The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandChapter One Panoramic View 3
Section One The Country and the People 3
Section Two The British Government 20
Section Three Politics and Law 33
Section Four National Economy and Cities 45
Section Five Cultural and Social Life 62
Chapter Two English History 84
Section One Origin of the English Nation and Beginning of Parliament 84
Section Two Decline of Feudalism and the Tudor Monarchy 101
Section Three The English Civil War and Industrial Revolution 115
Section Four The Rise and Fall of the British Empire 134
The United States of America 149
Chapter One Panoramic View 149
Section One The United States and Its Natural Conditions 149
Section Two American People 164
Section Three Government and Politics(Ⅰ) 182
Section Four Government and Politics(Ⅱ) 196
Section Five National Economy 208
Section Six American Culture 227
Section Seven American Education and Holidays 240
Chapter Two American History 258
Section One The Thirteen English-American Colonies and Independence War 258
Section Two America Following Independence and Westward Movement 280
Section Three From the Civil War to the Early 20th Century 300
Section Four From the First World War to Present Time 320