《美国国情》

PART ONE American Geography1

Ⅰ.The United States1

Ⅱ.The Mountains of the United States2

Ⅲ.The Rivers and the Lakes in the United State4

Ⅳ.Regions and Divisions in the United States5

Ⅴ.The Cities of the United States23

PART TWO The American People41

Ⅰ.The Earliest Inhabitants in America43

Ⅱ.The Discovery of America44

Ⅲ.European Settlers45

Ⅳ.English Colonies46

Ⅴ.Early American Immigrants49

Ⅵ.Immigrants Coming from 1890 to 192052

Ⅶ.Immigration Between the End of World War I to the Present(1920—84)58

PART THREE Disadvantaged People63

Ⅰ.American Indians63

Ⅱ.Blacks in America77

Ⅲ.Americans of Spanish Origin94

PART FOUR American Women104

Ⅰ.American Women’s Status in the Colonial Period and the 19th Century104

Ⅱ.Women between the End of the American Revolution and the Ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment107

Ⅲ.American Women’s Liberation Movement113

Ⅳ.American Women Today115

PART FIVE American Government120

Ⅰ.The Nature of American Government120

Ⅱ.The President126

Ⅲ.Congress130

Ⅳ.The Court System132

Ⅴ.Cheeks and Balances133

Ⅵ.State and Local Governments135

PART SIX Politicai Parties in the United States137

Ⅰ.History of the Two Parties137

Ⅱ.The Present Two-party System140

Ⅲ.Other Parties141

Ⅳ.Membership of the Two Parties142

Ⅴ.The Organization of the Two Parties143

PART SEVEN American Economy145

Ⅰ.Historical Perspective145

Ⅱ.American Economy Today156

PART EIGHT American Agriculture160

Ⅰ.The United States Is Rich in Agricultural Products160

Ⅱ.Results of Growing Productivity161

Ⅲ.Format of American Farms161

Ⅳ.Agricultural Problems in the United States162

BIBLIOGRAPHY167