vocabulary
Ausbeutung
exploitation
the size of the Empire
the largest, comprised a quarter of the world landmass
a sying about the size of the Empire
the sun never sets on the British Empire
Es macht keinen Sinn über die Geschichte zu diskutieren. (use a gerund)
it's no use, (it's not worth) discussing British history
though, although
in spite of
eine starke Flotte
a strong fleet
What is the "Windrush generation"?
people living in the UK whose parents or grandparents came to the UK in the 1950s from former colonies, to work there
mit dem Geld gerade so auskommen,
to make ends meet
Wenn Australien keine Britische Kolonie gewesen wäre, würde heute nicht Englisch dort gesprochen werden
If Australia had not been a British colony, English wouldn't be spoken there today
the brutal kiling of many people
bloodshed
an Unterernährung leiden
to suffer from malnutrition
what do historians call the first Empire (date and main colonies)
1607 to 1776 ,American colonies
die Last des weißen Mannes
the white man's burden
put into Reported speech , start he said:
"The reason I am sitting here, as a person of colour in Britain is because several hundreds years ago some Britons decided to take control of parts of the Asian continent
he said that the reason why he was sitting there, ..., was because ... some Britons had decided
native peoples
indigenous peoples
unzureichende sanitäre Einrichtungen
insufficient sanitation
what is understood by the second Empire?
Victorian Empire, colonies around the world, most important India
to make the British rulers leave
to get rid of the British rulers
er ist überzeugt .. use a gerund
Imperialism defines Great Britain as a nation today
he is convinced of imperialism defining Great Britain as a nation today
an excuse
a justification
die Aneignung neuer Kolonien
the acquisition of new colonies
What is the Commonwealth of nations
a association of about 50 countries, mostly former British colonies
in a cruel and deliberate way
in cold blood
The country has not often been divided over so many topics
rewrite start : Hardly
hardly ever has the country been divided over so many topics
the false belief that something will happen
wishful thinking