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The Edwardian and Georgian Ages, Dopo la morte della regina Vittoria, salì…

- - - - In June 1914, Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria was killed in Sarajevo. Austria and Germany declared war on Serbia. France, Russia, and Britain supported Serbia. In Britain, people became very patriotic and hated Germany. In 1917, King George V changed his German family name to Windsor
        
        Italy joined the Allies in 1915. After the 1917 Russian Revolution, Russia left the war. That same year, the USA joined Britain and France. In 1918, American soldiers and weapons arrived, helping to end the war
        
        Over 900,000 British soldiers died, and around two million were badly injured. Most fighting happened in trenches in northern France. New weapons like planes, submarines, tanks, and gas were used
- - - - World War II (1939–1945)
        
        At first, Germany won many battles and took over much of Europe. Fascist Italy joined Germany in 1940. Britain fought alone at first. In 1940, 330,000 soldiers were rescued from Dunkirk, and the Royal Air Force won the Battle of Britain. Winston Churchill, the Prime Minister, became a strong leader
        
        In 1941, Germany attacked the Soviet Union, which then joined the Allies. After Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, the USA also entered the war. The Russian campaign went badly for the Germans. In 1943, the Allies landed in Sicily and Mussolini was removed
        
        In 1945, Germany surrendered. Japan continued fighting, but the USA dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August, ending the war
- - - - During World War I, women worked in factories, proving their importance. Emmeline Pankhurst and her daughters led the campaign for women’s right to vote. In 1918, all men over 21 and women over 30 could vote. The number of voters doubled
        
        Trade unions grew, and in 1924, the first Labour government was formed. Labour supported working-class people more than the traditional upper or middle class
        
        Changing Lifestyles
        
        After the war, people changed their habits. Families got smaller, divorce became more common, and young people wanted more fun. The 1920s were called the “Roaring Twenties
        
        Technology and Economic Crisis
        
        Technology grew fast: telephones, electricity, radios, and cars became common. Henry Ford’s assembly line made cars cheaper. But in 1929, the Wall Street Crash caused a worldwide economic crisis. In Britain, the Great Depression caused massive unemployment, especially in the industrial North