2. British climate has more rainy days and more fogs with changeability. 3. British has a temperate, maritime climate
4. Britain's most important natural resources are coal and petroleum. 5. The English people are descendants of Anglo-Saxons.
6. The established church of Britain is the Church of England.
7. The major languages spoken in Britain are English, Gaelic, and Welsh.
8. The Roman Catholic Church was much persecuted in England for a long time after the
Reformation.
9. By the 1890s', Britain had been overtaken by the US and Germany in economy. 10. Under Mrs. Thatcher, British economy in the 1980s' gradually recovered. 11. The negative aspect of Thatcher's reform was a rapid increase in taxation.
12. The Bank of England advises government on the formulation of monetary policy and
plays an important part in making agreed policy effective and acts as a clearing house.
13. Britain has no written constitution, and still keeps an old-fashioned government.
British government is established on the basis of constitutional monarchy.
14. The British government ministers are responsible to Parliament for the work of their department.
15. The present sovereign of Britain is Queen Elisabeth Ⅱ, and Prince Charles is the heir to the throne.
16. Theoretically, the Queen has all the power, but in reality, she must act on the advice of the ministers.
17. The Liberal Democratic is seen as the party of the \"middle\
ideological ground between the two main parties. 18. The general election in Britain is held every 5 years.
19. The Conservative Party developed out of the Tory Party, while the Liberal Party developed out
of the Whig Party.
20. Punishment in Britain is in the form of fine and imprisonment. The death penalty for
murder was completely abolished in the year of 1969. 21. The earliest settlers on the British Isles were the Iberians.
22. Kent, one of the British early kingdoms, was set up by the Jutes. 23. The Romans under Claudius conquered Britain in A.D. 43.
24. Henry Ⅱ is best remembered for his reform of laws and courts. 25. Edward Ⅲ launched the Hundred Years' War.
26. Wars of Roses were fought intermittently between the Lancastrians and the Yorkists
from 1455 to 1465.
27. The Enclosure of land turned a large number of peasants into landless. 28. The Restoration of Charles Ⅱ took place in the year of 1660. 29. The British Industrial Revolution first began in the textile industry. 30. James Hargreaves invented the \"spinning Jenny\".
31. After the Seven Years’ War England became the strongest sea power and dominated world trade.
32. Oliver Twist was written by Charles Dickens.
33. The British Empire reached the peak of its colonial expansion after the Anglo-Boer
War.
34. China and Britain established the diplomatic relations at the ambassadorial rank in the year of 1972.
35. The British Empire began with the founding of Newfoundland in 1583, and fell after
the end of the Second World War.
36. The two imperialist blocks that had been formed just before the outbreak of World
War Ⅰ were Triple Alliance and Triple Entente.
37. Universities that were founded between 1850 and 1930 are called Redbrick universities.
38. All universities in Britain are private institutions.
39. Independent schools in Britain are private educational institutions. 40. Any child may attend, without paying fees, a state school in Britain.
41. The continental United States is situated in the southern part of North America. 42. Alaska was bought by the United States from Russia after the end of the American Civil War.
43. The State of Alaska is the largest in the area of all the 50 states.
44. The famous Niagara Falls are located on the US-Canadian boundary between Lake
Erie and Lake Ontario.
45. The State of California is the largest in population today.
46. People in the US have kept moving westward for reasons except religious freedom. 47. Black people in the US are descended from Negro slaves imported from Africa. 48. In the 19th century a large number of Chinese were shipped to America as \"coolies\". 49. In the industrial capitalism stage American economy developed rapidly. 50. The West of the United States is an important mining area.
51. The automobile is the most popular means of transportation in the United States. 52. The United States government began to pursue a protectionist policy in trade in the 1970s'.
53. The President of the United States exercises the executive power. 54. President has the veto power in legislation in the United States. 55. The number of Representatives is fixed at 435.
56. The Judicial branch of the US government is headed by the Supreme Court.
57. Two political parties emerged in the middle of the 19th century United States over the issue of slavery.
58. The General Election in the United States is held every four years.
59. The two parties in the US depend on monopolists for their election money.
60. If a President dies or resigns or is removed from office, the Vice President succeeds him.
61. Christopher Columbus was an Italian navigator.
62. The Puritans' first settlement on North America was Plymouth.
63. Influenced by Marco Polo's famous travel book, kings, lords and merchants in
Western Europe were eager to find sea routes to the Far East.
64. In the 18th century, people in Europe began to believe that natural laws guided the universe.
65. James Madison was known as the \"Father of the Constitution\".
66. The motto of the colonies was \"No taxation without representation\".
67. The United States purchased Louisiana Territory from France in 1803. 68. The American Industrial Revolution began in 1807 with its textile industry.
69. In 1819, the United States \"purchased\" Florida from Spain after having occupied it for several years.
70. The US Imperialism was not marked by free business competition.
71. The United States and China established diplomatic relations in the year of 1979. 72. The Jungle was a story about the meat-packing plants in Chicago. 73. The Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor in Hawaii on December 7, 1941. 74. In the United States, education is a state responsibility.
75. The most popular elementary and secondary education pattern in the US is 8-4. 76. American education is mainly classified into elementary, secondary, and higher. 77. the Declaration of Independence 78. Christopher Columbus 79. Separation of Powers 80. Hawaii
81. Black Death
82. Glorious Revolution 83. Wars of Roses
84. Charles Ⅱ Restoration 85. Melting Pot 86. Westernization
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