In 1947 the Truman Administration deci...

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There are three political divisions on the island of Great Britain: Scotland, Wales and ______.

A. Ireland
B. Never land
C. New Zealand
D. England

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The great King of Wessex who fought against the invasion of the Danes in the 9th century was known as ______.

A. Hengist
B. Alfred the Great
C. the Pilgrim
D. King of Picts

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William, Duke of Normandy, is now known as ______.

A. William Rufus
B. William the Confessor
C. William the Great
D. William the Conqueror

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The feudal system was completely established under after the ______ in 1066.

A. William, Norman Conquest
B. Alfred the Great, Anglo-Saxon Conquest
C. the Dane, arrival of the Dane
D. the Celts, arrival of Pane

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The name Wars of the Roses was, in fact, coined by the great 19th century-novelist ______.

A. Sir Thomas Browne
B. Sir Max Beerbohm
C. Sir Walter Scott
D. Sir Norman Angell

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William replaced the Anglo-Saxon Kings’ Council known as with a new council known as .

A. King’s Council, Norman Council
B. the Witan, the Grand Council
C. Anglo-Saxon Council, Baron’s Council
D. Grand Council, Parliament

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Which of the following is not true of Elizabeth Ⅰ

A. Her religious reform was a compromise of views.
B. Her religious reform was welcomed by both the Puritans and ardent Catholics.
C. She desired "that there should be outward conformity to the Established religion".
D. She broke Mary’s ties with Rome and restored her father’s independent Church of England.

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Loosely speaking, ______ were those who opposed absolute monarchy and supported the right to religious freedom for Nonconformists.

A. the Whigs
B. the Tories
C. the members of the Labor Party
D. the members of the Conservative Party

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Which of the following is not considered a characteristic of farming in the late 18th and early 19th centuries

A. The "open-field" system.
B. A system of crop rotation.
C. Introduction of artificial fertilizer.
D. Introduction of new agricultural machinery.

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The first steam engine was devised by ______ at the end of the 17th century, and the Scottish inventor James Watt modified and improved the design.

A. Robert Bakewell
B. Thomas Newcomer
C. James Watt
D. Thomas Coke

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As a result of the industrial revolution, Britain was by 1830 the "______".

A. industrial leader of the world
B. Leading Sea Power of the World
C. workshop of the world
D. industrialized country of the world

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The Seven Years’ War (1756—1763) was fought between Britain and ______ for the coloniza-tion in North America.

A. Spain
B. Russia
C. Holland
D. France

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Over the past one thousand years, the British ______ has been broken only once between 1649 and 1660.

A. Cabinet
B. Parliament
C. Monarchy
D. Privy Council

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Apart from Britain, the Queen is also the head of state of the following countries except ______.

A. Australia
B. Canada
C. New Zealand
D. South Africa

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The Privy Council includes ______.

A. all Cabinet ministers
B. all the Archbishops in Britain
C. all members of the House of Lords
D. all members of the House of Commons

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In Britain, ministers are appointed by the Queen on the recommendation of ______.

A. the Lord Chancellor
B. the Prime Minister
C. the Speaker
D. the Parliamentary Commissioner

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London’s Metropolitan Police Force is under the control of ______.

A. the England secretaries
B. the Scottish Secretaries
C. Northern Ireland Secretaries
D. the Home Secretary

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The Christian festivals in Britain are ______.

A. Christmas and Easter
B. Christmas and Whit Sunday
C. Easter and Whit Sunday
D. Christmas, Easter and Whit Sunday

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______ newspapers are directed at readers who want full information on a wide range of public matters.

A. Quality
B. Popular
C. "Mid-market"
D. Tabloid

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The Articles of Confederation in 1781 was unusual because it provided for ______.

A. no king
B. a strong central government
C. civil rights
D. taxation powers

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Before the American Civil War, public feeling against slavery was increased by Harriet Beecher Stowe’s novel ______.

A. Roots
B. Uncle Tom’s Cabin
C. American Tragedy
D. Shame of America

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On April 30th of 1789, George Washington took the oath of office in ______ which housed the first American government.

A. New York
B. Washington
C. Philadelphia
D. Boston

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During the American Civil War, the victory at ______ proved to be the turning point for the Union Army.

A. Harrisburg
B. Gettysburg
C. Lexington
D. Fort Sumter

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In 1903, the ______ flew an aeroplane for a brief 12 seconds at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.

A. Franklin
B. Wright brothers
C. Johnson
D. Einstein

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In the official statement proclaiming American neutrality, President Wilson said that "we must be ______ in thought as well as in action."

A. impartial
B. partial
C. pro-Ally
D. isolationist

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The Peace Conference in 1919 was dominated by the Big Four, that is, ______.

A. the United States, Britain, Spain and Italy
B. the United States, Japan, France and Italy
C. the United States, Britain, France and Italy
D. the United States, Britain, France and Russia

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During the WW Ⅱ, the first summit the leaders of the U.S., the Soviet Union and Britain was held at ______ in November, 1943.

A. Berlin
B. Potsdam
C. Yalta
D. Teheran

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In 1947 the Truman Administration decided to provide aid for ______ to prevent these two countries from falling into the hands of the Soviet Union.

