英美概况ChapterXIIBritainintheearly21stcentury.ppt

Chapter XII Britain in the Early 21st Century Britain in the Early 21st Century I. Political and Social Situation 1. Iraq War and Social Situation 2. Tony Blair’s Stepping Down and Gordon Brown’s New Government II. Science and Technology 1. Biotechnology & Sciences 2. Energy and Environment 3. Space and Planetary Science 4. Information and Communications technology 5. Nanotechnology III. GDP and Employment I. Political and Social Situation 1. Iraq War and Social Situation 2. Tony Blair’s Stepping Down and Gordon Brown’s New Government 1. Iraq War and Social Situation 9.11 2001 terrorism Against Joint attack on Iraq Iraq war March 2003 US & UK believed the existence of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq Terrorists’ activities run all the more wilder since 2003 UK: Deep divisions within the Labor Party& strong public opposition to Iraq war 1. Iraq War and Social Situation March 2007 Clash VS 15 British sailors and marines captured by Iranian guards 2. Tony Blair’s Stepping Down and Gordon Brown’s New Government TB’s political life Elected Prime Minister on May 2, 1997 Reelected on June 8, 2001 Won his third term on May 6, 2005 Stepped down on June 27th, 2007 Still won some popularity & became UN representative to promote peace in the Middle East 2. Tony Blair’s Stepping Down and Gordon Brown’s New Government Main factor that made TB step down: Joint attack on Iraq & Political scandals eroded Britons’ faith in the Blair government 2. Tony Blair’s Stepping Down and Gordon Brown’s New Government Prime Ministers Term Party Details Tony Blair 1997-2007 Labor Party Longest-serving Prime Minister of LP( the only leader to have taken LP to three consecutive general election victories) 2nd-term dominated by foreign policy issues," war on terror” Gordon Brown 2007-2010 Labor Party Chancellor of the exchequer财政大臣 Troubled by the chaos caused by Iraq war David Cameron 2010- Conservative Party The first liberal democrat —conservative coalition party since