Culture
The United Kingdom consists of which countries?
England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
In Wales they speak....
Welsh.
Name at least 5 of Britain's colonies...
Australia, Afrika, New Zealand, Canada, Pacific Islands, Caribbean Islands, India, Colonies in North America, Egypt, Malta, Cyprus...
Where was Kipling born?
India
Britain consists of which countries?
England, Scotland, Wales..
Translate:
Det er en længere historie...
og forklar din oversættelse..
It is a very long story...
Falsk komparativ.
In 1787, something happened to the colony of Australia - what happened?
Consider the purpose of this particular colony.
750 convicts were given the choice, that rather than death, they would be allowed to travel to Australia with the first fleet to colonize what would soon become Sydney.
What is the central theme of The White Man's Burden?
Imperialism being noble -> The natives need help and the white man is the only one who can help them.
Tea is an important part of British culture.
Where did the Brits get their tea from? And what did the Americans do with the British tea?
China
They threw it into the sea... Boston Tea Party.
What is the word used to describe an Indian soldier?
Sepoy
When did the Indian Mutiny take place
1857-58
What is Kipling's first name?
Rudyard
Explain the difference between a formal British Empire and an informal British empire...
Formal Empire: The colonies that were under British rule..
Informal Empire: Independent countries that were under British Imperial sway (economically, politically, culturally.)
Morally reprehensible means ....
(oversæt gerne til dansk)
At noget er moralsk forkasteligt.
When did the Boer War take place?
1899-1902
What does the following mean?
"To seek another's profit,
And work another's gain."
The white man is doing everything for the natives - he does not seek any profit/gain himself.
The British Empire is long gone, but Britain still has a lot of influence.
Where do we still see the influence of Britain today?
Give at least two answers..Language, British national identity, Education - universities, London: business center, pop culture, Brexit...
What is Afrikaans?
A language that evolved from Dutch vernacular and that was spoken by many Dutch settlers.
A daughter language of Dutch
In the 1990s, Britain "returned" China to the Chinese - at least for the next 50 years...
What year did this happen?
1997.
What is the meaning behind the following stanza:
The cry of hosts ye humour
(Ah, slowly!) toward the light: —
"Why brought he us from bondage,
Our loved Egyptian night?"
The white man will earn the cry of those he is trying to help. Furthermore, the natives are in a naive kind of darkness where they wish to stay. They do not wish to be enlightened.