The Reflection to Unit 2 Please decide whether the following statements are True(T)or False(F). 1 The written record of European history only started with Roman quest in the year 55 BC. The Celt a以ine 3 against the Romans. 4. In June,1215,King John at Runnymede was forced to sing the Magna Carta,a document granting english political and civil liberties The Frst Nations in Canada nud peop d 7. Before the Opium Wars were launched,the British East India Company sold lots of opium to China. 8. Treaty of Naniing (Nanking)was the only unfair treaty for China signed at the end of the Opium Wars 9 Most Irish people were Catholics,and they were different from those Protestant British people 10.Kingdom of Ireland was united with Great Britain in 1801 11 The Industrial Revolution first took place in Britain mainly from the middle of the 18% entury to the middle of the1century then spread to the other 12 s from an agrarian, ntiesntheole onomy to industrial one featuring machinery manufacture. 13. The Tory Party in the19hcentury,which mainly consisted of the bourgeoisie.gained more and more control of the British Parliament against the royalist party--Whig party. 14. The Refom Act in 1832 tansferred the voting privileges from the small rural borough ontrolled by the nobility and squires s to the big newly developed industrial towns ar 15. Queen Victoria was the longest reigning monarch of the United Kingdom with 63 years of rule. 16.Intolerable Acts comprised Boston Port Act and the Quartering Act. 17 The first battle in Lexington and Concord onApril,1775,triggered the American War endence. _18 Declaration of Independence was drafted only by Thomas Jefferson 19. The First Federal Government was established in 1776 after the Declaration of Independence in America. 20.New Zealand was the first country to grant women the voting right in 1893 II.Please make the best choice for each of the following questions or the incomplete statements
1 The Reflection to Unit 2 I. Please decide whether the following statements are True (T) or False (F). ______1. The written record of European history only started with Roman conquest in the year 55 BC. ______2. The Celts must be the earliest inhabitants in the British Isles. ______3. ‘Hadrian’s Wall’ was built in the reign of English King called Hadrian to defend England against the Romans. ______4. In June, 1215, King John at Runnymede was forced to sing the Magna Carta, a document granting English political and civil liberties. ______5. The First Nations in Canada include the Inuit people. ______6. The Colonial wars were also called French and Indian War ______7. Before the Opium Wars were launched, the British East India Company sold lots of opium to China. ______8. Treaty of Nanjing (Nanking) was the only unfair treaty for China signed at the end of the Opium Wars. ______9. Most Irish people were Catholics, and they were different from those Protestant British people. ______10. Kingdom of Ireland was united with Great Britain in 1801. ______11. The Industrial Revolution first took place in Britain mainly from the middle of the 18th century to the middle of the 19th century then spread to the other countries in the world. ______12. This revolution is a process of changes from an agrarian, handicraft economy to industrial one featuring machinery manufacture. ______13. The Tory Party in the 19th century, which mainly consisted of the bourgeoisie, gained more and more control of the British Parliament against the royalist party--Whig party. ______14. The Reform Act in 1832 transferred the voting privileges from the small rural boroughs controlled by the nobility and squires to the big newly developed industrial towns and cities. ______15. Queen Victoria was the longest reigning monarch of the United Kingdom with 63 years of rule. ______16. Intolerable Acts comprised Boston Port Act and the Quartering Act. ______17. The first battle in Lexington and Concord on 19th April, 1775, triggered the American War of Independence. ______18. Declaration of Independence was drafted only by Thomas Jefferson. ______19. The First Federal Government was established in 1776 after the Declaration of Independence in America. ______20. New Zealand was the first country to grant women the voting right in 1893. II. Please make the best choice for each of the following questions or the incomplete statements
