1、【单选题】Who were the first human inhabitants of the North and South America? A、sian Nomads B、Indians C、European D、British
2、【单选题】Who is in the head in most native American tribe? A、the man B、the woman C、the chief D、the old
3、【单选题】When did Christopher Columbus first arrive the Caribbean? A、1400 B、1565 C、1941 D、1942
4、【单选题】What attitudes do the Native American hold to the nature? A、be served B、be mastered C、be mastered D、be served and maintained
5、【多选题】What are the characteristics of early European explorers? A、brutality B、money oriented C、exploration for new lands D、violence
1.2.2script
1、【单选题】Which one of the following answers is not the impetus provided for European exploration? A、the Renaissance B、unification of small states C、new technology D、spirit of adventure
2、【单选题】How did Europeans affect the Native American? A、increase of the population B、modernized arms C、destruction D、friendship
1.3.2script
1、【单选题】Why did the Pilgrims decide to leave England and Holland subsequently? A、intolerance of worship and faith B、different faith and political persecution C、government interference and worldly distraction D、lower social status
2、【单选题】How many ships did the pilgrims plan to take to the “New World”? A、2 B、1 C、3 D、4
3、【单选题】When was the Thanksgiving Day celebrated as a National Holiday? A、1621 B、1863 C、1789 D、1617
4、【多选题】Which two of the following statements are correct description for the Pilgrims? A、English settler B、Dutchman C、poor people D、hold common religious beliefs
5、【多选题】which two of the following statements are correct according to the Mayflower Compact? A、It is the foundation of Plymouth’s government B、It serves the signer’s individual will C、Offices, laws and constitutions were agreed to be established to aid individuals’ right. D、It is one of the first attempt on the pursuit of democracy.
1.4.1.1script
1、【单选题】When was the ‘Starving Time’ in American colonial life? A、the late 1700s B、between 1609-1610 C、during the 1600 and 1700 D、the beginning of 1700
2、【单选题】Which one of the following duties is not performed by woman? A、make tools B、cook the meals C、care for the house D、make clothes
3、【单选题】Why was the quilt highly valued by woman? A、quilts are expensive B、beautiful design C、soft and cozy D、feeling connections
4、【单选题】What was changed for a poor person in the “New World” compared to their life in the old world? A、social rank B、financial situation C、family relationship D、land ownership
5、【单选题】Who has the great power in the “New World”? A、office-holders B、free holders C、former European aristocrats D、middle class freemen
1.5.1.1script
1、【单选题】When did the Seven Years’ War break out? A、1754 B、1756 C、1755 D、1757
2、【单选题】What is the origin of the French and Indian War? A、mistrust B、civil right C、trade D、territorial disputes
3、【单选题】What are the Native American’s roles in the Seven Year’s War. A、guide for the French B、guide for the British C、ally of the French D、double allies of both sides
4、【单选题】Which of the following statements is not the effect of the Seven Years’ War? A、British made abundance of properties B、no concerns from the French attacks C、the establishment of British troops’ bonds D、mistrust between British and the colonies
5、【单选题】Why did the Natives ally themselves with the French first? A、the French were friendly and cooperative B、the French built permanent towns for them C、they believed that the French would defeat the British D、the French paid more money
1.6.1.1script
1、【单选题】Which one is NOT the reason for American Revolutionary War? A、growing tensions between colonies and the British colonial government B、high debt of the colonies C、colonial rejection on British parliament taxation D、absence of the colonial representatives’ voice
2、【单选题】Why was the Intolerable Acts designed and passed? A、to reassert British authority B、to lower the effect of the Boston Massacre C、to empower the civil rights D、to establish a stable business environment in Boston Harbor
3、【单选题】When and where was the Continental Congress held? A、1773, Boston B、1773, Philadelphia C、1774, Philadelphia D、1774, Boston
4、【单选题】Who had fired first on Lexington Green? A、the British B、the colonist C、no one knows D、the Native American
5、【单选题】Why could not the British Army defeat the little trained Americans? A、the British Army were short of experience B、the British Army were poorly equipped C、the Americans knew little about its terrain D、the Americans’ fighting abilities.
