Colonial Effects in Lebanon

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Colonial Effect in Lebanon Many countries of south west Asia were colonized under British or French rule; some of these countries are Qatar and Bahrain. Jordan, Syria and Lebanon were also under this rule, but were considered to be mandates. This colonization left loads of effects on the countries of Southwest Asia. Culturally, many countries of the area were influenced; for example Lebanon was an Arabic dependent country with Arabic being its main language; due to French control over the country, French had become a predominant language. This proves how colonization can affect a country just from a cultural point of view. The politics of the countries was one of the major things that were affected. Lebanon's constitution has been active since May 23, 1926 and has been altered over time. It has been shaped using the French Third Republic which was a republican parliamentary democracy used in France from 1870 till 1940. This constitution "provided for an unicameral parliament called the Chamber of Deputies, a president, and a Council of Ministers." (Reference 1) These three positions are divided between the most common religions of the country. The President, a Maronite Christian; the Prime Minister, a Sunni Muslim, and the speaker of the parliament, a Shi'a Muslim. Lebanon gained independence in 1943 but the French left two years later. This system of government still runs today with civil unrest of ethnic conflict. A negative effect left by the French rule "was the place given to French as a language of instruction, a move that favored Christians at the expense of Muslims." (Reference 2)This political affect proves the strong dominance France had on Lebanon which continues to impact the government. This topic directly relates to the humanities concept of change both positively and negatively. France introduced the republican parliamentary
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