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Part One An Introduction to Britain3

Lesson 1 Geography:the Land3

Lesson 2 Geography:the People15

Lesson 3 Economy28

Lesson 4 Political System:Government41

Lesson 5 Political System:Party Politics and Judiciary54

Lesson 6 History:Early Man and the Feudal Society66

Lesson 7 History:Decline of Feudalism and the Bourgeois Revolution79

Lesson 8 History:the Industrial Revolution and the Chartist Movement97

Lesson 9 History:the British Empire and Britain in Two World Wars and Post-war Periods109

Lesson 10 Education in Britain122

Part Two An Introduction to the United States149

Lesson 11 Geography:the Land149

Lesson 12 Geography:the People166

Lesson 13 American Economy179

Lesson 14 Political System:Government191

Lesson 15 Political System:State Government and Party Politics204

Lesson 16 History:the Early Colonization217

Lesson 17 History:American Revolution231

Lesson 18 History:American Civil War248

Lesson 19 History:U.S. Imperialism261

Lesson 20 American Education276

APPENDIX Ⅰ297

Ⅰ.Outstanding Events in English History297

Ⅱ.The List of Kings of England300

Ⅲ.Counties of Great Britain302

Ⅳ.Territories of Great Britain304

Ⅴ.British Commonwealth of Nations304

APPENDIX Ⅱ308

Ⅰ.Fifty States of the United States308

Ⅱ.The Ten Great Interest Groups in the United States310

Ⅲ.Outstanding Events in American History311

Ⅳ.The List of Presidents of the United States313

APPENDIX Ⅲ Glossary315