英语国家概况

Section1TheUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandNorthernIreland

Chapter1LandandPeopleinBritain

I.Land

II.People

Chapter2BritishHistory

I.OriginoftheEnglishNation

II.FeudalisminEngland

III.TheIndustrialRevolutionandtheChartistMovement

IV.TheRiseandFalloftheBritishEmpire

Chapter3NationalEconomy

I.BasicFramework

II.TheGovernmentsRoleintheEconomy

III.Industries

IV.Agriculture,ForestryandFishing

V.TheServiceSector

VI.ForeignTrade

Chapter4BritishGovernmentandPolitics

I.BritishGovernment

II.BritishPolitics

Chapter5BritishEducationSystem

I.Introduction

II.ThePurposeoftheBritishEducationSystem

III.TheNationalCurriculum

IV.TheRelationshipbetweenEducationandSocialClass

V.TheInfluenceoftheChurchonSchooling

VI.ThePresentEducationSystem

VII.TeachingMethodinUK

Chapter6EnglishLanguage,ReligionandBeliefs

I.TheEnglishLanguage

II.ReligionandBeliefs

Section2TheUnitedStatesofAmerica

Chapter7LandandPeopleintheUnitedStates

I.LandoftheFree

II.TheA

IV.TheDevelopmentoftheAmericanGovernmentSystem

V.TheNewIndividualism:InterestGroupGovernment

VI.ThePoliticalFutureoftheUnitedStates

Chapter11AmericanEducationalSystemandSchools

I.GeneralinformationofAmericanEducation

II.TheAmericanEducationSystem

III.EducationPhilosophy

IV.HowtobeaGoodCollegeStudent?

Chapter12AmericanValuesandBeliefs

I.MainstreamAmericanValues

II.Religions

Section3Canada

Chapter13LandandPeople

I.Land

II.People

Chapter14HistoryandCulture

I.History

II.Culture

Chapter15NationalEconomy

Chapter16Government

I.FederalGovernment

II.ProvincialGovernments

III.MunicipalGovernments

Chapter17Education

Section4Australia

Chapter18LandandPeople

I.Land

II.People

Chapter19HistoryandCulture

I.History

II.Culture

Chapter20Economy

Chapter21Education

Chapter22PoliticalSystem

Section5NewZealand

Chapter23LandandPeople

I.Geography

II.Climate

III.People

Chapter24HistoryandPoliticalSystem

I.History

Chapter28Defense

Chapter29ForeignPolicyandOverseasAid

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