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The Second World War began.
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Hitler’s armies had overrun all of Western Europe
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Winston Churchill was elected
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New labour party government
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The United Nations
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Orwell's novel "Animal Farm"
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right to free medical treatment
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Britain lost India
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"The Age of Anxiety" by W.H Auden
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soviet union tried to capture West Berlin
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Mahatma Ghandi is assassinated
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"The Movement" started
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Queen Elizabeth was crowned
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First nuclear energy power
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John F Kennedy was elected president of USA
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Northern Ireland goverment was removed
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Britain joined the European Common Market (European Union)
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Divorce became easier
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Margaret Thatcher was elected prime minister
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Great Britain and Ireland agreement
