The Commonwealth, educazione civica lingua inglese, Schemi e mappe concettuali di Inglese

Scarica The Commonwealth, educazione civica lingua inglese e più Schemi e mappe concettuali in PDF di Inglese solo su Docsity! The Commonwealth - Voluntary and flexible association of 54 states (including Britain) - Head of the Union (non-political head)  Queen o Focal point of identification + has a unifying and symbolic function that keeps the Commonwealth together in times of crisis and conflict - No written laws, elected Parliament, one political ruler - Each member state has its own political system (not necessarily similar to the British one) What do the states do? - Work together for prosperity, democracy, human rights, peace - Amplify the voice of small states - Protect the environment - PRIME MINISTERS OF COMMONWEALTH COUNTRIES MEET EVERY 2 YEARS UNDER THE AUSPICIES OF THE MONARCH for conferences in different parts of the world STAGES THAT BROUGHT TO THE PRESENT COMMONWEALTH - The British Empire - The British Empire and Commonwealth - The British Commonwealth - The Commonwealth of Nations or simply the Commonwealth - Change of political terms throughout history o Because of the gradual shift from a British dictatorial policy to a more democratic one o Territories passed, little by little from colonies to dominions and to member states of the Commonwealth THE BRITISH EMPIRE - Origins of Commonwealth  have to be found in the great British Empire (built up over several centuries) - Most of the countries were once ruled by Britain  English = the common language - FIRST TERRITORIES COLONISED DURING THE BRITISH EMPIRE o British Isles o North and South America o Parts of Africa, Asia, West Indies o Australia, South Africa, New Zealand - 19th century  British Empire embraced a quarter of the world’s population THE BRITISH EMPIRE AND COMMONWEALTH - Over time different countries of the British Empire gained different levels of freedom from Britain - Semi-independent countries (called dominions) had their own home-rule or self- government o Each territory had a governor (represented the British Crown; appointed local officials to help him run the country) - Empire developed into THE BRITISH EMPIRE AND COMMONWEALTH in the late 19th and early 20th centuries - Which countries became dominions?