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VOLUME Ⅰ1

Chapter OneLand and People1

Section OneThe British Isles and Great Britain1

（1）Names and Position1

（2）Physiographic Features7

（3）Climate and Weather10

（4）Factors Influencing English Weather14

（5）Inland Water15

（6）The English Language17

Section TwoPeople and the State23

（1）People23

（2）Party Politics26

（3）Central Government27

（4）Local Governments29

（5）Law and Police31

（6）Reform of the Law Court33

（7）Legal Profession35

（8）Police Force35

（9）Religion37

（10）Characteristics of the English People40

（11）Generation Gap43

Section ThreeNational Economy47

（1）General Survey47

（2）Company Law and Framework of Industry50

（3）Heavy and Light Industries53

（4）The Textile Industries55

（5）Agriculture57

（6）Tansportation and Communication59

（7）British Disease and Thatcher's Medicine61

（8）Cities64

Chapter TwoEnglish History72

Section OneOrigion of the English Nation72

（1）The native Celts and the Anglo-Saxon Conquest72

（2）The Normans78

（3）The Norman Conquest and Middle English79

（4）Influence of the Norman Conquest80

Section TwoBeginning of Parliament and Decline of Feudalism83

（1）Henry II and His Reform83

（2）The Great Charter85

（3）Beginning of Parliament89

（4）The Hundred Years' War91

（5）The Black Death93

（6）The Peasant Uprising94

（7）The Wars of the Roses95

Section ThreeThe Tudor Monarchy and the Rising Bourgeoisie98

（1）The New Monarchy98

（2）Renaissance in England99

（3）The Three BigChurches of the World103

（4）The Catholic Churchin the Middle Ages104

（5）Revolt of the Protestants105

（6）Reformationin England106

（7）Elizabeth I109

（8）Culture and Social Life112

Section FourThe En glish Bourgeois Revolution and the Industrial Revolution114

（1）Background to the Revolution114

（2）James I114

（3）Charles I116

（4）The Independents and Pilgrim Fathers117

（5）The Short Parliment and Long Parliament118

（6）Restoration121

（7）Background to the Industrial Revolution122

（8）Proccss of the Industrial Revolution124

（9）Effect of the Industrial Revolution126

（10）The Chartist Movement128

（11）Queen Victoria and Her Time130

Section FiveThe Rise and Fall of the British Empire133

（1）Foreign Aggression133

（2）The First World War and the Decline of the Empire138

（3）Britain and the Second World War140

Chapter ThreeGovernment and Politics and Education146

Section One The Monarchy146

Section Two The English Nobility151

Section Three The House of Lords154

Section Four The House of Commons156

Section Five The British Government161

Section Six Political Parties163

Section Seven Educational System and Schools167

Chapter Four175

Section OneFamily and Life175

Section Two Supplementary Material Britain's Papers,Radio and Television189

VOLUME Ⅱ194

Chapter OnePanoramic View194

Section OneThe United States and the Americans194

（1）Name,Size and Position194

（2）Government Principles and System196

（3）The Federal Government198

（4）The State Governments201

（5）Local Governments202

（6）Population204

（7）The Melting Pot211

（8）Distribution ofPeople212

（9）Background to the Class Structure215

（10）The Upper,Middle and Lower Classes217

Section TwoGeograp hical Features, Climate and Natural Resources223

（1）The Atlantic Seacoast and the Appalachian Mountains224

（2）The Great Mississippi River Basin225

（3）The Rockies West to The Pacific Ocean225

（4）Climate and Weather227

（5）Rivers and Lakes232

（6）Forests236

（7）Mineral Resources237

（8）Land Resources239

（9）New Problem239

Section ThreeNational Economy and Cities242

（ 1）The Market Sector243

（2）The Corporate Sector244

（3）The Public Sector245

（4）Productive Power247

（5）Economic and Trade Ties with China248

（6）Industry and Cities249

（7）Agriculture and Husbandry261

（8）Transportation and Communication264

（9）Current Problems265

Chapter TwoAmerican History271

Section OneThe Thirteen English-American Colonies and theWar of Indep endence271

（1）The Founding of the Colonies271

（2）The Early Immigrants276

（3）Life in the Colonies277

（4）The Boston Tea Party283

（5）The First Continental Congress284

（6）The First Armed Clash284

（7）The Second Continental Congress285

（8）The Declaration of Independence287

（9）Military Struggle and Final Victory289

Section TwoAppearenceof the A merican Constitution and Terrtitorial Expansion292

（1）America Following Independence292

（2）The Constitutional Convention293

（3）The American Constitution296

（4）Washington as the First President298

（5）Jefferson and the Purchase of Luisiana299

（6）The Second War with England301

（7）The Mexican War and Its Results303

（8）Large Scale Expansion to the West304

（ 9）Frontiersmen's Influence on Politics309

（10）The Manroe Doctrine311

Section ThreeThe Civil War312

（1）The Negro Slavery in America313

（2）Conflicts Arising from Savery315

（3）Abraham Lincoln317

（4）M ilitary Contest in the Civil War319

（5）The Emancipation Proclamation and Final Victory321

（6）Lincoln's Death and American Concept of a Hero322

（7）Effect of the Civil War326

（8）Appearance of Monopoly Business330

（9）The Federal Reserve Bank332

（10）Imperialist Foreign Policy and War with Spain333

（11）Aggression Against China335

Section FourAmerica During and After World War Ⅰ336

（1）America's Neutrality336

（2）America Entering the War337

（3）America After the War339

（4）The Great Depression343

（5）Roosevelt's“New Deal”345

（6）Comment on the“New Deal”347

Section FiveA merica During and After World War Ⅱ349

（1）The Outbreak ofGeneral War349

（2）Changes ofthe US Policy351

（3）The Lend-Lease Bill352

（4）America's Entrance Into the War353

（5）America Atier the War356

（6）Cold War and America's Containment357

（7）Red Scare and Mecarthy Era360

（8）Developments361

（9）Demands for Reform362

（10）The Beat Generation366

（11）The Watergate Affair367

Chapter ThreeForm of Government and Social Life370

Section One Political Parties and Elections370

Section Two The Federal Government377

Section Three The US Congress387

Section Four The Judicial Branch393

Section Five Education and Schools402

Section Six Employment,Life and Family414

Chapter FourSupplementary Materials430

Section One The US Radio and Television430

Section Two The US Passport and Immigratlon Law431

Section Three Federal Income Tax440