华中师范大学《英语国家国情与文化

奥鹏华中师范大学平时在线作业

华中师《英语国家国情与文化-美国 》在线作业-0001

In the 1900s with the development of industry and the extension of railroad network, there was a___ in the United States.( )
A:fast growth of population
B:rapid growth of military power
C:fast growth of labor unions
D:rapid growth of cities
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______ is the only organization which has the power to interpret the U.S. Constitution.
A:The Supreme Court
B:The Department of State
C:The House of Representatives
D:The Senate
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The conference that decided to set up a world organization ——the United Nations was held in ______.奥鹏华中师范大学平时在线作业
A:Teheran
B:Cairo
C:Yalta
D:Washington
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In 1962, President ______ finally decided on the use of naval force to prevent military material and arms from entering Cuba and demanded Soviet removal of the missiles there.
A:Nixon
B:Truman
C:Johnson
D:Kennedy
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The ______ turned out to be America’s longest war it had ever fought.（　　　）
A:First World War
B:Second World War
C:Korean War
D:Vietnam War
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Between 1860 and 1990, the United States witnessed（　　　）large-scale population movements.
A:2
B:3
C:4
D:5
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The most important patriotic holiday in the U.S. is ______.
A:Halloween
B:Veterans’ Day
C:Thanksgiving Day
D:Independence Day
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Since 1945 the United States had entered a twenty-five-year period of economic boom, but its ______ industry did not experience great development.（　　　）
A:automobile
B:aerospace
C:housing
D:defense
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At the Constitutional Convention in September 1787, the delegates who argued for a national system called themselves______.( )
A:Republicans
B:Democrats
C:Anti-Federalists
D:Federalists
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The four problems that face the economy of the United States are______.
A:unemployment, inflation, financial crisis and trade deficit
B:unemployment, inflation, financial deficit and trade deficit
C:mortgage losses, inflation, financial deficit and trade deficit
D:unemployment, market failures, financial deficit and trade deficit
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____is one of the most popular places in the United States to celebrate the New Year's Day.( )
A:The Disney I.and in Florida
B:The White House Lawn in Washington D.C.
C:Hollywood in California
D:Times Square in New York City
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In the early 19th century, ______ actively used the Sherman Antitrust Act to stop monopolistic business mergers in the United States.
A:J.P. Morgan
B:Woodrow Wilson
C:Henry Rockefeller
D:Theodore Roosevelt
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At the beginning of the Berlin Blockade, President Truman turned down the option of（　　　）.
A:sending supplies through the highways, protected by tanks and troops
B:sending supplies through the waterways
C:starting large-scale airlifting
D:staring limited airlifting to test the Soviets
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____, which banned slavery, was added to the American Constitution in December, 1865.( )
A:The Bill of Rights
B:The Thirteenth Amendment
C:The Civil Rights Act
D:The Voting Rights Act
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Which of the following may NOT be President Wilson’s achievements in his program of New Freedom?
A:Making loans available to farmers at low rates.
B:Adopting an income tax.
C:Regulating trusts by stating clearly the unfair business practices.
D:Regulating railroad prices and their rebates.
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The American Standard Oil Company was founded by ______.
A:John Rockefeller
B:du Pont
C:J.P. Morgan
D:Andrew Carnegie
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Colored eggs and bunny are traditional symbols of___.( )
A:Easter
B:Christmas
C:Valentine
D:New Year's Day
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The Purchase of Louisiana Territory in 1803 from France______.( )
A:increased the American territory by one third
B:increased the American territory by a half
C:almost doubled the size of the United States
D:almost tripled the size of the United States
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During the American westward movement, Democratic politician John L. O’Sullivan produced the famous theory of ______.
A:“Isolationism”
B:“Good Neighbor Policy”
C:“Social Darwinism”
D:“Manifest Destiny”
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In the U.S., the fastest growing minority group is（　　　）.
A:the African-American
B:the Hispanic-American
C:the Native Indians
D:the Asian-American
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In order to protect Western Europe from possible Soviet expansion after WWII, the United States decided to offer Western European countries economic aid, which later came to be called _____.( )
A:the Fourteen Points
B:the New Freedoms
C:the New Deal
D:the Marshall Plan
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___ have made it possible for all sections of the American population to have higher education.( )
A:The research universities
B:The doctoral universities
C:The community colleges
D:The liberal arts colleges
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The Second World War came to an end in ______.（　　　）
A:1945
B:1946
C:1947
D:1949
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The Red Scare in 1919 and 1920 was a typical example of American ______.
A:religious intolerance
B:intolerant nationalism
C:Progressive Movement
D:deregulation of big trusts
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The Constitution of the United States says that only _____ can declare war upon other nations.
A:the President
B:Congress
C:Department of Defense
D:the National Security Council
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