10. Lexington Fire was the _____ of the War of Independence. 11. In 1803 the United States purchased Louisiana from _____. 12. The U.S.- _____ War broke out in 1898.

13. The Great Depression of 1929 - _____ shook the United States and the whole capitalist world to its foundation.

14. The _____ _____ policy went into effect by the spring of 1947 when Truman Doctrine came forth. 15. The Confederate Union of America consisted of _____ southern states.

16. During the Civil War Lincoln took two important measures, one was the _____ _____, the other was the _____ _____.

17. By the end of _____ century, the U.S. had become the most powerful country in the world. 18. The U.S. bought the area of Alaska from _____ in 1867.

19. The Constitution Convention lasted _____ weeks from May to September, _____.

20. The Constitution drawn up at the end of Independence War is called the _____ of the Confederation. 21. The Constitution of _____ established the dictatorship of the America bourgeoisie big capitalists and big slave owners.

22. The bourgeois democratic personages headed by Thomas Jefferson, were opposed to the Constitution. They were called _____.

23. The people, headed by John Hamilton, who supported the Constitution of 1787, were called _____. 24. During Washington’s administration Thomas Jefferson was appointed _____ of _____. 25. The war with England between 1812-1814 was called the Second _____ of _____. 26. President John Q. Adams was the son of the _____ president, John Adams. 27. The forming of the _____ Alliance was to suppress the South American revolution.

28. Andrew Jackson was the first president who developed the power of _____ into one of the means of making laws.

29. The first great tide from 1840 to 1860 in America was the _____ movement.

30. The famous novel ―_____ _____ _____‖ by Mrs Stowe aroused a great and universal hatred for slavery. 31. A man named _____ _____ began a rising which aimed at solving the slavery trouble by force. 32. In _____ the first group of English colonists came to America.

33. From 1863 to 1867 _____ Reconstruction dominated the reconstruction of the south.

34. With the passage of the military Reconstruction Act in March 1867 the power of Reconstruction of the south passed from president to the _____.

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35. The most notorious society which mainly persecuted the blacks was _____ _____ _____.

36. The _____ _____ Conference in 1919 was in fact a meeting to divide the spoils and redivide the old colonies.

37. The _____ Conference was the constitution of the Paris Peace Conference.

38. The _____ post-war economic crisis occurred from 1973 to 1975 was the most serious crisis.

39. The Communist Party of China sent _____ _____ _____ to attend the Conference of the founding of U.N. and signed the charter.

40. The _____ Declaration was published at the Cairo Conference.

41. The main force of the Japanese United Fleet was destroyed by America in the _____ _____ Battle. 42. The _____ World War was a destructive war and an anti-fascist war.

43. The _____ Programme was successfully carried out in 1969 and two American astronauts landed on the moon.

44. After WWII the _____ _____ emerged on the scene and containment of Communism became the basis of the American foreign policy.

45. The source of WWII in Europe came from _____.

46. The direct cause that the U.S. entered WWII was the Japanese sudden raid of the US’s naval base at _____ _____.

47. In 1939 Germany first launched the lightening attack on _____ and England and _____ then declared war on Germany.

48. The dropping of the two atom bombs by America forced _____ to surrender unconditionally. 49. The second post-war crisis occurred during 1953 and 1954 was caused by the _____ War. 50. It was president _____ who moved toward improving relations with China. 51. America participated in the Second World War in the year _____. 52. In _____ China and U.S.A. normalized their relationship.

53. The outstanding leader of the Civil Rights Movement was _____ _____ _____. 54. _____ _____ uprising in 1859 helped the outbreak of the Civil War.

55. ―I know not what course others may take, but for me, give me liberty or give me death.‖ This was said by _____ _____.

II. Define the Following Terms 1. The Boston ―Tea Party‖ 2. The Westward Movement

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3. The Civil Rights Movement 4. The Atlantic Charter 5. The ―Open Door Policy‖ 6. The Cairo Declaration 7. The Marshall Plan

III. Answer the Following Questions

1. Please say something about the American War of Independence, including its cause, process and significance.

2. What success did Washington’s administration achieved?

3. Abraham Lincoln is usually regarded as the fulfillment of the ―American Dream‖. Why? 4. What was Roosevelt’s role in the Second World War?

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1. In America the academic year lasts nine months, from September to _____, with winter and spring vocations.

A. July B. June C. August

2. In elementary schools, courses for children include the following except _____. A. reading, writing B. social courses C. foreign languages D. sciences, art and music E. cooking or other manual skills

3. The American teachers’ pay and prestige are _____ in comparison with the general standard of living. A. high B. low C. almost the same

4. There are over _____ universities, colleges and other institutions in the United States.

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A. 2,000 B. 2,500 C. 3,000

5. Today more than _____ of all the private colleges have some kind of church connection. A. 1/3 B. 1/2 C. 1/5

6. The library in _____ was the first private library in the US. A. Harvard College B. Yale College C. College of New Jersey 7. The first public library was founded in 1731 in _____. A. Boston B. Philadelphia C. Chicago

8. At present America has more than _____ free public libraries. A. 6,000 B. 5,000 C. 7,000

9. VOA Radio Station was established in _____. A. 1924 B. 1934 C. 1894

10. All the newspapers and magazines in America are _____ owned. A. publicly B. privately C. locally

11. _____ is the winter sport in American schools and colleges. A. Football B. Basketball C. Baseball

12. It was the _____ immigrants in the mid-19th century who introduced skiing into the United States. A. Scandinavian B. Dutch C. French

13. 101 American people won the Nobel Prize after _____. A. WWI B. Civil War C. WWII

14. At the end of WWII the art centre of the world moved from _____ to the new world. A. Paris B. London C. Berlin

15. The famous story _____ helps Washington Irving earn great fame in the literary world. A. ―Rip Van Winkle‖ B. ―The Legend of Sleepy Hollow‖ C. ―The Adventures of a German Student‖

16. _____ is regarded as the father of detective stories. A. Mark Twain B. Edgar Allan Poe C. Herman Melville

17. _____ is the first writer in America to win the Nobel Prize in literature. A. Sinclair Lewis B. Saul Bellow C. Ernest Hemingway 18. Yale University was founded in _____. A. 1701 B. 1746 C. 1749

19. The greatest American playwright is _____.

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