1、Part II HistoryI. Multiple Choice1. The history of the U.S. is generally agreed to have begun in _.A. 1620 B. 1607 C. 17762. The following states are among the first thirteen colonies except _.A. Maryland B. South Carolina C. Delaware D. Colorado3. _ was the first man who sailed around the earth.A.
2、John Cabot B. Magellan C. Balboa D. Cartier4. The colonial life can be described as the following except _.A. simple B. easy C. rough D. hard5. The Stamp Act was passed in _ and was repealed in _.A. 1765, 1766 B. 1764, 1765 C. 1763, 17646. The First Continental Congress was held in _ in September, 1
3、774.A. Philadelphia B. Boston C. New York7. The American War of Independence started in _ and ended in _.A. 1776, 1784 B. 1775, 1783 C. 1706, 17148. Washington won the great victory on December 26, 1776 in _.A. Gettysburg B. Pittsburgh C. Trenton9. The battle of _ marked the turning point of the War
4、 of Independence.A. New York B. Saratoga C. Bunker Hill10. On October 19th, 1781, the British General Cornwallis and his 7,000 men surrendered at _.A. Yorktown B. Boston C. Charleston11. The Constitutional Convention was held in 1787 to revise _.A. The Articles of the Confederation B. Bill of Rights
5、C. Civil Rights12. The first ten amendments, known as _, were added to the Constitution in 1791.A. the Bill of Rights B. the Articles C. Civil Rights13. After the Federal Government was established, the city _ was chosen as the capital for the time being.A. Washington B. New York C. Philadelphia14.
6、The pamphlet “Common Sense” was written by _.A. Thomas Edison B. Thomas Paine C. Thomas Jefferson15. The Second President John Adams adopted a high-handed policy which was called _.A. the “Intolerable Acts” B. Un-American ActivitiesC. the Sedition Act16. The greatest contribution made by President T
7、homas Jefferson was his _.A. abolishing the Sedition Act B. reducing taxesC. purchasing Louisiana from France17. The Second Anti-English War broke out in _ and ended in _. The U.S. won the war.A. 1812, 1814 B. 1813, 1815 C. 1814, 181618. As the result of the U.S.-Mexican War, nearly _ of the entire
8、territory of Mexico was lost.A. 1/4 B. 1/2 C. 1/319. In 1844 the U.S. forced the Chinese Government to sign the first unequal treaty of _.A. Wangxia B. Nanjing C. Tianjin20. The Articles of Confederation was accepted by all the _ states in _.A. 50, 1781 B. 13, 1781 C. 13, 178721. _ was chosen as the
9、 capital for the time being in Washingtons administration.A. New York B. Chicago C. Boston22. It was _ who advanced four plans which met bitter criticisms from many people.A. Alexander Hamilton B. Thomas JeffersonC. George Washington23. _ was the first American President who was inaugurated in the c
10、ity of Washington.A. John Adams B. Thomas Jefferson C. James Madison24. The War with England between 1812 and 1814 happened during the administration of President _.A. James Madison B. James Monroe C. John Adams25. The _ stopped the Holy Alliances program, and prevented the European countries from e
11、xtending their influence.A. Monroe Doctrine B. Sedition Act C. Holy Alliance26. _ was the first president who developed the power of veto into one of the means of making laws.A. John Adams B. Andrew Jackson C. Andrew Johnson27. _ made slavery possible in the new territories such as in Kentucky and N
12、ebraska.A. Douglas Bill B. Monroe Doctrine C. Sedition Act28. During the Civil War Lincoln issued the _, which declared the abolition of slavery.A. Homestead Bill B. Emancipation ProclamationC. Both A and B29. The Battle of _ was the turning point of the American Civil War.A. Bull Run B. Gettysburg
13、C. Richmond30. The first imperialist war took place between the U.S. and _ in 1898.A. Britain B. France C. Spain31. The first American President from the Republic Party is _.A. Abraham Lincoln B. Andrew JohnsonC. Thomas Jefferson D. George Washington32. In 1918 President _ issued the “Fourteen Point
14、s”.A. Woodrow Wilson B. William H. TaftC. Theodore Roosevelt D. Warren G. Harding33. Haymarket Massacre took place in _ in May 1886.A. New York B. Chicago C. Washington34. In 1894, the American industrial production held the _ place in the world.A. first B. second C. third35. McCarthy was notorious
15、for his harsh _ persecution of the progressive people.A. religious B. spiritual C. political36. The Ku Klux Klan was the most notorious terrorist society which persecuted the _.A. blacks B. Indians C. progressive people37. On August 14, 1914, the U.S. and Britain issued a joint communiqu called _.A.