1.7.1.1script
1、【单选题】Which statement is NOT right based on the Articles of Confederation. A、the first constitution of the United States B、a flawed compromise C、the Congress was used for the national legislative body D、the Congress had the power to set foreign policy but not to conduct wars
2、【单选题】Besides the fund control of war expenses, what was empowered to the Congress? A、to provide a president B、to tax the states C、to maintain a standing army in times of peace D、to provide chief executive for a national court
3、【单选题】Why is the United States, in fact, considered as a republic country? A、the people elected someone to rule the country B、the people ruled the country directly C、women, Africans and Native Americans all could vote D、voting was the privilege of European descent
4、【单选题】What is the meaning of the Constitutional Convention. A、the formulation of the current Constitution B、establishment of civil rights C、reinforce the rights of individual states D、much power was ensured to legislative branch than executive and judicial aspects
5、【单选题】Why did Rhode Island refuse to send representatives to the Constitutional Convention A、its poor economic business B、not one of the states C、not want a powerful central government D、to be against the tax policy
1.8.1.1script
1、【单选题】What is the Declaration of Independence NOT about? A、the establishment of the United States of America B、to announce the independence of the thirteen colonies from Great Britain C、to be drafted by Thomas Jefferson D、25% of the original text were kept in the document.
2、【单选题】What are the key elements for a person’s position? A、birth and talent B、talent ability and enterprise C、title and enterprise D、rank and title
3、【单选题】What is the designing background of the Articles of confederation? A、a central government for the United States was established B、to be drawn up after July 4, 1776 C、Americans had a fear of a central authority D、to be in practice before May, 1776
4、【单选题】What percentage of the population was slaves in all the colonies in 1770’s? A、20% B、30% C、40% D、50%
5、【单选题】What are the three branches of American central government? A、legislative, congressional and judicial B、legislative, executive and judicial C、Parliamentary, executive and legislative D、legislative, executive and congressional
2.1.1script
1、【单选题】What is President Washington’s favorite government? A、structural B、democratic C、republic D、independent executive
2、【单选题】Who is the secretary of state in Washington’s government? A、Thomas Jefferson B、Alexander Hamilton C、Henry Knox D、Alexander
3、【单选题】Who is the second President of the United States? A、Alexander Hamilton B、Thomas Jefferson C、John Adams D、James Madison
4、【单选题】Whose foreign policy is to stay out of the European war? A、Washington and Jefferson B、Washington and Adams C、Adams and Hamilton D、Adams and Jefferson
5、【单选题】What is the document in which the president was authorized to imprison or deport aliens? A、Bill of Rights B、Declaration of Independence C、Alien and Sedition Acts D、Articles of Confederation
2.2.1script
1、【单选题】Why did the Mexican government break off diplomatic relations with the United States in 1845? A、Polk claimed his support of western expansion. B、Texas was admitted as a state of the United State. C、a border dispute between Texas and Mexico D、a border dispute between Texas and America
2、【单选题】what are the present states obtained in the Mexican American War by the United States? A、Californian, Colorado and Wyoming B、Nevada and Utah C、New Mexico and parts of Arizona D、All of the above
3、【单选题】Who would pay for all damages claimed by US citizens against the Mexican government? A、Mexican government B、the United States C、Texas D、Mexican and Texas
4、【单选题】What are the impact of the Mexican American War on the United States? A、the first experience of occupying a foreign capital B、the first foreign war fought almost entirely on foreign territory C、multiple armies and long supply lines D、All of the above
5、【单选题】What is NOT the negative factors of the Mexican American War on the United States? A、slavery issue B、cost of human lives C、the westward movement D、enormous financial cost
2.3.1script
1、【单选题】Who are “Abolitionists”? A、people who showed more obedience to the Constitution’s guarantee B、fugitives from the southern states C、people who believed that slavery was wrong and evil D、people who are favorable of the slavery
2、【单选题】Why did seven states secede from the United States? A、Lincoln was anti-slavery B、Lincoln was on the Northern interests C、Both A and B D、they need more self-control
3、【单选题】What is not one of the strengths of the North in the Civil War? A、manufacturing bases B、railroads and large population C、federal navy support D、General Robert E、Lee
4、【单选题】When were all slaves set free in America? A、1863 B、1865 C、1864 D、1862
5、【单选题】Which one of the following statements is NOT true about the Civil War? A、lead to equality for former slaves B、confirmed the single political entity of the United States C、established a more powerful and centralized federal government D、starting point in the struggle for equal civil and human rights
2.4.1script
1、【单选题】When did the blacks gain a voice for the first time in American government? A、1867 B、1866 C、1863 D、1865
2、【单选题】What is Lincoln’s proposal in his speech in Louisiana as to the reconstruction? A、free all of the slaves B、Salves and Whites are equal C、some blacks deserved the right to vote D、the federal government had no right to determine voting requirements.
