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Late British History (half of 47-50 (New Labour (The Labour Party, under…

- - - - This was devastating for coal, mining industry
      - Inflation sank, but unemployment rocketed
      - Thatcher wanted to limit trade unions power
      - Se brought an end to a law that made all employees in an industry part of trade unions--closed shops
  - - - Wanted to cut in government spending. Cuts in education, health and social welfare
        
        Critics: Used the recession as an excuse to "shrink the welfare state"
    - - Between the right wing of his party, and the LibDem coalition party
        
        The rise of UKIP made complicated Camerons position
    - - Paid of in the short term
        
        However it ended up costing Cameron his job, because the British population voted to leave the EU, against Camerons wishes
- - - - Especially when it considered itself build on values of freedom and democracy
    - - Then followed Burma/Myanmar and Ceylon(Sri Lanka)
    - - Most other African colonies followed in the 60s togheter with the Caribbean colonies
  - - - Britian took control of the area, winning the Opium War strengthed their control of HK
      - The UK promised to return the land 99 years after
      - HK became a major international financial and buisness centre, under british rule
      - HK got a vastly different political and economic system than mainland China
    - - China agreed to govern HK under the principle: One country, two systems
        
        HK would have considerable autonomy four the next 50 years
        
        Therefore HK has its own leagal system, multiple political parties and rights like fredom of assembly and speech
    - - The leader is elected by 1.200-member election committee. A majority of the committee is pro-China
      - HKs parliament consists of 50% elected representatives and 50% representatives choosen by special intrest groups
      - Political activists: Beijing has power to screen out candidates it does not like
    - - Mass protests, protesters wanting full direct democracy
      - Protests shut down central parts of the city
      - Conserns about China meddling in Hong Kong politics
    - - This is the date which China no longer has to give autonomy to HK
      - China has ruled out the option of full independence for HK
- - - - Churchills speech
        
        Hitler wanted to build up Germany after world war 1
- - - - Post-war decolonisation was a issue for Britain
    - - allies in the ww1 and ww2