The Post War Period (1945 AD – 1997 AD)
战后时期（公元 1945 年 – 公元 1997 年）
After the Second World War, there was a process of rebuilding across Europe. The United Nations was created to foster co-operation between nations and resolve disputes. In the U.K. further significant social changes started to take place with increased women’s and worker rights, and the creation of the National Health Service. In addition, The death penalty was abolished and homosexuality was decriminalised.
第二次世界大战后，整个欧洲经历了重建过程。联合国的成立是为了促进国家之间的合作和解决争端。在英国，随着妇女和工人权利的提高以及国家医疗服务体系的成立，进一步的重大社会变革开始发生。此外，死刑被废除，同性恋被合法化。
The annexing of eastern European countries by the Soviet Union gave rise to the Cold War between the West and the Soviet Union. Although the war in Europe stopped there was still fighting in Asia against Japan and Korea. The nationalisation of the Suez Canal by Egypt was a topic of much debate and caused the resignation of the British Prime Minister, Anthony Eden.
Tensions between Protestants and Catholics increased in Northern Ireland where terrorist groups shot and bombed each other’s communities. These terrorist groups also controlled a lot of the organised crime in the province. British troops who were sent in to try to keep the peace then also became targets for the Catholic terrorists. Although the violence has largely stopped, the hatred between these two groups persists to this day.
第二次世界大战后，整个欧洲经历了重建过程。联合国的成立是为了促进国家之间的合作和解决争端。在英国，随着妇女和工人权利的提高以及国家医疗服务体系的成立，进一步的重大社会变革开始发生。此外，死刑被废除，同性恋被合法化。
In 1973, the U.K. joined the European Economic Community, now called the European Union. However, the U.K. did not fit well into this organisation which promoted protectionism and centralisation of power over free trade and devolution of power.
The U.K.’s last major international conflict of this period was the Falkland’s War. The Falkland Islands are a group of British islands in the South Atlantic ocean. The Argentinian President, General Galtieri, decided to exploit local nationalist feelings and invade these islands to distract attention from his government’s economic failures. The invasion lasted only 74 days and the Argentinians were driven out by a British naval task force.
第二次世界大战后，整个欧洲经历了重建过程。联合国的成立是为了促进国家之间的合作和解决争端。在英国，随着妇女和工人权利的提高以及国家医疗服务体系的成立，进一步的重大社会变革开始发生。此外，死刑被废除，同性恋被合法化。
苏联吞并东欧国家引发了西方和苏联之间的冷战。虽然欧洲的战争停止了，但亚洲仍在与日本和韩国作战。埃及将苏伊士运河国有化是一个争论不休的话题，并导致英国首相安东尼·伊登辞职。
北爱尔兰新教徒和天主教徒之间的紧张关系加剧，恐怖组织在那里开枪和轰炸对方的社区。这些恐怖组织还控制了该省的许多有组织的犯罪。被派来试图维持和平的英国军队随后也成为天主教恐怖分子的目标。尽管暴力已基本停止，但这两个群体之间的仇恨一直持续到今天。
1973 年，英国加入了欧洲经济共同体，现在称为欧盟。然而，英国并不适合这个提倡保护主义和权力集而不是自由贸易和权力下放的组织。
英国这一时期的最后一场重大国际冲突是福克兰战争。福克兰群岛是南大西洋的一组不列颠岛屿。阿根廷总统加尔铁里将军决定利用当地的民族主义情绪入侵这些岛屿，以转移人们对其政府经济失败的注意力。入侵只持续了 74 天，阿根廷人就被英国海军特遣队赶走了。
After the Second World War, there was a process of rebuilding across Europe. The United Nations was created to foster co-operation between nations and resolve disputes. In the U.K. further significant social changes started to take place with increased women’s and worker rights, and the creation of the National Health Service. In addition, The death penalty was abolished and homosexuality was decriminalised.
The annexing of eastern European countries by the Soviet Union gave rise to the Cold War between the West and the Soviet Union. Although the war in Europe stopped there was still fighting in Asia against Japan and Korea. The nationalisation of the Suez Canal by Egypt was a topic of much debate and caused the resignation of the British Prime Minister, Anthony Eden.
Tensions between Protestants and Catholics increased in Northern Ireland where terrorist groups shot and bombed each other’s communities. These terrorist groups also controlled a lot of the organised crime in the province. British troops who were sent in to try to keep the peace then also became targets for the Catholic terrorists. Although the violence has largely stopped, the hatred between these two groups persists to this day.
In 1973, the U.K. joined the European Economic Community, now called the European Union. However, the U.K. did not fit well into this organisation which promoted protectionism and centralisation of power over free trade and devolution of power.
The U.K.’s last major international conflict of this period was the Falkland’s War. The Falkland Islands are a group of British islands in the South Atlantic ocean. The Argentinian President, General Galtieri, decided to exploit local nationalist feelings and invade these islands to distract attention from his government’s economic failures. The invasion lasted only 74 days and the Argentinians were driven out by a British naval task force.