英美概况 美国历史练习题

英美概况 美国历史练习题

I. Multiple Choices

1. The history of the U.S. is generally agreed to have begun in _____. A. 1620 B. 1607 C. 1776

2. The following states are among the first thirteen colonies except _____. A. Maryland B. South Carolina C. Delaware D. Colorado 3. _____ was the first man who sailed around the earth.

A. John Cabot B. Magellan C. Balboa D. Cartier 4. The colonial life can be described as the following except _____. A. simple B. easy C. rough D. hard 5. The Stamp Act was passed in _____ and was repealed in _____. A. 1765, 1766 B. 1764, 1765 C. 1763, 1764

6. The First Continental Congress was held in _____ in September, 1774. A. Philadelphia B. Boston C. New York

7. The American War of Independence started in _____ and ended in _____. A. 1776, 1784 B. 1775, 1783 C. 1706, 1714

8. Washington won the great victory on December 26, 1776 in _____. A. Gettysburg B. Pittsburgh C. Trenton

9. The battle of _____ marked the turning point of the War of Independence. A. New York B. Saratoga C. Bunker Hill

10. On October 19th, 1781, the British General Cornwallis and his 7,000 men surrendered at _____.

A. Yorktown B. Boston C. Charleston

11. The Constitutional Convention was held in 1787 to revise _____. A. The Articles of the Confederation B. Bill of Rights C. Civil Rights

12. The first ten amendments, known as _____, were added to the Constitution in 1791.

A. the Bill of Rights B. the Articles C. Civil Rights

13. After the Federal Government was established, the city _____ was chosen as the capital for the time being.

A. Washington B. New York C. Philadelphia

14. The pamphlet \A. Thomas Edison B. Thomas Paine C. Thomas Jefferson

15. The Second President John Adams adopted a high-handed policy which was called _____.

A. the \C. the Sedition Act

16. The greatest contribution made by President Thomas Jefferson was his _____. A. abolishing the Sedition Act B. reducing taxes C. purchasing Louisiana from France

17. The Second Anti-English War broke out in _____ and ended in _____. The U.S.

won the war.

A. 1812, 1814 B. 1813, 1815 C. 1814, 1816

18. As the result of the U.S.-Mexican War, nearly _____ of the entire territory of Mexico was lost. A. 1/4 B. 1/2 C. 1/3

19. In 1844 the U.S. forced the Chinese Government to sign the first unequal treaty of _____.

A. Wangxia B. Nanjing C. Tianjin

20. The Articles of Confederation was accepted by all the _____ states in _____. A. 50, 1781 B. 13, 1781 C. 13, 1787

21. _____ was chosen as the capital for the time being in Washington's administration. A. New York B. Chicago C. Boston

22. It was _____ who advanced four plans which met bitter criticisms from many people.

A. Alexander Hamilton B. Thomas Jefferson C. George Washington

23. _____ was the first American President who was inaugurated in the city of Washington.

A. John Adams B. Thomas Jefferson C. James Madison

24. The War with England between 1812 and 1814 happened during the administration of President _____.

A. James Madison B. James Monroe C. John Adams

25. The _____ stopped the Holy Alliance's program, and prevented the European countries from extending their influence.

A. Monroe Doctrine B. Sedition Act C. Holy Alliance

26. _____ was the first president who developed the power of veto into one of the means of making laws.

A. John Adams B. Andrew Jackson C. Andrew Johnson

27. _____ made slavery possible in the new territories such as in Kentucky and Nebraska.

A. Douglas Bill B. Monroe Doctrine C. Sedition Act

28. During the Civil War Lincoln issued the _____, which declared the abolition of slavery.

A. Homestead Bill B. Emancipation Proclamation C. Both A and B

29. The Battle of _____ was the turning point of the American Civil War. A. Bull Run B. Gettysburg C. Richmond

30. The first imperialist war took place between the U.S. and _____ in 1898. A. Britain B. France C. Spain

31. The first American President from the Republic Party is _____. A. Abraham Lincoln B. Andrew Johnson C. Thomas Jefferson D. George Washington

32. In 1918 President _____ issued the \A. Woodrow Wilson B. William H. Taft

C. Theodore Roosevelt D. Warren G. Harding

33. Haymarket Massacre took place in _____ in May 1886. A. New York B. Chicago C. Washington

34. In 1894, the American industrial production held the _____ place in the world. A. first B. second C. third

35. McCarthy was notorious for his harsh _____ persecution of the progressive people.

A. religious B. spiritual C. political

36. The Ku Klux Klan was the most notorious terrorist society which persecuted the _____.

A. blacks B. Indians C. progressive people

37. On August 14, 1914, the U.S. and Britain issued a joint communiqué called _____. A. the Teheran Declaration B. the Atlantic Charter C. the Washington Proclamation

38. In Sino-American relations Theodore Roosevelt exercised the so-called \invading China by means of both force and culture. A. Open Door Policy B. Big Stick C. Douglas Bill