A. Poland and Romania
B. Germany and Italy
C. the U.K. and France
D. Greece and Turkey

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In 1972, U.S. President ______ visited China, which led to the establishment of diplomatic relations with China in January 1979.

A. Ronald Reagan
B. Richard Nixon
C. Jimmy Carter
D. Gerald Ford

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______ is the largest single source of goods imported by the U.S., accounting for nearly 30%.

A. Canada
B. Australia
C. Asia
D. Latin America

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Membership in the House of Representatives is based on ______.

A. the number of cities in each state
B. the number of families in each state
C. the size of population in each state
D. the size of cities in each state

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There have been ______ periods in the history of political parties in the U.S..

A. four
B. five
C. two
D. three

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In the U.S. each local school district has a governing board which is usually ______.

A. elected by the voters
B. chosen from the teaching staff
C. selected from the local community
D. appointed by the county magistrate

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Higher education in the United States began with the founding of ______ in 1636.

A. Harvard
B. Stanford University
C. Yale University
D. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Which work praised the idea of equality and democracy and also celebrated the dignity, the self-reliant spirit and the joy of the common man

A. Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman.
B. Self-reliance by Ralph Waldo Emerson.
C. Life on the Mississippi by Mark Twain.
D. Sister Carrie by Theodore Dreiser.

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The two great themes of Dickinson’s poetry were ______.

A. death and search for faith
B. the grave and the soul
C. the grave and the nature
D. death and the soul

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The theme of Thanksgiving has always been ______.

A. friendship and happiness
B. peace and plenty
C. cooperation and rich reward
D. love and happiness

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Which of the following is a typical bilingual city in Canada

A. Ottawa.
B. Calgary.
C. Toronto.
D. Vancouver.

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______ is British Columbia’s largest city and the third largest city in Canada.

A. Vancouver
B. Toronto
C. Quebec City
D. Montreal

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The Canadian government has followed a policy of bilingualism since 1969 when the ______ made both English and French the official language of C-a-n-a-da.

A. Official language Act
B. French Language Act
C. Meech Lake Accord
D. Charter of the French Language

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Great Britain has had the greatest influence upon Australians because ______.

A. Australia was poor
B. Great Britain was very powerful
C. Australia was settled as a British colony
D. Great Britain was rich

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Among the five Australian cities with a population of over a million only ______ lies on the Western coast.

A. Sydney
B. Brisbane
C. Melbourne
D. Perth

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______ is the capital of New Zealand.

A. Auckland
B. Wellington
C. Toronto
D. Montreal

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According to the Waitangi Treaty, if the Maoris want to sell land, only ______ will have the fight to buy.

A. the Maoris themselves
B. the Crown
C. the British citizens
D. the local government

In 1947 the Truman Administration decided to provide aid for ______ to prevent these two countries from falling into the hands of the Soviet Union.

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The Seven Years’ War (1756—1763) was fought between Britain and ______ for the coloniza-tion in North America.

Over the past one thousand years, the British ______ has been broken only once between 1649 and 1660.

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The Privy Council includes ______.

In Britain, ministers are appointed by the Queen on the recommendation of ______.

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The capital of Ireland is ______.

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Today 93% of the Irish population are ______.

More than ______ of the population in the U.S. lived in city areas in 1988.

Which statement about the Puritans is not true

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Before the American Civil War, public feeling against slavery was increased by Harriet Beecher Stowe’s novel ______.

On April 30th of 1789, George Washington took the oath of office in ______ which housed the first American government.

During the American Civil War, the victory at ______ proved to be the turning point for the Union Army.

In 1903, the ______ flew an aeroplane for a brief 12 seconds at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.

In the official statement proclaiming American neutrality, President Wilson said that "we must be ______ in thought as well as in action."

The Peace Conference in 1919 was dominated by the Big Four, that is, ______.

During the WW Ⅱ, the first summit the leaders of the U.S., the Soviet Union and Britain was held at ______ in November, 1943.

In 1947 the Truman Administration decided to provide aid for ______ to prevent these two countries from falling into the hands of the Soviet Union.

In 1972, U.S. President ______ visited China, which led to the establishment of diplomatic relations with China in January 1979.

______ is the largest single source of goods imported by the U.S., accounting for nearly 30%.

Membership in the House of Representatives is based on ______.

There have been ______ periods in the history of political parties in the U.S..

In the U.S. each local school district has a governing board which is usually ______.

Higher education in the United States began with the founding of ______ in 1636.

Which work praised the idea of equality and democracy and also celebrated the dignity, the self-reliant spirit and the joy of the common man

The two great themes of Dickinson’s poetry were ______.

The theme of Thanksgiving has always been ______.

Which of the following is a typical bilingual city in Canada

______ is British Columbia’s largest city and the third largest city in Canada.

The Canadian government has followed a policy of bilingualism since 1969 when the ______ made both English and French the official language of C-a-n-a-da.

Great Britain has had the greatest influence upon Australians because ______.

Among the five Australian cities with a population of over a million only ______ lies on the Western coast.

______ is the capital of New Zealand.

According to the Waitangi Treaty, if the Maoris want to sell land, only ______ will have the fight to buy.

William replaced the Anglo-Saxon Kings’ Council known as with a new council known as .