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- prise de Phnom Penh + révolution Portugal + début guerre civile Angola
- (1729-1797) Member of British Parliament and author of Reflections on the Revolution in France (1790), which criticized the underlying principles of the French Revolution and argued conservative thought.
- poem by DM -> mis en chanson = British patriotic song most associated with the great power of the Royal Navy around 1740plan : I) the british expansion 1- competition entre les pays européens (enlightment / compétition / dominion / naval post / trade2 début de l'expansion (colonizations + god / power II external territories 1- colonisation 2 slavery (foundation / divine benediction / others nations = scared / prayer so that GB stay eternal + will to conquer)
- prise de Saigon par le Vietnam du Nord (prélude réunification)
- poignée de main Stafford/Leonov (mission Apollo-Soyouz)
- Speech delivered on March 22, 1775 to the House of Common during the American War of Independence=> express his support to American colonies, and wants to restore relationship with the American coloniesAnd change british policy regarding taxation of the coloniesI description of Americans Englishness and loves liberty (defend / praise them 2- a reference to the importance of the US colonies for britain and a crisis of P taxation on the colonies
- Her letters covered the journey from Tenerife through Brazil; Cape of Good Hope to India ->which reproduced oriental stereotypes= passive, indolent, effeminate, tyrannical, craftyDealt with women's social and political exclusion/treatment of women in other societies1) 1- expansion -> sentiment anglais sup 2_ trade in India 2) new T = new people 1_ women 2- cliché -> paradox, ce que l'empire aurait du apporter
- describes what the government plans to do during the upcoming session of the Legislature.+ critiqued the DOII - praise of Britain - king / religion / East Indies against fr / (lost colonies nuance II- description of Britannia victorious / military history / unified
- justification économique de la traite d'esclave I) colonization as a main point of births empires power // slave trade tied to : 1 - naval spreading 2- new goods (compétition / labour / spices and others / trade II) slave trade as a main point 1 - beneficial (gratitude slave -> Christian = better than with savages / trade 2) benefice a garder (fr compétition)
- English monarch at the time of the revolution. lost colonies / went mad // considered as tyrant critiqued by burke
- actor manager at the Haymarket, a huge peice of the underground theatre of england til he lost a leg and sued for a theatre...he won
- - they could bring resources back to their kingdoms => these lands were attractive- emergence of national monarchies => resources could increase the power of monarchies- religion: Protestant reform => Europeans wanted to spread christianity: their "mission" was to "civilize savages"
- they held European women captive (for instance: Mary Rowlandson), but weren't violent and didn't have sex with them
- - English also had pre-marital sex- sale of sex: in Europe, but never by Natives- rape: very rare by Natives because it was the only forbidden thing (death penalty): rape didn't exist in Native cultures, it was brought by Europeans- Natives didn't abuse European captives sexually, unlike Spanish settlers who expected sexual favors from Native women
- because most of them died of smallpox or other diseases, they were marginalized and murdered for hundreds of years by Europeans
- I - On discovery of AmericaII - First contact- first impressions- European motivesIII - Settlements- Spanish, English, Dutch, French- spread of diseaseIV - Foundations of racial superiority- social customs- sexual customs- religionV - Culture clash- questions of sin- hypocrisy
- Which foreign country captured the capital of the USA Washington DC ? and When ?
- sur l'administration de linde I) inefficacité de la compagnie 1- description 2- corruption 2) inefficacité de la presence anglaise 1- dépouillage / x sympa 2- x empire, rien qui laisse a penser ca (x dinfrastructure ..)
- 1) préambule -> enfumer droit fondamentaux 2) liste de grief -> atteintes B a ses droits 273) conclusion = réputée + creation 13 états
- Natives didn't consider nudity and sexuality as a sin, they didn't have any concept of sin, they have no sense of shame and guilt and refused distinction between people (no difference between men and women regarding authority), few restrictions for children in social and sexual experimentsVSEuropeans forbade pre-marital sex, homosexuality, poligamy and cross-dressings in Europe because they were "sins", "impure" and "immoral"