英语国家概况

Volume One The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Chapter One Geography and Population

Part One Names and Position

Official and Geographical Names

Position

Part Two Geographical Features

The Highland Zone

The Lowland Zone

Part Three Climate

Features of Climate

Facto Influencing Climate

Part Four Natural Resources

Minerals

Fisheries

Forests and Farmlands

Wate

Part Five The People

Origi of the British Nationalities

Characteristics of the British People

Part Six Language

Official Language and Other Languages

History of the English Language

Part Seven Religio

Christianity

The Church of England

Other Denominatio

Exercises

Chapter Two Government and Politics

Part One Political System

Part Two The Co titution

Part Three The Monarch

Functio of the Monarch

Act of Settlement

Elizabeth II

Part Four Parliament

The House of Commo

The House of Lords

Part Five The Cabinet

Functio of the Cabinet

Two-Party System

Part Six The Judiciary

The Lord Chancellor

Law and Courts

Exercises

Chapter Three Education and Social Life

Part One Education

Types of Schools

Levels of Education

Part Two Social Welfare

Part Three Class Structure and Social Problems

Exercises

Chapter Four Economy and Major Cities

Part One Economic Profile

Part Two Structure of Eeonomy

The Primary Industries

The Secondary Industries

The Tertiary Industries

Part Three Major Cities

London

Birmingham

Manchester

Liverpool

Cardiff

Edinburgh

Belfast

Exercises

Chapter Five History

Part One The Early and Medieval History

The Native Celts and the Roman Conquest

The Anglo-Saxon Conquest

The Viking Invasio

The Norman Conquest

Exercises

Part Two The Decline of Feudalism and the Rise of the English Bourgeoisie

Henry II and His Reforms

King John and the Great Charter

Beginning of Parliament

The Hundred Yea ' War

The Black Death

The Peasants' Revolt

The Wa of the Roses

The New Monarchy

Renaissance in England

Exercises

Part Three English Bourgeoisie Revolution in the 17th Century

James I and the Parliament

Charles I

The Short Parliament and the Long Parliament

The Civil War

Restoration

The Glorious Revolution

Exercises

Part Four The Rise of the British Empire

The Industrial Revolution

The Chartist Movement

Queen Victoria and Her Time

Foreign Expa ion

Exercises

Part Five The Fall of the British Empire

Britain and World War I

Britain and World War II

Major Events After World War II

Co ervative in Power

Labour in Power

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Volume Two The United States of America

Volume Three The Commonwealth of Australia

Volume Four Canada

Volume Five New Zealand

Volume Six The Republic of Ireland

Appendix

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