THE HISTORY英国历史_PPT英语课件下载.ppt

人教版高中英语 系列优秀课件,the history,victorian age (p32),britain since world war ii (p35),unit 3,victorian age,from 1837 to 1901, queen victoria had the longest reign in british history, presiding over, first, a kingdom and then an empire. in that time, the empire was called “the sun never sets“. the cultural, political, economic, industrial and scientific changes that occurred during her reign were so remarkable that the world of 1901 bore little resemblance to that of 1837.,alexandrina victoria （1819年5月24日1901年1月22日),the sun never sets,newfoundland, canada, new zealand, australia, india, malaysia, singapore, hong kong, burma, gambia, malta, uganda, kenya, south africa, nigeria and so on. there are 56 colonies under the united kingdoms rule.,back,the political two major political parties,vs,back,the whigliberal party of the united kingdom,before: whig（辉格党） whiggamores（意为“好斗的苏格兰长老会派教徒”）,now: the liberal democrats (自由民主党） the liberal democrats include social democratic federation(1881);the fabian society(1883);and the independent labor party(ilp;1893;renamed the labour party in 1906),famous people of the liberal party,the symbol ,famous people of the liberal party,the symbol ,尼克克莱格,英国自由民主党 党徽,now,symbol & famous people,the symbol,保守党以往以“自由火炬”为党的标志，但现今已改为使用一棵绿色的橡树作新标志。另在2005年12月6日，保守党又采用了新的口号，该口号为“以改变迎接胜利不列颠的胜利”（change to win win for britain）。传统上，保守党的官方颜色为红色、白色和蓝色，但蓝色则最为常用，以区别于工党的红色（在坎布里亚部份选区，保守党却会选用黄色，以象征当地朗斯代尔伯爵的家族纹章）。,famous person,robert pill 罗伯特皮尔,winston leonard spencer churchill jazz 温斯顿伦纳德斯宾塞丘吉尔爵士,margaret thatcher撒切尔夫人,cameron 卡梅伦,benjamin disraeli本杰明迪斯雷利,industrial revolution,the first industrial revolution-in the 1760 s - in the middle of the nineteenth century (humans began to enter the age of steam) the second industrial revolution-at the beginning of the 20th century (humans began to enter the age of science),the first worlds fair were held in 1815. charles darwins on the origin of species was published in 1859. by 1850, a nation-wide railway system had been constructed. the london underground was the worlds first underground railway with its first line opened in 1863. the famous nurse, florence nightingale campaigned for cleaner hospitals and better training for nurses. in 1882, incandescent electric lights were introduced to london streets. ,britain since world war ii,after war, the british empire was almost completely dismantled.,the main part: the independence of india and pakistan in 1947. especially the indias independence. other parts of the empire, notably in africa, gained independence and subsequently joined the commonwealth.,the area,as the 1950s progressed, the uk had lost its place as a superpower and could no longer maintain its large empire.,first , after the war ,the uk at the time was poor, relying heavily on loans from the united states to rebuild its damaged infrastructure. second, british were facing a high rates of unemployment.,back,during the 2nd world war and post-war era, the uk had experienced an economic decline since 1945. this is a relative decline rather than an absolute one. actually britain was more wealthier and more productive than it was in 1945, but since other countries developed more rapidly , people have such an impression. a. it has dropped from being the 2nd largest economy to being the 6th. this causes relative declines after the 2nd world war : b. britain had gone heavily into debt in order to finance the 2nd world war. during the war, it sold many of its accumulated overseas assets (长期积累的海外资产，英国在历史上有很多海外殖民地)and borrowed large amount from u.s. and canada.,c. british colonies which used to provide raw materials and big markets gained independence one after another. d. britain was heavily burdened with the huge military expenditure during the process of decolonization. e. britain also lacked the investment in modern equipment and new products, and low output in old industries. f. long-standing economic problem - a lack of close relat