Petite boîte à outils contextuels pour la composition de Sciences Po
A) Les années 70 :
Les années 70 tournent la page des Trente Glorieuses à deux points de vue : socio-économique avec 2 chocs pétroliers (73 et 79) qui, ajoutés à la concurrence accrue de nouveaux pays industrialisés (Taïwan, Hong Kong, Brésil…), changent la croissance en récession et le plein emploi en chômage structurel ; le deuxième point de vue est socio-culturel : le choc de 1968 a créé de nouvelles mœurs pour une partie de la population, urbaine d’abord (de plus en plus...
My World
Step one: a comprehensive guide to the UN :
History:
The United Nations Organization was created in the awakening of the Second World War to gather countries around the world in order to create an international order able to guarantee peace and cooperation throughout the world. It was created as a heir to the League of Nations. The League of Nations was born right after the First World War to prevent this kind of war to happen again but it wasn’t successful because the...
Analyzing a cartoon
Introduction :
The document is a cartoon by C.J. Taylor, issued in Puck (a magazine) in 1889.
The era is one of massive immigration in the US, especially from the part of Irish people, who had to suffer starvation and economic crisis in their country. With the amount of immigrants entering the country, a new question began to surface : ‘what is an American ?’ This question was asked in the editorial of this issue of Puck.
Description :
There is a giant woman wearing an American...