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the edwardian age - Coggle Diagram

- - - - two other european countries challanged britains supremacy in both the colonial and economical fields
        
        in particular germany, the united states and France were advancing quickly in the technological field
        
        moreover, germany had plans to build a strong navy to challange britains supremacy
        
        in this situation, king edward signed w France the Entent cordiale, a diplomatic treat wich permitted britain to pursue it's interests in morocco, egypt and so on
        
        it also assure englands allience w russia and france in case austria, gemany or italy decided to attack
        
        in terms of society it's similiar to the victorian age, well-defined social classes, and a large part of the population lived in poverty
- - - - in favour of some state intervention in the social life
      - Lloyd George
        
        one of the new liberals, laid down a series of easures such as
        
        an old-age pension of one to five shllings for people over 70
        
        minimal wages
        
        sickness benefits
        
        after mass strikes
        
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- - - - protests marches
      - chained themselves to railing
      - hit and spat to policemen
      - hunger strikes
    - - only in 1928 women over 21 obteined the right to vote
- - - - the german kaiser declared war to france and russia, and invaded nelgium to surprise france
        
        England who risked commercial blockage declares war to germany