1.Which of the following facts was noT one of the reasons for the norman Conquest? a Edward the Confesor had promised William,the Duke of Normandy to be his heir b.Willian was Canute's nephew. c.Harold had not been chosen by the Witan. d.Harold was appointed by Edward the Confessor in England. 2.The great explorer Christopher Columbus,who took it for granted that he had landed in India in1492,was a(n)」 a French c.English d.Spanish Who was well-known for the founding of Virginia colony in America? a.Walter Raleigh b francis drake c.Jacques Cartier Cabo 4.In which of the following Engish were the Parliaments of England and Scotland united a.Henry VII b.Queen Anne 5.Which of the following facts was the main reason for the European colonization in Canada? a.the fur trading b the oil c.natural resource d.fish Which of the following wars didn't belong to the Colonial Wars between Great Britain and France in North America a King William's War d.The Opium Wars 7.Which of the following events made the British government pass a series of Intolerable Acts or Coercive Acts？ a Lexington Battle c.Yorktown Battl d.French and India War 8.Who delivered the famous Gettysburg Address at the Soldiers'National Cemetery in Gettysburg in 1863? b.Th mas c.Abraham Lincoln d.Jefferson Davis 9.Which of the following southern states didn't join the Confederacy in Alabama in February. 1861? 3
2 1. Which of the following facts was NOT one of the reasons for the Norman Conquest? a. Edward the Confessor had promised William, the Duke of Normandy to be his heir. . b. William was Canute’s nephew. c. Harold had not been chosen by the Witan. d. Harold was appointed by Edward the Confessor in England. 2. The great explorer Christopher Columbus, who took it for granted that he had landed in India in 1492, was a(n) ________________. a. French b. Italian c. English d. Spanish 3. Who was well-known for the founding of Virginia colony in America? a. Walter Raleigh b. Francis Drake c. Jacques Cartier d. John Cabot 4. In which of the following English monarchs’ reign were the Parliaments of England and Scotland united? a. Henry VII b. Queen Anne c. Henry VIII d. James I 5. Which of the following facts was the main reason for the European colonization in Canada? a. the fur trading b. the oil c. natural resources d. fish 6. Which of the following wars didn’t belong to the Colonial Wars between Great Britain and France in North America? a. King William’s War b. Queen Anne’s War c. French and India War d. The Opium Wars 7. Which of the following events made the British government pass a series of Intolerable Acts or Coercive Acts? a. Lexington Battle b. Boston Tea Party c. Yorktown Battle d. French and India War 8. Who delivered the famous Gettysburg Address at the Soldiers’ National Cemetery in Gettysburg in 1863? a. George Washington b. Thomas Jefferson c. Abraham Lincoln d. Jefferson Davis 9. Which of the following southern states didn’t join the Confederacy in Alabama in February, 1861?
a.Florida b.Georgia d.Arkansas 10.Which of the states in America was purchased from France for 15 million dollars on April 30. 18039 a Louisiana c.Georgia d.Texas 11.Several gold rushes occurred throughout the19hcentury in many places in the world except a.South Ame b.New Zealan e.South Africa d.Asia 12.On 29 March,1867,the Parliament of the UK passed British North America Act to unite Nova Scotia,Quebec.Ontario and as one Dominion of Canada a.New Brun b.Newfoundland c.New France d Manitoba 13.Which place in Australia was first used as apenal colony for Great Britain in 1788? a Port Jackson b.Baffin c.Victoria d Ellesmere 14.When was Commonwealth ofAustralia formed? a1842 b.190 c.1851 d.1910 15.The Treaty of Waitangi in 1940 guaranteed that the had the full possession of their land a the Indians b.the Inuit c.the Polynesians d.Maoris 16.The term Pakeha was used to refer to those European immigrants with light color hair and skin hy a.the Indians b.the Inuit c.the Polynesians d.Maoris
