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D.ItisafreeassociationofindependentcountriesthatwereoncecoloniesofBritain.
2.WhichofthefollowingtribescametoBritainfirst?
A.TheJutes.B.TheGaels.
C.TheAngles.D.TheSaxons.
3.KingAlfredmadeatreatywithDanesallowingthemtokeepthenorthernandeasternpartsofEngland,whichlaterbecameknownas______.
A.WessexB.Sussex
C.NormandyD.theDanelaw
4.______,kingofEnglandinitiatedthelong,drawn-outstrugglewithFrancecalledthe
HundredYears’War.
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A.EdwardIB.EdwardII
C.EdwardIIID.HenryIII
5.Williamreplaced______,thecounciloftheAnglo-Saxonkings,with______.
A.theWitan,ParliamentB.theGrandCouncil,theWitan
C.theWitan,theGrandCouncilD.theGrandCouncil,Parliament
6.UnderEdwardI,HenryIII’sson,______wasconquered-1284)(1277andcameunderthe
EnglishCrown.
A.WalesB.Ireland
C.ScotlandD.England
7.MagnaCartawasastatementofthefeudalandlegalrelationshipbetween______,aguaranteeofthefreedomofthechurchandalimitationofthepowersoftheking.
A.theCrownandthebaronsB.theCrownandthechurch
C.theCrownandParliamentD.Parliamentandtheworkingclass
8.______summonedin1265theGreatCounciltomeetatWestminster,ameetingwhichhasbeenseenasthatoftheearliestparliament.
A.KingJohnB.HenryIII
C.PrinceEdwardD.SimondeMontfort
9.ThepurposeofHenryVIII’sreformwasallthefollowingEXCEPT______.
A.toaltertheologyinanyway
B.togetridofPapalinterference
C.tomakeanindependentchurchofEngland
D.togetridoftheEnglishChurch’sconnectionwithPope
10.TheRestorationoftheHouseofStuarthappenedintheyear1660.Themonarchwhorestoredwas______.
A.CharlesIB.CharlesII
C.JamesID.JamesII
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11.Ontheiracceptanceof______,WilliamandMarywerecrownedjointlyinWestminsterAbbey.Thustheageofconstitutionalmonarchybegan.
A.theTestActB.MaganaCarta
C.theBillofRightsD.thePetitionofRight
12.TheEnglishRenaissancewaslargelyliterary,anditsfinestrepresentativedramatistswerethefollowingEXCEPT______.
A.BenJonsonB.GeoffreyChaucer
C.WilliamShakespeareD.ChristopherMarlowe
13.AftertheOpiumWarin1840,ChinacededHongKongtoBritainandopenedfiveportstoBritishtradeby______.
A.theTreatyofParisB.theTreatyofBeijing
C.theTreatyofNanjingD.theTreatyofTianjin
14.WhichofthefollowingisNOTconsideredacharacteristicoffarminginthelate18thandearly19thcenturies?
A.The“open-field”system.
B.Asystemofcroprotation.
C.Introductionofartificialfertilizer.
D.Introductionofnewagriculturalmachinery.
15.Toriesweretraditionalistswhowerecertainlyagainst______.
A.hereditarymonarchyB.Parliamentaryreforms
C.theChurchofEnglandD.strictmaintenanceoflawandorder
16.ThePrivyCouncilremainedpowerfuluntilthe18thcenturywhenmostofitsworkwastakenoverby______.
A.ParliamentB.theCabinet
C.theHouseofLordsD.theHouseofCommons
17.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutUK’smonarchyisNOTtrue?
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A.TheSovereignreigns,butdoestnotrule.
B.TheUnitedKingdomisaconstitutionalmonarchy.
C.Thecontinuityofthemonarchyhasbeenbrokenonlyonce.
D.Themonarchyistheoldestinstitutionofgovernment,goingbacktoatleastthe7th
century.
18.Exceptthat______maynotbeaRomanCatholic,publicofficesinBritainareopen
withoutdistinctiontomembersofallchurchesorofnone.
A.theLordChancellorB.thePrimeMinister
C.theHomeSecretaryD.theAttorneyGeneral
19.TheUniversityBoatRacebetweenOxfordandCambridgehasbeenrowedontheThamesalmostevery______since1836.
A.springB.summer
C.autumnD.winter
20.TheRoyalNationalEisteddford,whichdatesbackto1176,takesplacein______foraweekannually.
A.WalesB.London
C.ScotlandD.Edinburgh
21.Betweentheendofthecivilwarand1880,therewasabigpopulationmovementintheUnitedStates,withpeoplemoving______.
A.fromtheruralareastocities
B.fromthecorecitiestothesuburbs
C.fromtheNortheasttotheSouthandtheWest
D.fromthedensely-populatedeastcoasttothesparsely-populatedwest
22.IntheUnitedStates,thelargestminoritygroupis______whilethefastest-growing
minoritygroupis______.
