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du semestre: • Chapter 1 : The consequences World War 2 • Chapter 2 : The British Institutions • Chapter 3 : The Welfare State • Chapter 4 : British politics Chapter 1: The consequences of World War 2 Before the WW2, Britain was a strong economic and industrial power. The commonwealth was the natural market, huge empire. Commonwealth: independents, autonomous countries, administratively speaking At the end of the war, many countries took their autonomy

CM n°1 ECONOMIC POLICIES 30 janvier The workshop of the world : the birth and the growth of economic liberalism Industrial revolutIon: term usually applied to the social and economic changes that took place during the mid 18th-19th century. These changes marked a transition from an agricultural and commercial society to a modern industrial society There has been an objection to this term. Some historians feel that “revolution” can not be applied to these changes. Dramatic changes during this

through the 6th century AD the Slavs moved into Prague's environs. Germanic and Slavic settlements existed side by side here for some time, though the Slavs eventually outnumbered their neighbours. In the 8th century the Slavs built a network of colonies. In the second half of the 9th century a settlement was founded on the hilltop site where Prague Castle was later built. From here the historical city unfurled. A city under a prince's castle and around marketplaces In the decade of 880 to

A) Before 1492 B) After the European Colonization II] Distribution on the continent III] The culture A) Technology B) Music IV] Native Americans today in the usa Conclusion Introduction The Native Americans are the pre-Columbian inhabitants of North, Central and South America. They are also called the Aboriginals, the Indigenous People or Amerindians. Application of the term ‘Indian” originated with Christopher Columbus, who thought that he had arrived in the Est Indies, while seeking

very important role in the nation, plays the key economic, social and cultural role. The United-States are conceded as the most powerful and richest nation in the world thanks to infancy of its business. The story of capitalism in the United-States began in the second part of the 19th century mostly after the Civil War (guerre de Sécession) in 1865. From 1855 to the end of the Civil War, the United-States experienced an incredible economic development which symbolizes the United-Sates economic development

Bin-Nun Mimouna, the holiday of the Moroccan Jews, is a family celebration but also a happening that attracts a large number of politicians - a combination that has assured its legitimacy in Israel. The most common explanation for the origin of the holiday has to do with its name, which people try to anchor in a Jewish religious context. In Israel, the Mimouna has been linked to the birthday of Rabbi Maimon, the father of Maimonides (Rabbi Moshe ben Maimon), or portrayed as a festival of emuna (faith)

specifically, a French polyphonic song of the late Middle Ages and Renaissance. In a general sense the word ‘chanson’ refers to a wide variety of compositions: the monophonic songs of the Middle Ages (see Troubadours, trouvères); court songs of the late 16th and 17th centuries ( see Air de cour); popular songs of the streets, cafés and music halls in the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries (see Chanson pour boire; Vaudeville; Pastourelle; Bergerette (ii); Brunette); art songs of the 19th and 20th centuries (Mélodie);

Lecture 1: The formation of the UK I. Glossary: ▪ To brush up: dépoussiérer ▪ Lay the emphasis on ▪ Course: series of lessons or lecture ▪ Lecture: talk given to a group of people ▪ Country, adjective, people ▪ GB, British, the British ▪ English, the English, English people ▪ Wales, welsh, the welsh or welsh people ▪ Scotland, Scottish, the Scots ▪ Ireland, Irish, the Irish ▪ A flag: un pavillon, un drapeau ▪ To result in: avoir pour conséquence ▪ To result

a late 19th century art movement which finds its origin in French and Belgian poetry of the 1860's. We could say it is an outgrowth of the darker, gothic side of Romanticism, deferring from that movement by the lack rebellion of symbolist poetry : indeed, this movement can appear quite static and hieratic facing the strong idealism of romantic poets. Definition It is movement that does not aims at describing society as everyone experiences it, such as the naturalist movement. The point is to

in an Empire which can rule the waves and is unable to flush its own sewers” a)Explain briefly the general meaning of this statement. b)Explain why Britain was reluctant to vote any reform to treat poverty till the late 19th century. c)Analyse why the situation changed in the early 20th century. I) Winston Churchill made the statement "I see little glory in an Empire which can rule the waves and is unable to fluch its own sewers." in 1899. Before that year, the politician was a conservative