39. The First World War broke out on July 28th, _____ and ended on November 11th, _____, lasting for about four years.

A. 1913, 1917 B. 1914, 1918 C. 1915, 1919

40. The two military alliances during WWI were the _____ and the _____. A. Axis, Allies B. Holy Alliance, Axis C. Central Powers, Allies

41. The assassination of a(n) _____ prince, Arch Duke Ferdinand, served as the direct fuse for the outbreak of WWI. A. Australia B. Belgium C. Austria

42. Altogether _____ countries became involved in or were dragged into WWI. A. 33 B. 38 C. 39

43. The frequent emergence of the economic crisis in the U.S.A. led to the following disastrous effects except _____.

A. inflation B. the rise of prices C. the decrease of population D. the decrease of the purchasing capacity

44. In April 1945 a conference was held at _____ to organize the United Nations. A. San Francisco B. New York C. Philadelphia

45. _____ countries attended the conference of the foundling of the UN. A. 48 B. 47 C. 45

46. At the _____ Conference, the heads of the Soviet Union, the U.S. and Britain discussed the problem of opening the second battlefield in Europe. A. Yalta B. Teheran C. Casablanca

47. In July 1945, Britain, the U.S. and the Soviet Union met at Potsdam to formulate an occupation policy and set up a program for the future of Germany. The meeting was the famous _____ Conference.

A. Cairo B. Teheran C. Potsdam D. Quebec

48. The two fighting sides in WWII were _____.

A. the Allies and the Axis (powers) B. the Axis and Holy Alliance C. the Central Powers and the Allies

49. The _____ was the treaty signed at Versailles, near Paris in France in 1919. A. Paris Treaty B. Versailles Treaty C. Teheran Treaty

50. The meeting was held at Yalta in the Crimea of the Soviet Union in Feb, 1945. At the meeting many matters were discussed, including the final defeat of Germany, the demilitarization of Germany, the founding of the U.N. etc., this was the famous _____ Conference.

A. Yalta B. Teheran C. Potsdam

51. The Communist Party of the US was founded in _____. A. 1920 B. 1918 C. 1919

52. The U.S. Communist Party was re-established in 1945 with _____ as its general secretary.

A. Levestone B. William Foster C. Earl Browder

53. The Great Depression of _____ to shook the US and the whole capitalist world to its foundations.

A. 1929, 1933 B. 1933, 1937 C. 1924, 1929

54. The programmer of 1947 that America would offer its money supplies and machinery to any European nation that wished to participate in was called _____. A. Eisenhower Doctrine B. Marshall Plan C. Truman Doctrine

55. The _____ broke out in June 1950 and ended in the summer of 1953. A. Vietnam War B. Cold War C. Korean War

56. In April 1949 twelve nations established the NATO to coordinate the military actions of member nations against the _____. A. Germany B. Japan C. Soviet Union

57. The Second World War broke out in September, _____ and ended in August _____. A. 1939, 1945 B. 1937, 1943 C. 1938, 1945

58. After WWII there emerged a new balance of power between _____ and _____. A. the Allies, the Axis Powers B. the USSR, the USA C. the old capitalist countries, the new ones

59. There occurred _____ economic crises from the end of WWII to the middle of the 1970's.

A. six B. five C. seven

60. The President Franklin D. Roosevelt proposed a policy called _____ to save the economic situation.

A. Good Neighbor B. the Open Door Policy C. the New Deal

61. The Battle of _____ took place in 1942 and it was the turning point of the Pacific area.

A. Midway Island B. Britain C. Normandy

62. In Feb. _____ came President Nixon's historic visit to China. A. 1979 B. 1972 C. 1973

63. In 1953, _____ ended in the failure of the U.S.

A. the Korean War B. the Vietnam War C. the US-Spanish War

64. On December 7th, 1941, the base of the American Pacific Fleet, Pearl Harbor, was suddenly attacked by the _____ air force and navy. A. Spanish B. French C. Japanese

65. The original Union consists of _____ at the time of its independence. A. 13 B. 50 C. 48

66. The first thirteen states of the US mainly located _____ seaboard. A. the eastern B. the western C. the northern

67. _____ appointed many of the colonial governors. A. The English King B. the local government C. the local people

68. The Declaration of Independence was drafted by a committee including _____ as head.

A. George Washington B. Thomas Jefferson C. both A and B

69. _____ was the British king when colonial Americans declared their independence. A. King George I B. King George III C. King George II

70. In 1945 a conference was held in _____ to found the United Nations. A. San Francisco B. Chicago C. New York 71. President Nixon visited China in _____. A. 1973 B. 1974 C. 1972

72. _____ was the only American president who was re-elected three times in succession.

A. Theodore Roosevelt B. George Washington C. Franklin D. Roosevelt D. Thomas Jefferson 73. The city's name \A. brotherly love B. fishing pit C. philosophy

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