English oral exam

• Thema: Slavery


  • North America against South America
  • North America ended slave trade
  • However south didn't agree
  • So north America won
  • Leader was Abraham Lincoln
  • Slavery abolished (1870)
• Thema: Civil War


  • Jim Crow Laws; it enforced racial segregation in public facilities, schools. Also restricted rights and opportunities of African Americans through laws and social customs
  • Ended with the civil rights movement
  • Civil rights icon Martin Luther King, 1963 evoked in his "I have a dream" speech
  • It was a dream of a society in which Black and white children knew no discrimination, no death based on prejudices and Xenophobia
  • But neither Dr. Kings speech nor the dream that came true for many African Americans when Barack Obama became the first Black President of the US in 2008 could end racism
• Martin Luther King


  • Became Baptist Minister
  • Important role in the civil rights movement
  • Non violent protest
  • 1968 was assassinated
  • Known for equal rights
• Malcolm X

  • Became Muslim minister and human rights activist
  • Was a vocal advocate for black empowerment, rejection of white supremacy
  • 1965 he was assassinated
  • Methods: Denounces whites
• Rosa Parks


  Refused to give up her seat to a white passenger on a segregated bus
• Cultural Appropriation


  Dreadlocks Tradition black in the slavery...
• Abraham Lincoln


  • Great Emancipator
  • 16th President of US
  • Against racial equality
  • First president ever said that blacks should have the right to vote
  • 3 days after that he got shot
• Diversity


  • It encompasses differences in race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, religion
  • Creating environments where everyone feels valued, respected and supported regardless of their differences
  • Is an approach that aims to show the diversity in our society
• Blues


  • Slavery ended in the US 1865
  • Blues developed in the southeast of the US out of musical styles which were created by enslaved people
  • To feel "blue" means to feel 'sad"
  • These lyrics of many blue songs deal with topics such as poverty, broken relationships...
• Rock and Roll


  • Took elements from blues and another forms of American music to make fast, simple pop songs mainly aimed at young people
  • First for black people
  • Elvis Presley wanted to bring African American America music to a bigger audience
  • Presley became one of the most successful musical artists of all time
• Triangular Slave Trade


  • It primarily involved the slave trade, where African slaves were transported to the Americas, mainly to work on plantations, and goods like sugar, tobacco, and cotton were sent to Europe
  • The third leg of the triangle involved the shipment of European goods to Africa in exchange for slaves
  • Abraham Lincoln ended these brutal era
• Racism


  • Was overt and systemic in the past
  • Involved institutionalized discrimination against Black people, Native Americans and other people of colour
• Racism today


  • Persists in more subtle forms
  • Involves structural inequalities
  • Leads to disparities in areas such as education, employment and criminal justice