SAAD DAHLEB University, BLIDA Feb 8th, 2010
English Department
2nd Year LMD.
FIRST TERM EXAM of British civilization

Choose TWO topics from the following and write a short coherent paragraph:
1)- Millions united in support of the Chartist Movement in the mid-19th century demanding a raft of democratic rights for the working classes. Discuss
2)- The Irish Potato famine coupled with British ignorance and insensitivity towards conditions in Ireland led to Irish aspirations for independence.
3)- How did the loss of the thirteen colonies in North America reshape British colonial policies and change Britain’s attitudes towards the empire?