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Teir Responsibility for Peace, New York, Harcourt Brace and company, 1944 (Yale Institute of International Studies). Pertes américaines d’octobre 1941 (torpillage de l’USS Reuben James) à décembre 1946, selon Anne Leland et Mari-Jana Oboroceanu, American War and Military Operations Casualties: List and Statistics, Congressional Research Service Report, 2010, p. 2. → htpc//fas.org/sgp/crs/natsec/RL325492.pdf E. M. Andreev, L. E. Darskii et T. L. Khar’kova, Население Советского Союза (Naselenie Sovetskogo

withdrawal of the US troops. The plan, as explained in a speech by Obama in February 2009, calls for most US troops to leave Iraq by August 2010. A force of 35,000 to 50,000 troops will remain in the country to assist Iraqi security forces, protect Americans and fight terrorism. All troops will be withdrawn by the end of 2011, a date established last year by the administration of the former US President George W. Bush and the Iraqi government. Another condition of that agreement requires US troops leave

victimes. Bornes : 1860 : année qui marque le début d’une guerre civile. 1941 : attaque de Pearl Arbor, évènement qui confronte la société américaine à une violence internationale. Problématique : Daniel Royot propose une interrogation historique qui refuse d’assigner sans équivoque la violence comme apanage de la société américaine : les Etats-Unis sont le terreau fertile d’un paradoxe vif où un idéal (paix civile et recherche du bonheur) se heurte à une violence polymorphe. (C’était notre

et plan II-Tracy Chapman's song (who? What happened ? date ? consequences ???) III-Ben Harper's song (who ? what happened ? date ? consequences???) IV-Two different views on a rather similar event – comparison. Similarities : 2 African-American singers involved in the fight for equality, type of event, type of violent reaction, the riot, the casualties, the role of the media (TV, newspaper) …. Differences : general / detailed with precise names, type of music, vocabulary (violent

and the United States remain at least partly out of sync on Afghanistan, the Middle East, Iran and climate change. Many Europeans argue that Mr. Obama has not broken clearly enough with Bush administration policies that they dislike, while some Americans argue that the An initial euphoria after the end of the Bush era gives way to a transAtlantic ‘spiral of dissatisfaction’ . . . Europeans are too passive, watching Mr. Obama struggle with difficult issues, like Afghanistan and the detention center

United States of America Chapter 2: The creation of the american federation – the Constitution of the USA (1789) Chapter 3: Federal government vs State government Chapter 4: The federal Congress and the president of the USA → voting in the USA Chapter 5: The judiciary in the USA from the federal Suprem Court down to the State local juridiction Chapter 6: The legal profession in the USA Chapter 7: Referendum and initiative in some american States → direct democracy Some useful websites

throne and launch the Hundred Years’ War, which lasted from 1337 to 1453. In 1453 after 300 years of English rule Bordeaux fail to the French. Throughout this entire period, England was totally involved in French affairs. There were also culture benefits of the French connection, for example on architecture (Norman and Gothic style) and on language as well. Chap. 2: Schism I/ The establishment of the Nation-State Following defeat in the Hundred Year’s War, England was obliged to concentrate

The Great American Crossing Tour Information 16nt Tour Begins New York, Ends Los Angeles: 1nt New York; 2nts Washington DC; 1nt Niagara Falls; 1nt Detroit; 2nts Chicago; 1nt Sioux City; 1nt Rapid City; 1nt Cody; 1nt Yellowstone National Park; 1nt Salt Lake City; 1nt Bryce Canyon National Park; 1nt Williams; 1nt Las Vegas; 1nt Los Angeles See the best of the States in one tour, crossing from the east coast to the west. Start in New York and then head to Philadelphia, Washington DC and Gettysburg

b. Eat three meals a day at McDonalds. c. Eat only fries. d. Try every item on the menu. e. Eat only at McDonalds. f. Drink only wine. g. Accept bigger portions whenever asked. h. Walk only as much as typical Americans do. i. Walk 5 miles every day. . How many steps does a typical American take each day? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B. Express yourself. Report back to the class. Make full sentences. 130 Livre du professeur New On Target 2e 2 teamfile-p30-3

Terrorist Attack on U.S. by July,” by Mark Mazzetti, New York Times, 3 February 2010. America’s top intelligence official told lawmakers on 2 February that Al-Qaeda and its affiliates had made it a high priority to attempt a large-scale attack on American soil within the next six months. The assessment by Dennis C. Blair, the Director of National Intelligence, was much starker than his view last year, when he emphasized the considerable progress in the campaign to debilitate Al-Qaeda. Moreover, Mr