新世纪大学英语第二版chapter2 early history in Britain.ppt

The war was fought from 1914 to 1918 primarily between two European power blocs: the “Central Power”, Germany and Austria-Hungary, and the “Allies”, Britain, France and Russia. 1914年至1918年间进行的战争主要在两大欧洲集团进行：“同盟国”，包括德国和奥匈帝国；“协约国”，包括英国、法国和俄国。 Britain was afraid that Germany would overrun Europe and gain control of parts of the British Empire. This, together with an earlier treaty which promised to guarantee Belgium’s neutrality, brought Britain into World War I on August 4, 1914. The Treaty of Versailles, imposed on Germany, formalized the Allied victory. 强加于德国的《凡尔塞条约》正式宣告协约国的胜利。 Out of the war settlement came the establishment of the League of Nations. One of the most far-reaching consequences of the war was that it hastened the end of Britain’s empire. The effects of the New York Stock Market crash of 1929 soon spread throughout Europe and by 1931 Britain was entering the Great Depression. In the south of England and the Midlands, the depression hit less hard and recovery was faster, mainly due to the rapid growth of the moto, electrical and light engineering industries. 1,What was the industrial revolution? 2.What is your comment on Land Enclosures in England? 3.What do you know about the Chartist Movement? 4.What’s the significance of Chartism？ 5. What do you know about the nature and consequences of the Wars of Roses? 6.What were the consequences of the Civil Wars? 7.What were the consequences of the Norman Conquest? The baron’s charter, or Magna Carta as it came to be known, was presented by a delegation of their class to the king and his advisers in the summer of 1215. -Magna Carta had altogether 63 clauses, of which the most important matters were these: No tax should be made without the approval of the Grand Council; no freeman should be arrested, imprisoned, or deprived of his property except by the law of the land; the Church should possess all its rights, together with freedom of elections; London and other towns should retain their ancient ri