Welsh Language Act

...In the second half of the 19th century, influenced by the movements for self-government in Ireland and Scotland, a movement to restore Wales's identity, mainly in the areas of education and religion, came to the forefront, resulting in the establishment of the Welsh Office to handle educational administration (1906) and the abolition of the Church of England's privileges in Wales (1914). The movement continued to languish due to the economic recession and unemployment problems during the interwar period, as well as the passive attitude of the Labour Party, which had taken control of constituencies in place of the Liberal Party, but it was revived against the backdrop of the prosperity after World War II and the growing resentment against the progress of centralization. In 1966, a Minister for Wales and a Welsh Office were established, and in 1967, the Welsh Language Act meant that England did not include Wales for the first time in two centuries. The Welsh national party, Plaid Cymru, which was formed in 1925, also gained strength from the second half of the 1960s, and in 1979, a bill to expand Welsh self-government was put to a referendum. ...

*Some of the glossaries referring to the Welsh Language Act are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…19世紀後半にはアイルランドやスコットランドの自治権運動の影響もあって，教育･宗教面を主眼に独自性回復の動きが表面化し，教育行政を扱うウェールズ庁設置(1906)や英国国教会のウェールズでの特権廃止(1914)に結実する。戦間期の経済不況，失業問題や，自由党に代わって選挙区を掌握した労働党の消極的姿勢等から低迷を続けた運動も，第2次大戦後の繁栄と中央集権の進行に対する反感の高まりを背景に復活し，1966年にはウェールズ担当大臣とウェールズ庁が設けられ，67年のウェールズ言語法によって，2世紀ぶりにイングランドはウェールズを含まないことになった。1925年に結成されたウェールズ国民党Plaid Cymruも60年代後半以降力を伸ばし，79年にはウェールズ自治権拡充法案が住民投票にかけられた。…

※「ウェールズ言語法」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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