3、【单选题】What are the “black codes”? A、guidance for the emancipation of slaves B、a series of laws enacted by southern states to restrict freed blacks’ activity C、codes to protect slaves’ right D、codes supported by most Northern Americans
4、【单选题】What is the Civil Rights Bills about in 1866? A、bills that extended the life of the Freedmen’s Bureau B、assisting refugees C、free slaves D、All persons born in the United States were to enjoy equality.
5、【单选题】What is the most radical development of Reconstruction? A、African American Participation in southern public life B、slavery was abolished C、Blacks won election to northern state governments D、the first state-funded public school
2.5.1script
1、【单选题】Which one is Not a law to encourage people to move westward? A、Homestead Act B、Pacific Railway Act C、The Emancipation Proclamation D、Morill Act
2、【单选题】What is the Homestead Act about? A、hired thousands of people to work B、hired thousands of people to settle in the west C、facilitate and develop transportation system D、made poor immigrants to start their dreamed life
3、【单选题】Why did the cattlemen turn into farmers? A、summer drought B、spread of new inventions C、cattle froze to death D、all of above
4、【单选题】Which of the following statements is not the reason to promote economic growth in westward movement? A、the building of transcontinental railroads B、cultural compromise C、government policies D、discovery of mineral resources
5、【单选题】Why was the Indian doomed to fail? A、poor weapons B、depend on the white government for food C、less population D、less hope
2.6.1script
1、【单选题】Why is immigration considered as one of the causes for the second industrial revolution? A、they brought new ideas B、they made huge contribution C、they were coming overseas D、they made new products
2、【单选题】Why could goods from the American interior be shipped directly to the Atlantic? A、new shipping route B、new transportation system C、more people made new inventions D、new inventions
3、【单选题】Why is the second industrial revolution positive for Americans? A、immigration B、new natural resources C、new ideas and inventions D、railroads
4、【单选题】How is big business set up? A、sell shares of stock B、form trusts C、become monopolies D、all of above
5、【单选题】Which one of the statements is NOT the negative effect of monopolies? A、set any price they choose B、make large profit C、lose incentive to innovate D、supply inferior products
2.7.1script
1、【单选题】What first emerged as a major issue in the 1820s? A、Slavery B、Territory C、Economy D、Policy
2、【单选题】Which one was managed to cover Slavery by accepting a divided nation half slave and half free? . A、Treaty of Trianon B、The Missouri Compromise C、Treaty of Versailles D、Pinckney's Treaty
3、【单选题】Which era did dominate the 1830s? A、The Lincoln’s Era B、The Jacksonian Era C、The Jeffersonian Era D、The Harrison’s Era
4、【单选题】Which Movement has made real progress in public opinion during the 1840s? A、The Abolitionist Movement B、The Progressive Movement C、The Westward Movement D、The Feminism Movement
5、【多选题】What were two major trends in the 1870s, leaving America a much more diverse country? A、The industrialization B、The wave of European immigration C、The Civil War and Reconstruction D、The expansion of Slavery
2.8.1script
1、【单选题】What is the name of those who advocated a gradual or immediate end to slavery? A、Abolitionist B、Anesthetist C、Aerialist D、Allegorist
2、【单选题】What movement was for more democracy in the new American Republic? A、Lincoln’s democracy B、Jacksonian democracy C、Harrison’s democracy D、Jeffersonian democracy
3、【单选题】What does Harrison’s father sign? A、Declaration of the Rights of Man B、Civil Rights Act of 1964 C、Declaration of Independence D、The Missouri Compromise
4、【单选题】When did the Second Great Awakening begin? A、In the early 1780s B、In the early 1790s C、In the late 1780s D、In the late 1790s
5、【多选题】What does the utopian ideal mean? A、It means an imaginary place where life is extremely difficult B、It means a utopian society is one without flaws C、It means a new and perfect society in which everyone is happy D、It means a dystopian community that is undesirable or frightening