A.theAsian-Americangroup,Hispanics
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B.theAfrican-Americangroup,Europeanethnicgroups
C.theAfrican-Americangroup,theAsian-Americangroup
D.theAsian-Americangroup,theAfrican-Americangroup
23.ThechiefreasonsforearlysettlerstocometotheNewContinentwerethefollowingEXCEPT______.
A.toescapefrompovertyB.toseekbetteropportunity
C.topracticereligioustolerationD.toescapereligiouspersecution
24.ThesignificanceoftheWarofIndependenceisthefollowingEXCEPTthat______.
A.itpavedthewayforthedevelopmentofcapitalisminAmerica
B.itwasahistoricevent,bywhichtheAmericanpeoplegainedindependence
C.itmadebothBritainandAmericarealizethattheirdisputesshouldbesolvedthroughnegotiation
D.ithadgreatinternationalinfluence—forinstance,thecoloniesroseuponeafteranothertooverthrowcolonialrule
25.TheDeclarationofIndependencewasadoptedbythe______ContinentalCongresson
______.
A.First,July4,1767B.First,July14,1767
C.Second,July4,1776D.Second,July14,1776
26.TheRedScarein1919and1920reflected______inAmericanhistory.
A.materialsuccessB.spiritualfrustration
C.intolerantnationalismD.rapidgrowthofeconomy
27.______realizedthathecouldwinsupportfortheUnionathomeandabroadbymakingthewarajustwaragainstslavery.
A.AbrahamLincolnB.JamesMadison
C.GeorgeWashingtonD.ThomasJefferson
28.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueabouttheProgressiveMovement?
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A.Ithappenedattheturnofthe20thcentury.
B.Itwasanorganizedcampaignwithclearlydefinedgoals.
C.Itdemandedgovernmentregulationoftheeconomyandsocialconditions.
D.Itwasanumberofdiverseeffortsatpolitical,social,andeconomicreforms.
29.______ConferencebeganonJanuary18,1919wasactuallyaconferenceofdivisionofcoloniesofGermany,Austro-HungaryandtheOttomanEmpire.
A.TheParisB.TheYalta
C.TheTeheranD.ThePotsdam
30.The______inthe1920swasthebeginningofalongeconomicdepressionintheU.S.
A.stockmarketcrashB.politicalpersecution
C.governmentcorruptionD.governmentinterference
31.DuringtheSecondWorldWar,AmericandiplomacylargelywasAmericandiplomacytowards______.
A.GermanyandItalyB.GermanyandJapan
C.BritainandFranceD.BritainandSovietUnion
32.TheopendeclarationofthecontainmentpolicytowardtheSovietUnionwasmadeby
______onMarch12,1949inaspeechtothejointsessionofcongress.
A.TrumanB.GeorgeKennan
C.GeorgeMarshallD.FranklinRoosevelt
33.Whichofthefollowingwasrelatedtotheupsurgeinbirths?
A.Oilindustry.B.Automobileandhousing.
C.Housinganddefenseindustries.D.Automobileanddefenseindustries.
34.TheSupremeCourtplayedaroleinapprovingthelawfulnessofanti-Communisthysteriaby______.
A.supportingthetrialofAlgerHiss
B.supportingPresidentTruman’sexecutiveorder
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C.convicting11high-rankingCommunistleaders
D.decidingthattheSmithActwasinlinewiththeConstitution
35.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueoftheU.S.economy?
A.Thereislittlegovernmentinvolvementintheeconomy.
B.TheAmericaneconomyisbasedlargelyonafreeenterprisesystem.
C.TheAmericaneconomyischaracterizedbyahighdegreeofmonopoly.
D.Unemployment,inflation,financialdeficitarethemainproblemsinAmericaneconomy.
36.Inordertopreventthegovernmentfrommisusingitspower,thewritersoftheConstitutionworkedout______.
A.BillofRightsB.checksandbalances
C.theArticlesofConfederationD.TheCivilRightsActof1964
37.TheoriginoftheAmericanpartysystemcanbetracedto______.
A.theconflictbetweenDemocratsandRepublicans
B.theconstitutionaldebatebetweentheFederalistsandtheanti-Federalists
C.thestrugglebetweenthosewhosupportedslaveryandthosewhoopposedslavery
D.thestrugglebetweentheRoyalistsandrevolutionariesintheWarofIndependence
38.InAmerica,itis______thatestablishespoliciesfortheeducationwithinitsboundary.
A.thestateB.themayor
C.thefederalgovernmentD.thegovernorofthestate
39.In1836,______publishedhisfamousbookNature,whichisthecleareststatementofTranscendentalistideas.
A.WaltWhitmanB.EmilyDickerson
C.N