The history of Great Britain

 HISTORY

The United Kingdom is the unit of four states Ireland, England, Scotland and Wales. England start to conquer  Ireland in 1171 and Wales in 1282. But since Henry VIII Ireland was independent. 

 In 1707 the union between these contries was signed in the Act of Union. In this act they agreed to call they territory Great Britain. The Act of Union also add all the parliaments, the economy,  from all the members of Great Britain. 

Great Britain did some important things for example the first parliament, the most important commercial relations, the best navy and the most important, the Industrial Revolution (1750). 

In 1815, Great Britain changed in economical aspects and demographical. The population grew up next to the factories on the North and the West. That made appear bourgeoisie and the proletariat, two social classes, which are very important for the history. 

But in 1857 the first global crisis arrived to Great Britain. The crisis let the bourgeoisie obtained the power to vote and in 1875 the goverment permitted the strike and five years then, they made obligatory the elementary school.

In the 20th century, they improved the laboral conditions from the proletariat, they limited the power from the Lords Camera, they aproved the Home Rule (an statute that gives autonomy to Ireland) and the universal suffrage. After few years, Great Britain went into the World War I against Germany.When the war finished Great Britain had some huge problems and that caused the divition of Ireland from Great Britain, just a part of it is still forming part of Great Britain (North Ireland).

In 1939 Great Britain got in to the World War II with France, against Germany. When France was ocupated Great Britain had to suffer alone the atacks from Germany that had nothing to do. In 1941 USA got in to the war with England and also URSS. The War finished in 1945 with the victory of the allies.

In 1992 they got in to the European Union Comunity, but they were one of the twelve founders.