3 a. Florida b. Georgia c. Louisiana d. Arkansas. 10. Which of the states in America was purchased from France for 15 million dollars on April 30, 1803? a. Louisiana b. Carolina c. Georgia d. Texas 11. Several gold rushes occurred throughout the 19th century in many places in the world except __________. a. South America b. New Zealand c. South Africa d. Asia 12. On 29 March, 1867, the Parliament of the UK passed British North America Act to unite Nova Scotia, Quebec, Ontario and __________ as one Dominion of Canada. a. New Brunswick b. Newfoundland c. New France d. Manitoba 13. Which place in Australia was first used as a penal colony for Great Britain in 1788? a. Port Jackson b. Baffin c. Victoria d. Ellesmere 14. When was Commonwealth of Australia formed? a. 1842 b. 1901 c. 1851 d. 1910 15. The Treaty of Waitangi in 1940 guaranteed that the _________ had the full possession of their land. a. the Indians b. the Inuit c. the Polynesians d. Māoris 16. The term Pakeha was used to refer to those European immigrants with light color hair and skin by _________. a. the Indians b. the Inuit c. the Polynesians d. Māoris
17.The immediate cause was the assassination of the heir Archduke Francis Ferdinand to the throne of Austria-Hungary at by a Serb nationalist on 8 June,1914. a.Balkan b.Bosnia c.Yugoslavia d.Saraievo 18.Which of the following British Kings cha anged its royal name from the Gemanic House of Hanover to the current name,the House of Windsor. a.Ed小vard VI b.Henry VIll c George IV d.George V 19.The Axis Powers in World War II mainly consisted of Gemmany,Italy,Japan,Romania. Bulgaria and a.Hungary b.the Soviet Union c France d India 20.The drop of the American atomic bombs on and Nagasaki in 1945 ended the second great world war. a.Hiroshima b.Tokvo c.Pearl Harbor d.Honshu IIL.Please fill in the following blanks according to the contents of this Unit. was the first English navigator who the globe and was famous for his agains Spain,the】 defeated in158 2.In addition to the unification of England and Scotland.the period of the Stuarts also saw the most profound political and religious reformation the and the 3 Mary earned her nicknam by her severe persecution of the Protestant 4.JamesⅡ's daughter and her husband were asked to jointly rule England on the basis of in1688 5.In 1620.35 English and 67 non-Puritans took the ship sailed and finally settled at Massachusetts 6.In the winter of 1940-1941, German launched violent bom bing offensive. destroying many British major cities as well as one-sixth of the housing in London 7.The in World War II exceeded over 60 million,but nearly two-thirds of those killed in the war were civilians,especially notably in the in Eastern Europe and
4 17. The immediate cause was the assassination of the heir Archduke Francis Ferdinand to the throne of Austria-Hungary at ______ by a Serb nationalist on 28 June, 1914. a. Balkan b. Bosnia c. Yugoslavia d. Sarajevo 18. Which of the following British Kings changed its royal name from the Germanic House of Hanover to the current name, the House of Windsor. a. Edward VII b. Henry VIII c. George IV d. George V 19. The Axis Powers in World War II mainly consisted of Germany, Italy, Japan, Romania, Bulgaria and _______. a. Hungary b. the Soviet Union c. France d. India 20. The drop of the American atomic bombs on ________ and Nagasaki110 in 1945 ended the second great world war. a. Hiroshima b. Tokyo c. Pearl Harbor d. Honshu III. Please fill in the following blanks according to the contents of this Unit. 1. ______________ was the first English navigator who ______________ the globe and was famous for his _____________ against Spain, the ___________________ was decisively defeated in 1588. 2. In addition to the unification of England and Scotland, the period of the Stuarts also saw the most profound political and religious reformation, the _____________ and the ______________________. 3. Mary earned her nickname ____________________ by her severe persecution of the Protestants. 4. James II’s daughter ______________ and her husband ______________were asked to jointly rule England on the basis of _______________in 1688. 5. In 1620, 35 English ___________ and 67 non-Puritans took the ship______________, sailed across ___________________and finally settled at ____________________, Massachusetts. 6. In the winter of 1940-1941, German launched ____________, violent bombing offensive, destroying many British major cities as well as one-sixth of the housing in London. 7. The ________________ in World War II exceeded over 60 million, but nearly two-thirds of those killed in the war were civilians, especially notably in the ____________ in Eastern Europe and __________________
