_Balfour gptkb:Herbert_Henry_Asquith
gptkbp:officialLanguage	English
gptkbp:partOf	gptkb:British_Empire
gptkbp:population	~40 million (1910s)
gptkbp:primeMinister	gptkb:David_Lloyd_George gptkb:Arthur_Balfour gptkb:Herbert_Henry_Asquith
gptkbp:significantEvent	gptkb:Suffragette_movement gptkb:Edwardian_era gptkb:World_War_I gptkb:Irish_War_of_Independence Industrialization
gptkbp:territoryIncludes	gptkb:England gptkb:Great_Britain gptkb:Ireland gptkb:Scotland gptkb:Wales
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Imperial_Preference
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6