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1、Chapter1l lWhatarethegeographicfeaturesoftheUK?Mostlyruggedhillsandlowmountains;leveltorollingplainsineastandsoutheast.lHowistheUKlinkedtoEurope?ItcurrentlyisweighingthedegreeofitsintegrationwithcontinentalEurope.AmemberoftheEU,itchosetoremainoutsidetheEconomicandMonetaryUnionforthetimebeing.Chapter
2、2l lHowdidStoneAgemanmigratetoBritain?HowdidStoneAgemanmigratetoBritain?l lItisbelievedthatStoneAgemanmigratedtoItisbelievedthatStoneAgemanmigratedtoBritainacrossthelandbridgethatthenjoinedBritainacrossthelandbridgethatthenjoinedBritaintotherestofEurope.BritaintotherestofEurope.l lWhereisStonehenge?
3、WhereisStonehenge?l lItisfoundinWiltshireinsouthernEngland.ItisfoundinWiltshireinsouthernEngland.l lWhydidtheRomanswithdrawfromEngland?WhydidtheRomanswithdrawfromEngland?l lBecausetheywereorderedtodefendtheRhineBecausetheywereorderedtodefendtheRhinefrontierfromtheattacksofbarbarianhordesinfrontierfr
4、omtheattacksofbarbarianhordesincentralEurope.centralEurope.Chapter3l lWhatisthemostimportantcontributionAlfredWhatisthemostimportantcontributionAlfredtheGreatmadetohiscountry?theGreatmadetohiscountry?l lHesponsoredthehistoricalprojectthathasHesponsoredthehistoricalprojectthathascomedowntousascomedow
5、ntousasThe Anglo-Saxon ChronicleThe Anglo-Saxon Chronicle,oneoftheearliestnarrativeswritteninaoneoftheearliestnarrativeswritteninaEuropeanlanguageotherthanLatinorGreek.EuropeanlanguageotherthanLatinorGreek.l lWhywastheBattleofHastingswonbytheWhywastheBattleofHastingswonbytheNormansledbyWilliam?Norma
6、nsledbyWilliam?l lBecausetheNormanswerefresh,andhadBecausetheNormanswerefresh,andhadbetterarchersandcavalry.betterarchersandcavalry.Chapter4l lWhydidHenryVIIIdissolvetheRomanCatholicChurchWhydidHenryVIIIdissolvetheRomanCatholicChurchinBritainandsetuptheChurchofEngland?inBritainandsetuptheChurchofEng
7、land?l lBecauseHenryVIIIneededadivorcewithhiswifebutBecauseHenryVIIIneededadivorcewithhiswifebutthePopedidnotgranthimone;besides,manyCatholicthePopedidnotgranthimone;besides,manyCatholicmonasterieshadbecomecorrupt,whichangeredthemonasterieshadbecomecorrupt,whichangeredtheEnglishpeople.Englishpeople.
8、l lWhydidQueenMaryIearnthenickname“BloodyWhydidQueenMaryIearnthenickname“BloodyMary”?Mary”?l lBecauseBecause shetriedtorestoreCatholicismtoEnglandandshetriedtorestoreCatholicismtoEnglandandusedcruelmeanstopursueheraims;usedcruelmeanstopursueheraims;therewere283therewere283protestantmartyrsburntatthe
9、stakeinherreign.protestantmartyrsburntatthestakeinherreign.Chapter5l lHowdidCharlesIcomeintoconflictwithHowdidCharlesIcomeintoconflictwithParliament?Parliament?l lHetriedtorulewithoutsummoningparliamentHetriedtorulewithoutsummoningparliamentfor11years,buteventuallyranoutofmoney,for11years,buteventua
10、llyranoutofmoney,andsummonedParliamentin1640.ParliamentandsummonedParliamentin1640.Parliamentwasnaturallypeevedabouthisneglectoftheirwasnaturallypeevedabouthisneglectoftheirrights.Theyrefusedhimmoney,andthecountryrights.Theyrefusedhimmoney,andthecountrysplitbetweensupportersofthekingandsplitbetweens
11、upportersofthekingandsupportersofParliament.supportersofParliament.Chapter5l lWhywasCharlesIIbroughtbacktothethrone?l lBecauseCromwellandhissonfailedtoputinplaceaworkablealternativetothemonarchy.Chapter6l lWhatstartedtheFirstWorldWarandwhywasitwonbytheAllies?l lItwascausedbytheassassinationinBosniai
