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A Brief Summary of the Course 2

Part One The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 2

Chapter One The Land and the People 2

Chapter Two The Origins of the Nation (500 BC-1066) 10

Chapter Three The Shaping of the Nation (1066-1485) 14

Chapter Four Transition to the Modern Age (1485-1688) 22

Chapter Five The Rise and Fall of the British Empire 31

Chapter Six The Economy of Britain 46

Chapter Seven Government and Administration 54

Chapter Eight Justice and the Law 59

Chapter Nine Social Affairs in the U. K. 64

Chapter Ten Cultural Affairs 70

Part Two The Republic of Ireland 76

Chapter Eleven Geography and History of Ireland 76

Chapter Twelve Ireland Today 81

Part Three The United States of America 87

Chapter Thirteen Geography 87

Chapter Fourteen Population, Race and Ethnic Groups 96

Chapter Fifteen American History(Ⅰ) 102

Chapter Sixteen American History(Ⅱ) 111

Chapter Seventeen American History(Ⅲ) 118

Chapter Eighteen The Economy 128

Chapter Nineteen Political Institutions 138

Chapter Twenty Education in the United States 150

Chapter Twenty-one Literature, Architecture and Music 156

Chapter Twenty-two Holidays and Festivals 164

Part Four Canada 172

Chapter Twenty-three Geography and History of Canada 172

Chapter Twenty-four The Economy 179

Chapter Twenty-five Government and Politics 184

Chapter Twenty-six Society and Culture 191

Part Five Australia 199

Chapter Twenty-seven The Land and the People 199

Chapter Twenty-eight Australian History(Ⅰ) 205

Chapter Twenty-nine Australian History(Ⅱ) 212

Chapter Thirty The Economy of Australia 217

Chapter Thirty-one Government and Politics 223

Chapter Thirty-two Society and Culture 229

Part Six New Zealand 236

Chapter Thirty-three The Making of New Zealand 236

Chapter Thirty-four New Zealand Today 242

Key to the Exercises 250

Chapter One 250

Chapter Two 251

Chapter Three 253

Chapter Four 256

Chapter Five 257

Chapter Six 260

Chapter Seven 262

Chapter Eight 263

Chapter Nine 265

Chapter Ten 266

Chapter Eleven 267

Chapter Twelve 269

Chapter Thirteen 271

Chapter Fourteen 273

Chapter Fifteen 275

Chapter Sixteen 279

Chapter Seventeen 281

Chapter Eighteen 285

Chapter Nineteen 289

Chapter Twenty 292

Chapter Twenty-one 295

Chapter Twenty-two 297

Chapter Twenty-three 299

Chapter Twenty-four 301

Chapter Twenty-five 302

Chapter Twenty-six 304

Chapter Twenty-seven 305

Chapter Twenty-eight 307

Chapter Twenty-nine 310

Chapter Thirty 312

Chapter Thirty-one 314

Chapter Thirty-two 316

Chapter Thirty-three 319

Chapter Thirty-four 320

Miscellanea 323

Ⅰ. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 323

1. The People and their Languages 323

2. Development of British History 329

3. Development of British Economy 335

4. British political Institutions 336

5. British Culture 338

Ⅱ. The Republic of Ireland 344

1. A Catholics-Dominant Country 344

2. James Joyce (1882-1941) 344

Ⅲ. The United States of America 345

1. Geography 345

2. The American People and their Style of Life 349

3. Development of American Economy 358

4. Development of American Politics 375

5. American Culture 403