2.9.1script
1、【单选题】What did the North of the United States begin to develop in the nineteenth century? A、Industry and business B、Technology and transportation C、Agriculture and forestry D、Manufacture and handicraft
2、【单选题】Where did most of the urban poor newly arrived immigrants come from in the 1830s and 1840s? A、New Zealand B、Netherlands C、India D、Ireland
3、【单选题】Who was the speaker of the House of Representatives to offer a solution to the emerging economic crisis? A、Daniel Webster B、Zachary Taylor C、Henry Clay D、Millard Fillmore
4、【单选题】What is the revolutionized transport in the 19th and early 20th centuries? A、Electric power B、Gas power C、Natural power D、Steam power
5、【单选题】In 1833, which college did open its doors providing the first opportunity in the United States for women to earn a four-year college degree? A、Harvard University B、Oberlin College C、Stanford University D、Williams College
2.10.1script
1、【单选题】What was the period of widespread social activism and political reform in the United States from the 1890s to the 1920s? A、The Jeffersonian Era B、The Democratic Era C、The Progressive Era D、The Jacksonian Era
2、【单选题】What was rejected by the early progressives? A、Social Darwinism B、Naturalism C、Imperialism D、Capitalism
3、【单选题】Who did serve as the 26th president of the United States from 1901 to 1909? A、William McKinley B、Theodore Roosevelt C、William Howard Taft D、Woodrow Wilson
4、【单选题】What was Roosevelt's nickname for successful campaign against corporate monopolies? A、“Trust Stronger” B、“Trust Genius” C、“Trust Talent” D、“Trust Buster”
5、【多选题】What are the two ways that Roosevelt adopted to target those trusts by increasing the regulatory power of the federal government? A、Clayton Antitrust Act B、the Elkins Act C、the Hepburn Act D、Underwood Tariff Act
3.1.1script
1、【单选题】What strategies did the US leadership pursue confidently in dealing with other countries in the first twenty years of the century? A、Give-and-take strategies B、Open strategies C、Interventionist strategies D、Non-interventionist strategies
2、【单选题】Which harbor in the America did Japan attack? A、Houston Harbor B、Pearl Harbor C、Chicago Harbor D、Havana Harbor
3、【单选题】How much did America purchase Alaska from Russia on March 30, 1867? A、$7.0 million B、$7.2 million C、$8.0 million D、$8.2 million
4、【单选题】Who was forced to sign a new constitution in 1887, giving white immigrants more rights? A、King Kalakaua B、Queen LiliouKalani C、King William Lunalilo D、King KamehamehaⅤ
5、【单选题】When was Hawaii officially recognized as the 50th state of the US? A、1956 B、1957 C、1958 D、1959
3.2.1script
1、【单选题】What is the 1920s also known as? A、Climactic Twenties B、The Dramatic Twenties C、The Roaring Twenties D、The Hard Time
2、【单选题】What’s the total wealth of the United States between 1920 and 1929? A、More than double B、More than treble C、Less than double D、Less than treble
3、【单选题】What does “the flapper” mean? A、A device for killing insects, especially a meshed flat attached to a handle B、A young woman in the 1920s who dressed or behaved unconventionally C、A fashionable young woman in the late 1920s D、Both B and C
4、【单选题】What is the percentage of the American population to visit a movie theater every week? A、Two quarters B、Three quarters C、Four quarters D、A quarter
5、【单选题】What does some older people think about jazz music? A、Pepped and energetic B、Rhythmic but boring C、Vulgar and depraved D、vigorous and energetic
3.3.1script
1、【单选题】When was the Great Depression? A、From 1909 to 1919 B、From 1919 to 1929 C、From 1929 to 1939 D、From 1939 to 1949
2、【单选题】Who was the president of the United States during the Great Depression? A、Herbert Hoover B、Franklin D Roosevelt C、Harry S.Truman D、Calvin Coolidge
3、【单选题】When did the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor that led to America’s entry into World War II? A、In November 1941 B、In November 1942 C、In December 1941 D、In December 1942
4、【单选题】In 1935, what did Congress pass for the first time to provide Americans with unemployment disability and pensions for old age? A、the Social Security Act B、the Medical Care Act C、the Affordable Care Act D、the Unemployment Insurance Act
