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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
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