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A brief history of discrimination in literature Subsequent to the Scramble for Africa (1881-1914), many One example of an exception to this would be Roald Dahl’s famous Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (1964 Latimer in 1973, “[i]f books supposedly deal with all kinds of people, one consequently begins to rationalise

In 1987 Margaret Thatcher gave a speech at the annual Conservative Party Conference. Thatcher’s speech was riding a wave of homophobia within the UK that saw Section 28 become law in May 1988 In December 1987, Baroness Jill Knight introduced what was then named Clause 28 into the local government In May 1988, when the law was officially introduced, they changed the name to Section 28. was the worst experience of homophobia they had experienced since the negative press surrounding the 1967

are the historical titles given to two conflicts between China, Britain, and France, illustrating the 19th regards to China, who would experience what they call ‘the century of humiliation’ between 1839 and 1949 During this period (1839-1949), China lost almost all major conflicts, signed uneven treaties that decimated

The biggest consumer of primary fuels (coal, natural gas, geothermal, renewables, nuclear energy) in 1990 coal and an increase in the use of gas and renewable energy sources for generating electricity since 1990 is that despite a slight increase in 2017 and 2018, GHG emissions have been steadily declining since 1990 that overall CO2 emissions as well as the consumption of fossil fuels decreased in the period from 1990

On midnight 15th August 1947, British India finally gained independence from the British Empire and became For example, during his 1930 Salt March, he walked 240 miles in protest of the British tax on salt (I It also helped that in 1945 Churchill, a fervent imperialist, was replaced as prime minister by Clement The result was the Indian Independence Act, which came into effect on 15th August 1947. and 1965).

The first time a referendum was held on whether to be in or out of the European community was in 1975

History Birth and First Steps Founded in the early 19th Century, The Democratic Party was created from Johnson passing the Civil Rights Act in 1964. Following his election, the Democrats dominated government and the presidency until around the 1980s.

This is because the law they had to interpret when making a decision (the 1961 Suicide Act) makes it The UK’s Human Rights Act of 1998 incorporated the European Convention on Human Rights.

Tony Blair got into power in 1997 with 56 out of 72 Scottish seats.

Debate over Euroscepticism goes back to the 1960s, but the topic of the UK leaving the EU began to appear

On the 3rd May 1921, the island of Ireland was partitioned into the independent Irish Free State in the The war ended in 1921 with the Anglo-Irish Treaty. The groundwork for the idea of partition had been laid earlier with the 1929 Government of Ireland Act This anger was worsened when in 1925 it was decided that the border between the North and South would -1923, with a victory for the pro-Treaty side.

was under varying forms of British rule from the 16th Century until they finally won independence in 1922 It wasn’t until 1997 that Tony Blair officially apologised for Britain’s handling of the crisis.