5、【单选题】Which is NOT one of the “3R”in the First New Deal? A、Relief B、Recovery C、Reproduction D、Reform
3.4.1script
1、【单选题】When did the first military action of the Cold War begin? A、In June 1941 B、In June 1940 C、In June 1950 D、In June 1955
2、【单选题】In the early 1960s, who did face a number of troubling situations in his own hemisphere? A、President Kennedy B、President Nixon C、President Ford D、President Reagan
3、【单选题】When did President Richard Nixon begin to establish diplomatic relations with Beijing? A、In 1970 B、In 1972 C、In 1974 D、In 1976
4、【单选题】What did President Nixon and Soviet premier Leonid Brezhnev Sign? A、Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty B、Treaty of Trianon C、The Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty D、Treaty of Versailles
5、【单选题】What policies did Premier Mikhail Gorbachev introduce in 1985? (D) A、Redefine Russia’s relationship B、Raise political status C、Reform Russia’s economy D、Both A and C
3.5.1script
1、【单选题】What was the best strategy against the Soviet threat by the end of World War II? A、Containment B、Rupture C、Fragmentation D、Counterattack
2、【单选题】What did echo Truman’s recommendation in 1950? A、A National Economy Report B、Homeland Security Market Research Report C、A National Geographic Report D、A National Security Council Report
3、【单选题】Who did announce that the United States would build an even more destructive atomic weapon “superbomb”? A、President Kennedy B、President Johnson C、President Truman D、President Eisenhower
4、【单选题】Which country is the world’s first one to launch artificial satellite? A、The United Kingdoms B、Germany C、the United States D、Russia
5、【单选题】When did the US launch its own satellite Explorer First? A、In 1957 B、In 1958 C、In 1959 D、In 1960
3.6.1script
1、【单选题】When is the Vietnam War? A、1953--1974 B、1954--1976 C、1954--1975 D、1955-1974
2、【单选题】How many did US military personnel are involved in the Vietnam conflict by 1969? A、more than 400 000 B、more than 450 000 C、more than 500 000 D、more than 550 000
3、【单选题】Who is the president that made promise to firmly support Diem and South Vietnam? A、President Eisenhower B、President Kennedy C、President Johnson D、President Nixon
4、【单选题】In addition to the United States, Which country did commit troops to fight in South Vietnam? A、South Korea and Australia B、Thailand C、New Zealand D、All of above
5、【单选题】When were trade and diplomatic relations between Vietnam and the US resumed? A、In the 1960s B、In the 1970s C、In the 1980s D、In the 1990s
3.7.1script
1、【单选题】Who was the boycott movement’s most effective leader? A、Abraham Lincoln B、Martin Luther King C、Lyndon Johnson D、Mahatma Gandhi
2、【单选题】What legislative did the federal government make in the turbulent decade? A、The Emancipation Proclamation B、The Civil Rights Act of 1968 C、The Voting Rights Act of 1965 D、Both B and C
3、【单选题】When did the SCLC (Southern Christian Leadership Conference) protest strategy achieve its first major success? A、In 1963 B、In 1964 C、In 1965 D、In 1966
4、【单选题】What’s one of the greatest speeches mentioned in this lesson? A、We Shall Fight to the End B、Gettysburg Address C、I Have a Dream D、President Kennedy's Inaugural Address
5、【单选题】What movement mentioned above had special historical significance? A、The Civil Rights Movements B、The Abolitionist Movement C、The Progressive Movement D、The Westward Movement
3.8.1script
1、【单选题】When did the Watergate scandal happen? A、June 16, 1971 B、July 16, 1972 C、June 17, 1972 D、July 17, 1972
2、【单选题】Who is the main character of the Watergate scandal? A、President Richard Nixon B、President George W Bush C、President Bill Clinton D、President Ronald Reagan
3、【单选题】What is Not the meaning of “hush money”? A、Hush money is a slang term for a form of bribery. B、Hush money is paid to someone not to tell other people about something embarrassing. C、Hush money is a bribe paid to someone to ensure that something is kept secret. D、Hush money is a way to persuade someone to do something for you.