16、 the Teheran Declaration B. the Atlantic CharterC. the Washington Proclamation38. In Sino-American relations Theodore Roosevelt exercised the so-called “_”, invading China by means of both force and culture.A. Open Door Policy B. Big Stick C. Douglas Bill39. The First World War broke out on July 28t
17、h, _ and ended on November 11th, _, lasting for about four years.A. 1913, 1917 B. 1914, 1918 C. 1915, 191940. The two military alliances during WWI were the _ and the _.A. Axis, Allies B. Holy Alliance, AxisC. Central Powers, Allies41. The assassination of a(n) _ prince, Arch Duke Fedinand, served a
18、s the direct fuse for the outbreak of WWI.A. Australia B. Belgium C. Austria42. Altogether _ countries became involved in or were dragged into WWI.A. 33 B. 38 C. 3943. The frequent emergence of the economic crisis in the U.S.A. led to the following disastrous effects except _.A. inflation B. the ris
19、e of prices C. the decrease of populationD. the decrease of the purchasing capacity44. In April 1945 a conference was held at _ to organize the United Nations.A. San Francisco B. New York C. Philadelphia45. _ countries attended the conference of the foundling of the UN.A. 48 B. 47 C. 4546. At the _
20、Conference, the heads of the Soviet Union, the U.S. and Britain discussed the problem of opening the second battlefield in Europe.A. Yalta B. Teheran C. Casablanca47. In July 1945, Britain, the U.S. and the Soviet Union met at Potsdam to formulate an occupation policy and set up a program for the fu
21、ture of Germany. The meeting was the famous _ Conference.A. Cairo B. Teheran C. Potsdam D. Quebec48. The two fighting sides in WWII were _.A. the Allies and the Axis (powers) B. the Axis and Holy AllianceC. the Central Powers and the Allies49. The _ was the treaty signed at Versailles, near Paris in
22、 France in 1919.A. Paris Treaty B. Versaills Treaty C. Teheran Treaty50. The meeting was held at Yalta in the Crimea of the Soviet Union in Feb, 1945. At the meeting many matters were discussed, including the final defeat of Germany, the demilitarization of Germany, the founding of the U.N. etc., th
23、is was the famous _ Conference.A. Yalta B. Teheran C. Potsdam51. The Communist Party of the US was founded in _.A. 1920 B. 1918 C. 191952. The U.S. Communist Party was re-established in 1945 with _ as its general secretary.A. Levestone B. William Foster C. Earl Browder53. The Great Depression of _ t
24、o shook the US and the whole capitalist world to its foundations.A. 1929, 1933 B. 1933, 1937 C. 1924, 192954. The programme of 1947 that America would offer its money supplies and machinery to any European nation that wished to participate in was called _.A. Eisenhower Doctrine B. Marshall PlanC. Tr
25、uman Doctrine55. The _ broke out in June 1950 and ended in the summer of 1953.A. Vietnam War B. Cold War C. Korean War56. In April 1949 twelve nations established the NATO to coordinate the military actions of member nations against the _.A. Germany B. Japan C. Soviet Union57. The Second World War b
26、roke out in September, _ and ended in August _.A. 1939, 1945 B. 1937, 1943 C. 1938, 194558. After WWII there emerged a new balance of power between _ and _.A. the Allies, the Axis Powers B. the USSR, the USAC. the old capitalist countries, the new ones59. There occurred _ economic crises from the en
27、d of WWII to the middle of the 1970s.A. six B. five C. seven60. The President Franklin D. Roosevelt proposed a policy called _ to save the economic situation.A. Good Neighbour B. the Open Door PolicyC. the New Deal61. The Battle of _ took place in 1942 and it was the turning point of the Pacific are
28、a.A. Midway Island B. Britain C. Normandy62. In Feb. _ came President Nixons historic visit to China.A. 1979 B. 1972 C. 197363. In 1953, _ ended in the failure of the U.S.A. the Korean War B. the Vietnam War C. the US-Spanish War64. On December 7th, 1941, the base of the American Pacific Fleet, Pear
29、l Harbour, was suddenly attacked by the _ air force and navy.A. Spanish B. French C. Japanese65. The original Union consists of _ at the time of its independence.A. 13 B. 50 C. 4866. The first thirteen states of the US mainly located _ seaboard.A. the eastern B. the western C. the northern67. _ appo
30、inted many of the colonial governors.A. The English King B. the local governmentC. the local people68. The Declaration of Independence was drafted by a committee including _ as head.A. George Washington B. Thomas JeffersonC. both A and B69. _ was the British king when colonial Americans declared the
31、ir independence.A. King George I B. King George III C. King George II70. In 1945 a conference was held in _ to found the United Nations.A. San Francisco B. Chicago C. New York71. President Nixon visited China in _.A. 1973 B. 1974 C. 197272. _ was the only American president who was re-elected three
32、times in succession.A. Theodore Roosevelt B. George WashingtonC. Franklin D. Roosevelt D. Thomas Jefferson73. The citys name “Philadelphia” means _.A. brotherly love B. fishing pit C. philosophy1. It was _ who first discovered the America in 1492.2. The New World was named after _ Vespucci.3. _ was
33、the first man who sailed around the earth.4. The Indians living in America are all _ skinned and dark-haired.5. The War of _ broke out in 1775 and ended in 1783.6. The First World War broke out on July 28th in _.7. In 1620 some English Puritans sailed to Plymouth on a ship called _.8. On July 4th, 1
34、776, the document called the Declaration of _ was accepted by the American Congress.9. The first English colony was _.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 192
35、9 - _ 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, o
36、ne 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 Inde
37、pendence 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 pe
38、ople, headed by John Hamilton, who supported the Constitution of 1787, were called _.24. During Washingtons 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 Ad
39、ams.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 Mr
40、s 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
41、passage of the military Reconstruction Act in March 1867 the power of Reconstruction of the south passed from president to the _.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
42、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 _ Dec
43、laration 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 t
44、he 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 USs naval base at _ _.47. In 1939 Germany
45、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 towar
46、d 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
47、 course others may take, but for me, give me liberty or give me death.” This was said by _ _.II. Define the Following Terms1. The Boston “Tea Party”2. The Westward Movement3. The Civil Rights Movement4. The Atlantic Charter5. The “Open Door Policy”6. The Cairo Declaration7. The Marshall PlanIII. Answer the Following Questions1. Please say something about the American War of Independence, including its cause, process and significance.2. What success did
