Bac général Spé LLCER anglais monde contemporain 2026 [Corrigé]

SUJET 1 - Faire société

Partie 1 : How has the perception of the American Dream evolved for younger generations ?

The three proposed documents show that the younger American generations are questioning the traditional vision of the American dream quite critically.

This idea was once focused on the fact that if you worked a lot, then it was possible to access both wealth and stability. Young Americans believe less and less in this promise, mainly because of the many economic and social challenges. Today, they want to redefine the very notion of success and are even considering leaving their country.

Document A explains that the new generation does not have the same vision of the American dream as the older generations. For older people, baby boomers, success was synonymous with access to property, creating a family, a stable and well-paid job. Young people who arrive on the labor market today face another, tougher reality. The text mentions the constantly increasing housing costs and debts, as well as the precariousness of employment. They feel that their efforts are not rewarded for their true value and that their standard of living may be lower than that of their parents.

Economic and health crises have made the context more marked by difficulty; trust in major institutions has often been altered. They are more concerned about the real opportunities that their country can offer them.

Document B confirms this. According to the article, many young people wonder about dual nationality. This is a fairly powerful transformation of the vision of the American dream. The American dream is no longer only American but indeed international. Young people want to succeed all over the world and not only in the United States. They want to have alternatives to access a better standard of living, health or safety from an economic and social point of view. Dual nationality is therefore a way to increase their freedom and opportunities.

Document C illustrates the changes given in the first two documents, but with a numerical graph. This shows that many young people want to leave the United States in the more or less long term. A majority of young people from Generation Z have already thought about moving abroad, while baby boomers are often more radically opposed to this idea. They believe more in what their country can offer them. There is therefore dissatisfaction and a real desire to find other opportunities elsewhere.

Therefore, the three documents analyzed show that the American Dream is a concept that still exists, but that it has changed considerably over time. The youngest have experienced major economic and health crises, making them doubt the current model, the one that bases success on property and material possession. The new generations want to be able to make their own choices, even if they have to leave the country.

Partie 2 : Traduction

Pour de nombreux Américains ordinaires, en particulier les plus jeunes, ce rêve est mort. Il a été anéanti par la quasi-impossibilité d’acheter un logement sur le marché actuel ainsi que par les difficultés économiques qui les obligent à travailler d’arrache-pied pour faire face au coût de la vie et à repousser leurs projets de fonder un jour leur propre famille.

« Pour ces jeunes générations, la double nationalité n’est pas un luxe : c’est une forme d’émancipation, un moyen d’accéder à de meilleurs soins, à un coût de la vie plus raisonnable et à une plus grande liberté de vivre comme ils le souhaitent, selon leurs choix. » 

SUJET 2 - Relation au monde

Partie 1 : The tensions between the UK and other countries over the return of ancient objects.

The documents presented in this file show the tensions that exist between the United Kingdom and other countries, which are demanding the return of ancient objects that are kept in British museums. This state of affairs mainly concerns works acquired during the British imperial period, such as the bronzes of Benin or the marbles of the Parthenon. There are a number of disagreements on the legitimacy of their possession and the role of museums in highlighting the legacy of the colonial past.

Document A presents the case of the bronzes of Benin, which were looted by British forces during the military expedition of 1897. These tensions are essentially based on different interpretations of history. The Hornimam Museum finally returned these objects to Nigeria after recognizing that they had been acquired illegally. This decision shows a clear desire to repair certain injustices that were committed during the British colonial expansion.

In addition, Greece also demands the return of Parthenon marbles to their country. Residents believe that they were illegally abducted from Athens by Lord Elgin in the early 19th century. This is about respecting historical justice and having their cultural heritage recognized.

Nevertheless, documents B and C show that many personalities in the United Kingdom come to oppose these restitutions. If we take the example of the Parthenon marbles, many think that Lord Elgin obtained them in a perfectly legal way and that Greece relies mainly on a reinterpretation of the past, which is no longer necessary today. Here, the debate is not only about the objects themselves but the way in which history is interpreted by different countries. This opposition of view explains the continuity of diplomatic tensions that may still exist between the United Kingdom and other countries.

There is a different vision of the very role of museums. For those who are for the return of the works, they must be preserved in their country of origin in order to preserve national identity. The marbles of the Parthenon thus have a symbolic value. Unlike them, those who oppose restitution consider that British museums have a so-called universal vocation. In document B, the presence of these objects is a way to allow visitors from all over the world to understand the history of civilizations in a more relevant way.

Document C highlights the fact that British law prevents the British Museum from permanently ceding the objects in its collection. Tensions are thus reinforced by legal and political limits. There is an obvious blockage of all negotiations with Greece, which, for its part, wants a not temporary but definitive restitution of the Parthenon marbles.

However, document D shows that a large majority of the British people are in favor of restitution. Thus, 62% of the people who were interviewed support a definitive return of the artifacts to their country of origin. This survey is proof of a real contradiction between the positions of certain institutional groups and the population.

Therefore, all these documents show that there are complex issues, both political and historical, in the question of the return of certain objects to their country of origin.

These issues are complex, they mix both historical memory, law and politics or cultural identity. The tensions are important because there is no solution to date that reconciles everyone's interests.

Partie 2 : Traduction

Les parlementaires favorables à la cause grecque espèrent pouvoir modifier les lois existantes pour ouvrir une possibilité de « prêt à durée indéterminée », actuellement interdit par la législation britannique.

Cela permettrait au British Museum de « prêter » les marbres du Parthénon à la Grèce sans avoir à renoncer à la propriété de ces sculptures qui ornaient auparavant le Parthénon.

Le British Museum est empêché par la loi de 1963 sur le British Museum (British Museum Act 1963) de se séparer des objets de sa collection, laquelle est conservée au bénéfice du public ; il ne possède donc pas le pouvoir de restituer les marbres d’Elgin.