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Second World War started
The war was declared when Hitler invaded Poland. People heard about the cruelty of Nazis. -
Winston Churchill was elected
He was elected Prime Minister for the first time. He dealt with WWII successfully -
Orwell's novel "Animal Farm"
This novel is about policy, is a parable of the corruption of Communism -
Second World War ended
USA joined the war and Germany finally surrendered. -
Atomic age
Britain and the US used the new atomic bombs to defeat Japan, they destroyed Nagasaki and Hiroshima -
The United Nations
It was created by the Allies, they invited less powerful nations. Its basis were freedom of speech and expression, of worship, freedom from fear and from want -
New National Assistance Act
The Labour Government brought in a new National Assistance Act which gave everyone the right to free medical treatment -
Britain lost India
It was a result of a nationalist movement, led my Mahatma Gandhi and also it was extremely expensive to try to rule 300 million people. -
"The Age of Anxiety" by W.H Auden
It is a long poem, is often seen as giving a "label" to the second half of the 20th century -
"Nineteen Eighty-four" by George Orwell
It was a dystopian work as well as Huxley's "Brave new World" -
"The Movement" started
It was a group of poets which represented a different way of perceiving the world -
Absurd drama and Social drama
A new kind of drama began to reach the theatres of Europe during the 1950s -
Queen Elizabeth was crowned
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"The Lord of the Rings" by J.R.R Tolkien
He created a fictional world that encompasses mythology, fable and fantasy and reached a huge number of readers -
"Waiting for Godot" by Samuel Beckett
It is based on waiting, in the eternal hope that "tomorrow everything will be better" -
Britain lost the Suez Canal
Egypt decided to take it off. Britain and France attacked Egypt but the US forced Britain to remove its troops from Egypt. -
"Hawk Roosting" by Ted Hughes
It is one of his best-known poems, the author presents the hawk as a powerful bird which catches and eats smaller birds and animals -
"Sword of Honour" trilogy by Evelyn Waugh
It was considered the most important trilogy about the Second World War -
Beckett won Nobel Prize for Literature
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Britain joined European Common Market
Britain couldn't afford to stay out of Europe and after years of tries, it finally became a member -
New movement of women
In 1975 it became unlawful to treat women differently from men in matters of employment and pay. -
Margaret Thatcher was elected
She was the first woman who was elected Prime Minister and the person who lasted most in this position. (1979-1990) -
Falklands war
Britain declared war to Argentina for Falklands Islands -
Magic Realism started
A new kind of magic is found in novels of Angela Carter, it is magic realism. -
"The Man with Night Sweats" by Thom Gunn
It shows an even more uninhibited expression of gay themes -
Diamond jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II