Understanding Brexit: Causes, Results, and Consequences

📋 Course Outline

1. Brexit Definition
2. Brexit Causes
3. Referendum Results
4. Withdrawal Agreement
5. Brexit Consequences
6. UK Education System
7. UK Healthcare System
8. UK Immigration History
9. Current Immigration Issues
10. UK Environmental Challenges

📖 1. Brexit Definition

🔑 Key Concepts & Definitions

• Brexit: Short for "British exit," it refers to the United Kingdom's decision to leave the European Union (EU).
• European Union (EU): A political and economic union of European countries designed to promote cooperation, free trade, and freedom of movement among member states.
• European Economic Community (EEC): The predecessor of the EU, which the UK joined in 1973.
• Brexit referendum: A national vote held on 23 June 2016, asking UK voters whether to remain in or leave the EU.
• Official Brexit date: 31 January 2020, when the UK formally left the EU, followed by a transition period until 31 December 2020.