Commonwealth of Nations, Australien og Sydafrika

• Organization which consists of the former colonies in the British Empire - India, South Africa, New Zealand, Australia, Canada

- There are 53 countries in the Commonwealth of Nations- All the member states have equal status, they are all independent countries with their own governments- The head of Commonwealth is HM Queen Elizabeth II

Maoris is the indigenous people and the native people from New Zealand

Aborigines is the natives, 40000 years ago, Indonesia

USA: oprindelige folk/ indigenous people, the Indians

Australia: indigenous people, Aborigines

South Africa: indigenous people, the blacks

Nelson Mandela: The first black president of South Africa - 1994 the first president

He was in prison for 27 years, the prison: Robben Island in 17 years.

Apartheid:

You separate blacks and whites

Leader of Africa national congress

The whites controlled the government

The World Of English

- More than 350 million people speak English as their first language- Britain was the most powerful country in the world for several centuries- British companies began trading in India in the 1600s – Bought cheap raw materials- In 1850s most of India was under British control- British colonies in every corner of the world - End of the 19th century the British empire was the largest in history- Colonies wanted independence/uafhængihed and self-governing dominion/selvstyrende medlemstatThe Commonwealth – Free trade and Human rights- The Commonwealth helps countries to develop economically and socially