12、n1914ofArchdukeFranzFerdinand,heirtotheAustroHungarianthroneanditwaswonbytheAllieswiththeUSparticipationandabetterbattleplanandtheuseofthenewtanks.Chapter6l lWhatwasthecauseoftheGeneralStrikeinMayWhatwasthecauseoftheGeneralStrikeinMay1926,howdiditendandwhatwasits1926,howdiditendandwhatwasitssignific
13、ance?significance?l lsome2millionkeyworkerswentonstrikeoversome2millionkeyworkerswentonstrikeoverplanstoreducewagesandlengthenworkingplanstoreducewagesandlengthenworkinghours.TheGeneralStrikeitselffailed,butitdidhours.TheGeneralStrikeitselffailed,butitdidmaketradesunionistsrealisethattheycouldnotmak
14、etradesunionistsrealisethattheycouldnotleadBritishworkersintoaclasswar,butthattheleadBritishworkersintoaclasswar,butthattheprocessofwinningattheballotboxwouldgiveprocessofwinningattheballotboxwouldgivethemrealpowertochangethecountry.themrealpowertochangethecountry.Chapter7l lWhathastheBritishgovernm
15、entdonetokeepthesustainedeconomicgrowthinthecountryinthepasttwodecades?l lOverthepasttwodecadesthegovernmenthasgreatlyreducedpublicownershipandcontainedthegrowthofsocialwelfareprograms.Chapter7l lWhataretheUKmajorindustries?l lTheyaremachinetools,electricpowerequipment,automationequipment,railroadeq
16、uipment,shipbuilding,aircraft,motorvehiclesandparts,electronicsandcommunicationsequipment,metals,chemicals,coal,petroleum,paperandpaperproducts,foodprocessing,textiles,clothing,andotherconsumergoods.Chapter8l lWhendoesEasteroccur?l lInBritainEasteroccursatadifferenttimeeachyear.Itisobservedonthefirs
17、tSundayafterthefirstfullmoonfollowingthefirstdayofspringintheNorthernHemisphere.ThismeansthatthefestivalcanoccuronanySundaybetweenMarch22andApril25.Chapter8l lWhydidtheconspiracyarisetoblowuptheHousesofParliamentbyGuyFawkes?l lThisconspiracyaroseasareactiontothepersecutionofCatholicsundertheruleofKi
18、ngJamesfromthoseinfuriatedbythefailureofKingJamestograntmoretolerationtoCatholics.Chapter8l lHowshouldyouintroduceothers?l lTraditionally,apersonoflowerrankisintroducedtoapersonofhigherrank,ayoungerpersonwouldbeintroducedtoanolderpersonandamanintroducedtoawoman.Chapter9l lWhatisthedifferencebetweent
19、heEnglishandScottisheducationsystems?l lTraditionallytheEnglish,WelshandNorthernIrishsystemhasemphasizeddepthofeducationwhereastheScottishsystemhasemphasizedbreadth.Chapter9l lWhatarethemajorgoalsofprimaryeducationintheUK?l lThemajorgoalsofprimaryeducationareachievingbasicliteracyandnumeracyamongsta
20、lltheirstudents,aswellasestablishingfoundationsinscience,geography,historyandothersocialsciences.Chapter9l lWhatisanotablefeatureofprimaryeducationsysteminEngland?l lThecontinuitywithasingleteacherandtheopportunitytobuildupacloserelationshipwiththeclassisanotablefeatureoftheprimaryeducationsystem.Ch
21、apter9l lWhatisrequiredforadmissiontodoaresearchdegreeintheUK?l lAdmissiontodoaresearchdegreeintheUKtypicallyrequiresthesponsorshipofaprofessorandabachelorsdegreeofrelatedsubjectsingeneral.Chapter10l lWhatistheclimateoftheUSA?l lmostlytemperate,buttropicalinHawaiiandFlorida,arcticinAlaska,semiaridin
22、thegreatplainswestoftheMississippiRiver,andaridintheGreatBasinofthesouthwest;lowwintertemperaturesinthenorthwestareamelioratedoccasionallyinJanuaryandFebruarybywarmchinookwindsfromtheeasternslopesoftheRockyMountains.Chapter10l lWhatdoestheterrainoftheUSAlooklike?l lvastcentralplain,mountainsinwest,h
23、illsandlowmountainsineast;ruggedmountainsandbroadrivervalleysinAlaska;rugged,volcanictopographyinHawaii.Chapter11l lWhydidthepilgrims,thefoundersofPlymouth,cometotheNewWorld?l lThePilgrimscametoescapereligiouspersecution.Chapter11l lWhatwastheStampActof1765?l lAndwhywasitrepealedin1776?l lTheStampAc
