UK- Tradition and Change

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Across
  1. 2. the first Commonwealth country to gain independence from the British Empire and to become a republic
  2. 6. the nations Wales, England, Scotland and Northern Ireland all comprise the
  3. 8. smallest country of the UK
  4. 10. name of the capital of England and city where the national/central government of the UK is based
  5. 11. the geographical and political term for Wales, Scotland and England
  6. 12. one of the reasons why Pakistanis and Indians escaped their homeland and emigrated to Britain
  7. 16. a general name for Kenya, Tansania and Uganda where Asian settlers who had come to build railroads were expelled when these countries became independent from the Great British Empire
  8. 17. upper-, middle-, and working class make up the
Down
  1. 1. name of the current British Prime Minister (PM)
  2. 3. the symbolic head of the Commonwealth of Nations and the Head of State of the UK
  3. 4. religion Indians believe in
  4. 5. the system of government of the UK
  5. 7. delegation of power from the central government to regional governments in Wales and Scotland
  6. 8. first group that was actively recruited to fill open positions in the UK
  7. 9. a requirement to live and work in the UK
  8. 12. civil commotion that still reflects people´s displeasure with society
  9. 13. one of the most popular British national sports
  10. 14. along with Oxford this university predominantly recruits students from public schools
  11. 15. part of England whose industry used to be built on coal mining and heavy industry and which due to its collapse counts to the poorest parts of England