Concetti Chiave
- Edward VII, son of Queen Victoria, reigned from 1901 to 1910, marking the only sovereign period for the Saxe-Coburg-Gotha dynasty in Britain.
- The early 1900s saw significant political changes, including the Liberal Party's 1906 victory, which initiated steps towards a welfare state with national insurance and pensions.
- The Education Act of 1904 was a pivotal moment, aiming to establish compulsory education for children over 15 years old.
- Edward VII focused on continuing social and political progress to counter German industrial and military expansion threatening British interests.
- In 1902, Britain formed alliances with France, Japan, and Russia, known as the "Entente Cordiale," to resolve colonial disputes and counterbalance Germany.
The Edwardian age and The first world war
On the death of Queen Victoria in 1901, the royal house took the Germanic surname of her consort, Prince Albert of Saxe- Coburg- Gotha. Victoria’s son Edwars, who reigned until 1910 as Edward VII, was to be the only sovereign of that dynasty in Britain. He was crowned in August 1902. Edward reigned for a long time, but, during his reign there were a contrasting political and social situation, because from one side in 1906 there were the general elections and in these, the liberal won and took the first steps towards (verso) the creation of a welfare state (stato sociale): national insurance, it means that when we are at work, we have some lows that protect us from the accident and so on, and old-age pension for the worker that cross the line of 60-65 years old, that the labor exchange where an employed people go looking for a job and this succeeded in 1908.
Instead in 1904 there was the education act, the first step to the realization of a compulsory (obbligatorio) school education for all children over 15 years old. In this period Edward wanted create and continue the political and social progress starting during his mother’s reign, because of the Germany in the same period was developing her modern industries, powerful army and navy, trying to extend her control over the Balkans states of South East Europe, a move which could put in danger British position in the near East and Egypt, for this reason Edward helped to resolve the old colonialist disputes between France and Britain for the colonial settled. For this reason in 1902 Britain associated her self with France in the so called “Intent Cordial” with Japan and Russia. From 1908 Britain became to reorganize her navy to keep up (stare al passo) with Germany.Domande da interrogazione
- Quali furono i principali sviluppi politici e sociali durante il regno di Edoardo VII?
- Come reagì la Gran Bretagna alle crescenti minacce della Germania durante il regno di Edoardo VII?
- Qual era l'obiettivo di Edoardo VII riguardo al progresso politico e sociale?
Durante il regno di Edoardo VII, ci furono importanti sviluppi come le elezioni generali del 1906 che portarono i liberali al potere, avviando la creazione di uno stato sociale con assicurazioni nazionali e pensioni di vecchiaia. Inoltre, nel 1904 fu introdotta la legge sull'istruzione obbligatoria per i bambini sopra i 15 anni.
La Gran Bretagna, sotto il regno di Edoardo VII, cercò di risolvere le dispute coloniali con la Francia e si associò con Francia, Giappone e Russia nell'"Intesa Cordiale" per contrastare l'espansione tedesca. Dal 1908, la Gran Bretagna iniziò a riorganizzare la sua marina per tenere il passo con la Germania.
Edoardo VII mirava a continuare il progresso politico e sociale iniziato durante il regno di sua madre, la regina Vittoria, per contrastare lo sviluppo industriale e militare della Germania e proteggere la posizione britannica nel Vicino Oriente e in Egitto.
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