8.In 1936,Hitler signed alliances with 's Fascist Italy and military otalitarian to oppose the growing powe in the name of 9. It was on Easter Monday,24 April,1916 that an took place in Ireland against The rebels took over the Dublin Post Office and proclaimed a republic. 10.On 29 October.1929.noted as the on Wall Street one c e most devastating 11.The New Dea mainly focused on three goals:direct relief and 12.On 14 Aug.1941,President and British prime minister the high seas iointly signed the 13.The Cold War generally refers to the political and diplomatic rivalry and hostility mainly petween the and their respective allies 14.In 1947,President Harry Truman advocated the to offer economic and military assistance to Europe for 15.In 1947,the American government put forward the also known as the onomic reco ery of 16. sthe most notorious person who strongly opposed communism and was well known for his 17.The term was later used to refer to the hysterical investigation of a government's opponents or suspects without sufficient 18.One of the confrontations between and the Soviet Union was over the in cuba 19. Vietnam War was a long-drawn-out military conflict between the North Vietnam supported by Communist forces of and the Soviet Union and the South Vietnam aided by from1954to1975. 20.In order to send enough soldiers to the war.the conservative Prime Minister Robert Borden had to bring in pulsory military service against the objection of thos or Quebecois in 1917 IV.Please have a discussion with your partner or your group members on at least five or six of the following interesting topics What was the main cause for the Norman Conquest? 2 What were the immediate cause and the consequence of the Hundred Years'War 3. How much do you know about Wars of the Roses? What was English Civil War? What was'Glorious Revolution'? 6. What was William Penn's Holy Experiment?
5 8. In 1936, Hitler signed alliances with _________________'s Fascist Italy and military totalitarian _______________to oppose the growing power ____________ in the name of ____________________. 9. It was on Easter Monday, 24 April, 1916 that an____________ took place in _________, Ireland against______________. The rebels took over the Dublin Post Office and proclaimed a republic. 10. On 29 October, 1929, noted as ______________, the _______________ on Wall Street suffered one of the most devastating _____________________ in history. 11. The New Deal mainly focused on three goals: direct relief, _____________ and_______________. 12. On 14 Aug, 1941, President ______________ and British Prime Minister ______________on the high seas jointly signed the _________________. 13. The Cold War generally refers to the political and diplomatic rivalry and hostility mainly between the _____________ and______________ and their respective allies. 14. In 1947, President Harry Truman advocated the _________________ to offer economic and military assistance to Europe for _________________. 15. In 1947, the American government put forward the _______________, also known as the European Recovery Act, to help the economic recovery of __________. 16. American Senator __________________ was the most notorious person who strongly opposed communism and was well known for his _____________________________ 17. The term ______________ was later used to refer to the hysterical investigation of a government’s opponents or suspects without sufficient____________. 18. One of the ___________ confrontations between ___________ and the Soviet Union was over the __________________ in Cuba. 19. Vietnam War was a long-drawn-out military conflict between the North Vietnam supported by Communist forces of ___________ and the Soviet Union and the South Vietnam aided by ________________ from 1954 to 1975. 20. In order to send enough soldiers to the war, the conservative Prime Minister Robert Borden had to bring in ____________, compulsory military service against the objection of those ______________ or Quebecois in 1917. IV. Please have a discussion with your partner or your group members on at least five or six of the following interesting topics. 1. What was the main cause for the Norman Conquest? 2． What were the immediate cause and the consequence of the Hundred Years’ War? 3. How much do you know about Wars of the Roses? 4. What was English Civil War? 5. What was ‘Glorious Revolution’? 6． What was William Penn’s Holy Experiment?