Topic recap sheet n°7 : Brexit and the historic issues Content/ Documents : Pictures : vote results by country / vote results by age group / Belfast mural Text: Is Brexit the maddest thing England has ever done? Not quite. Video: Hard border in Ireland ? (ABC news) Civilization / culture : Brexit vs. Unity / the Troubles

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On the Brexit Referendum chart, we see that there is a link between the age of the voters and the proportion of people who want to remain. On the chart, we understand that young people want to stay in the EU and on the contrary, old people want to leave.

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The chart shows that the UK is divided on the Brexit vote. And also that young voters’ turnout was lower (= fewer young people voted) .

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The cartoon which represents Nigel Farage and Boris Johnson on a plane shows that UKIP and some members of the conservative party are in favour of leaving the EU, even if it looks like a suicide mission.

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The result of the brexit vote by location shows again that the UK is divided : blue represents the proportion of people who want to stay in the EU and red, the contrary. For example, in Scotland there is a large majority of blue and in England, a narrow majority of red.

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Globally, with the result by location, there is a narrow majority of people who want to leave the EU. (48/52)

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The last picture represents a living dead British soldier apparently attacking a pedestrian, who is looking down. The soldier is carrying a bloody sword and the British flag. The paint is pealing.

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This picture is located in Northern Ireland and denounces the fact that Ireland HAS BEEN divided since the war of Independence in 1921 against the British. Some Irish people see GB as an invader.

Vocabulary English referendum To call/ to hold a referendum sovereignty democratic

French referendum

A manifesto Eurosceptic Proponent/Supporter Opponents A treaty ( agreement between nations) Trade Investment Illegal immigrants A step backwards A trade barrier

un manifeste eurosceptique partisant/défenseur adversaires/ opposants un traité

organiser un referendum souveraineté démocratique

commerce investissement immigrés clandestins un retour en arrière une barrière commerciale

English Negotiations Transitional agreement Single market Thoroughly unhinged Be left aside Wiped out A forerunner Merely Overreach

French négociations

Bargain Yob Stir astonishing Conservative party

négocier loubard remuer étonnant parti conservateur

accord de transition Marché unique complétement déséquilibré être laissé de côté effacé Un précurseur simplement dépassement

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Recent events, historical & cultural references mentioned in the documents, questions raised by the topic, debates:

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June 23th 2016: Referendum. Leave won by 51,9% to 48,1%.

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On June 24th 2016: Prime minister David Cameron announced his resignation.

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On July 13th 2016: Nomination of the conservative politician Theresa May

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Document: Is Brexit the maddest thing England has ever done ? Not quite In 2017, during the Tory party conference, the conservative politician Jacob Rees-Mogg linked the Brexit to the several battles won by England against the French army during the Hundred Years War. This document underlines how bloody was this war and the necessity for English to “save face”. Even if it will never be as catastrophic as this horrible war, this decision to leave the E.U is significant and the economic effects could be felt for more than a century. Document prepared with great care by : Nicolas Manzano and Adam Dorkel