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Jul 162010
 
La conscription en France en la première guerre mondiale

This is a copy of a sample French oral internal assessment presentation for French B SL. Image credit: BBC La conscription est une politique nationale dans laquelle les citoyens éligibles servent dans les forces armées de leur pays. Les citoyens éligibles pourraient choisir le service civil aussi. En 1905, le gouvernement de la France a [...Read more...]

May 272010
 

King George’s War (War of Austrian Succession) Erupted in 1739 over succession to the Austrian throne, sparked renewed hostilities in North America French tried to regain Nova Scotia, New Englanders successfully captured Louisbourg in the spring of 1745, an “impregnable fortress” They ignored European military conventions and treated the townspeople abysmally A year later, a [...Read more...]

May 262010
 

The American Revolution / War of Independence Notes General Situation French defeat in the Seven Years’ War left the British in control of nearly all the settled parts of North America In 1763, the Treaty of Paris recognized British claims on the continent that were east of the Mississippi, including Florida and British North America [...Read more...]