24、tof1765wasalawpassedbyBritishParliamentin1765,whichtaxedalllegaldocuments,newspapersandotherdocuments.In1766,thistaxwasrepealed,becauseitwasmetwithagreatuproarintheColonies.Chapter12l lWhatledtotheWarof1812betweentheUSAWhatledtotheWarof1812betweentheUSAandtheUKandhowdiditend?andtheUKandhowdiditend?l
25、 lItwasaconflictfoughtovertherightofneutralItwasaconflictfoughtovertherightofneutralcountriestoparticipateinforeigntradewithoutcountriestoparticipateinforeigntradewithouttheinterferenceofothernationsandthedesiretheinterferenceofothernationsandthedesireofmanyintheUnitedStatestoendBritishofmanyintheUn
26、itedStatestoendBritishoccupationofCanada.Itprovedinconclusive,occupationofCanada.Itprovedinconclusive,withbothcountriesagreeingtoreverttotheirwithbothcountriesagreeingtoreverttotheirprewarstatusasmuchaspossible.prewarstatusasmuchaspossible.Chapter13l lWhatdoUSfirmsenjoycomparedwiththeircounterpartsi
27、nWesternEuropeandJapan?l lUSbusinessfirmsenjoygreaterflexibilitythantheircounterpartsinWesternEuropeandJapanindecisionstoexpandcapitalplant,tolayoffsurplusworkers,andtodevelopnewproducts.Chapter13l lWhatbarriersdotheyfaceinforeigntradeatthesametime?l lAtthesametime,theyfacehigherbarrierstoentertheir
28、rivalshomemarketsthanforeignfirmsfaceenteringUSmarkets.Chapter13l lWheredoUSfirmsleadtheworld?l lUSfirmsareatorneartheforefrontintechnologicaladvances,especiallyincomputersandinmedical,aerospace,andmilitaryequipment.Chapter13l lWhatexplainsthegradualdevelopmentofaWhatexplainsthegradualdevelopmentofa
29、two-tierlabormarketinUSA?two-tierlabormarketinUSA?l lTheonrushoftechnologylargelyexplainstheTheonrushoftechnologylargelyexplainsthegradualdevelopmentofatwo-tierlaborgradualdevelopmentofatwo-tierlabormarketinwhichthoseatthebottomlackthemarketinwhichthoseatthebottomlacktheeducationandtheprofessional/t
30、echnicalskillsofeducationandtheprofessional/technicalskillsofthoseatthetopand,moreandmore,failtogetthoseatthetopand,moreandmore,failtogetcomparablepayraises,healthinsurancecomparablepayraises,healthinsurancecoverage,andotherbenefits.coverage,andotherbenefits.Chapter14l lWhydoestheUnitedStatescallits
31、elfanationofimmigrants?l lBecauseImmigrants(fromEurope)foundedthiscountryandhavebeencominginlargenumbers(fromallovertheworld)eversince.Chapter14l lWhatarethemostbasicprinciplesofAmericanWhatarethemostbasicprinciplesofAmericanphilosophy?philosophy?l lAmericansbelieve:Americansbelieve:l lthatallpeople
32、areequalanddeserveanequalopportunityinthatallpeopleareequalanddeserveanequalopportunityinlife;life;l lthateveryoneisfreetobeanindividual;thateveryoneisfreetobeanindividual;l lthatcompetitionbringsoutthebestinpeopleandinbusinesses.thatcompetitionbringsoutthebestinpeopleandinbusinesses.l lthatchangeis
33、goodandnecessary;thatchangeisgoodandnecessary;l lthatitisbesttobehonestanddirect;thatitisbesttobehonestanddirect;l lthatrationalityismoreimportantthanemotionwhenmakingathatrationalityismoreimportantthanemotionwhenmakingadecision;anddecision;andl lthatyouareresponsiblefortakingcontrolofyourownlifeand
34、thatyouareresponsiblefortakingcontrolofyourownlifeanddeterminingyourownfuture.determiningyourownfuture.Chapter15l lWhyisitregardedasaninvestmentinyourfuturetograduatefromanaccreditedAmericanschoolandbeingexposedtotherigorsoftheAmericaneducationsystem?l lBecauseinmanyfieldsandindustries,theAmericaneducationsystemoffersthemostcutting-edge,sought-afterprogramsattheworldsbestschools.Chapter15l lWhatarethemostnotablecoursesofstudyonlyavailableatthegraduateschoollevelinAmerica?l lThesearelaw,dentistry,andmedicine.