TOPIC 49. COLONIAL BRITAIN: Development and administration

When did the British Empire begin to dissolve?. After World War II. Before World War II.

Which happened firstly?. Napoleonic wars in Europe. Seven Years' War.

What happened in the Seven Year's War?. England was confronted against France and Spain for the colonies in America, India, Africa. England was confronted against United States.

The results in the Treaty of Paris(1763) were: Anglo-French conflicts broke out in their North American colonies. Spain lost Havana in Cuba and Manila in the Philippines. Spain lost Gibraltar. France cedes Louisiana. Spain cedes Florida to Britain. France cedes Canada and possessions in the Mississipi river.

Why did the Napoleonic wars in Europe happen?. Because Napoleon invaded Portugal and later Spain and crowned his brother as king of Iberian peninsula. Because Napoleon invaded Portugal, Spain and France to try to gain more power.

When was slavery abolished in UK?. 1899. 1833.

The Acquisition of Cape Town was in. 1806. 1906.

The East India company was founded in 1600s and established trading ports which disintegrated at the end of. 18th century. 19th century.

Hong Kong became a trading port for the UK in 1841. True. False.

The commonwealth main goal is cooperation in economical and political aspects. True. False.

Britain still had some dominion after India's independence (1945). True. False.

With the rush towards independence, the Commonwealth... gave unity in foreign policy. couldn't unify foreign policy.

Which were the links which continued even after the independence of colonies?. Educational system. Professional links and trade. Culture: sports, legislation. National policies.

What were the main themes of literature at that time?. Individual crisis, loss of control. Psychology and loneliness. Both of them.

Joseph Comrad is the original name of this author. No. Yes.

Conrad was a ship captain and travelled to Africa. True. False.

Join characters and personality in Heart of Darkness. Marlow. Kurtz. Jungle.

Join themes and their definitions (Heart of Darkness). Greed and imperialism. Eloquence vs depravity. Hypocrisy and indifference.

Achebe argues that, because Conrad rarely provides native characters with speech or other human traits, he—the writer—does not view Africans as human. A major point in support of the position that Conrad was racist is the fact that the book's central focus is Kurtz and his fate in Africa. True. False.

Darkness is a symbol and it means... London is one of the most primitive places before the Roman conquest. There is a metaphoric blindness caused by indifference in the jungle, and black people are symbols of the lost of morality. The first is correct. Both are correct.

The Harlequin character in the jungle. doesn't fit and ironizes the situation of death. fits and it represents a naive death of people.

The Modernist works like Heart of Darkness. Imply to guess a profound meaning implicit in the work. Include repetition, first person narration, interior thoughts. Are part of Victorian traditional novels.

The stream-of conciousness tries to... capture a character's thought process in a realistic way. capture the moral of the story through dialogues and actions in a story.

In Nostromo(1904)... A man is in charge of a silver mine and is loyal and establishes peace. A man in charge of a silver mine turns a blind eye on exploitation, corruption and the cause of wealth. Both of them are correct.

Rudyard Kipling was born in Bombay, India and... lived there for all his life. he was educated in England but returned to India in 1882.

Join these themes from the Jungle Book with their definitions. Coming of Age. Law and obedience. Animal and human behaviour. Imperialism - colonialism.

Mowgli's identity takes a long time to develop because he is constantly torn between these two worlds. He chooses the life of... Man at the end. Animal at the end.

Join these main characters from the Jungle Book: Mowgli. Baloo. Bagheera.

Mark the main features of Kipling's literature. Not liberal ideas. Humble, suffering soldiers. Action, enthusiasm. Modernism representant.