Life in the UK Test
Prep
The 20th Century to Present
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1914–1918
:
First World War
.
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1918
: Women over 30 get the vote; voting age for men becomes 21.
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1928
: Penicillin is discovered by Alexander Fleming.
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1928
: Women get the vote at age 21, equal to men.
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1939–1945
:
Second World War
.
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1948
: The National Health Service (NHS) is established.
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1969
: The voting age is reduced to 18.
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1979
: Margaret Thatcher becomes the first woman Prime Minister.
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2016
: The UK votes to leave the European Union (Brexit).