4、【单选题】What was Nixon called by the jury? A、A conspicuous statesman B、An unindicted conspirator C、An old friend of China D、An indicted conspirator
5、【单选题】How many people did slip into the Watergate in Washington? A、Four B、Five C、Six D、Seven
3.9.1script
1、【单选题】What was Iraq’s movement that threatened a major percentage of the world's oil reserves? A、The invasion of Saudi Arabia B、The invasion of Iran C、The invasion of Venezuela D、The invasion of Kuwait
2、【单选题】What’s meaning of the term "Ethnic Cleansing"? A、It is the process of removing an entire nationality out of a particular territory by threats, violence or genocide. B、It is the action of forcing people to leave an area or country because of their racial or national group. C、It is the mass expulsion and killing of one ethnic or religious group in an area by another ethnic or religious group in that area. D、All of above
3、【单选题】Who did defeat an incumbent President and become the first Democrat to win the White House? A、President George W Bush B、President Ronald Reagan C、President Bill Clinton D、President Barack Obama
4、【单选题】How many senators do they need to vote guilty in order to remove a President from office? A、One third B、Two thirds C、A half D、Three quarters
5、【单选题】What’s American popular culture NOT mentioned above? A、Levi's jeans B、Coca-Cola C、McDonald's D、Kentucky Fried Chicken
4.1.1script
1、【单选题】When did World War II break out? A、In 1937 B、In 1938 C、In 1939 D、In 1940
2、【单选题】What are the two countries that signed strategic treaties with Nazi Party? A、Japan and Romania B、Italy and Hungary C、Japan and Bulgaria D、Italy and Japan
3、【单选题】How many Jews were murdered in Nazi concentration camps? A、5 million B、5.5 million C、6 million D、6.5 million
4、【单选题】In the mid 1930s, what treaty did Hitler violate? A、Versailles Treaty B、The Missouri Compromise C、Pinckney’s Treaty D、Trianon Treaty
5、【单选题】On April 9 1940, which two countries were invaded and occupied by Germany simultaneously and the war began in earnest. A、Poland and France B、Norway and Denmark C、France and Norway D、Denmark and Poland
4.2.1script
1、【单选题】When did Hungary, Romania and Bulgaria join the Axis? A、By early 1940 B、By early 1941 C、By early 1942 D、By early 1943
2、【单选题】When did America enter into the WWII? A、In 1939 B、In 1940 C、In 1941 D、In 1942
3、【单选题】On December 7th, 1941, how many Japanese aircrafts were sent to attack the major US naval base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii? A、360 B、365 C、370 D、375
4、【单选题】On July August 1945, what Conference did Truman, Churchill and Stalin attend to discuss the ongoing war with Japan as well as the peace settlement with Germany? A、Paris Peace Conference B、Potsdam Conference C、Yalta Conference D、Munich Conference
5、【单选题】Where did the United States drop the atomic bomb on Japan? A、Hiroshima and Nagasaki B、Kokura and Nagasaki C、Niigata and Hiroshima D、Nagasaki and Niigata
2、【单选题】How many airliners had been hijacked by al-Qaeda? A、One B、Two C、Three D、Four
3、【单选题】How many people were killed during the attacks in New York City and Washington DC? A、Over 2,000 B、Over 2,500 C、Over 3,000 D、Over 3,500
4、【单选题】Who is the president of the United States when the 911 terrorist attacks happened? A、President Bill Clinton B、President Barack Obama C、President George W. Bush D、President Ronald Reagan
5、【单选题】Where were the Islamic attackers from? A、Saudi Arabia and Israel B、South Africa and Israel C、South Africa and Arab nations D、Saudi Arabia and Arab nations