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THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. Society and Culture. 美国社会与文化. General Survey. 1.Name: the United States of America, the U.S. the USA, America, the States, Columbia,etc. 2. Population: 300 million (up to Oct 17, 2006) 3. Capital: Washington D.C.(District of Columbia 哥伦比亚特区 )

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THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

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  1. THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Society and Culture 美国社会与文化

  2. General Survey 1.Name: the United States of America, the U.S. the USA, America, the States, Columbia,etc. 2. Population: 300 million (up to Oct 17, 2006) 3. Capital: Washington D.C.(District of Columbia哥伦比亚特区) 4. Area: 9.3 million square kilometers (the fourth largest country in the world) --- Alaska & Hawaii)

  3. 5.The most famous river: The Mississippi River (密西西比) 6. The largest lakes: The Great Lakes(大湖区) 7. The mountains: the Rocky Mountains(落基山脉) 8. 50 states (48 contiguous states, 2 non- contiguous ones

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  5. Symbols of America

  6. United States Flag Stars and Stripes

  7. Grand Union Flag or “Cambridge” Flag

  8. National Anthem(国歌) "the Star-Spangled Banner" 《星条旗永不落》 “national floral emblem“(国花) Rose

  9. The Bald Eagle - An American Emblem

  10. American Emblem美国国徽

  11. 金字塔---力量和永恒 眼睛和拉丁文箴言---“上帝保佑我们的事业” 缎带拉丁文---一个新秩序时代

  12. National Motto: • In God We Trust

  13. The Capital The Congress The White House

  14. The Formation of American People Race: Whites 73% Latinos(拉美人）less than 13% African Americans 11.4% Asians 3.3% Native Americans(Indians) 1%

  15. Brief History Before 15th century, Indians live easily in America. In late 15th century, discovery of America. 2. Colonial Period (16th ---17th century) 3. In 1776, officially founding(Independent War / Declaration of Independent)

  16. original 13 states, during the 19th & 20th C. 37 were added 2. American Civil War(1861---65) 3.Reconstruction (1865---77) (rapid growth, urbanization, industrial development, European immigration) 4. (1917-18) participated World War I

  17. 5. Stock market crash(1929) --- The Great Depression(大萧条) 6.Entered World War II (Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor, American explosion of atomic bomb on Hiroshima & Nagasaki brought about Japan’s surrender.) 7. Embroiled in a rivalry with Soviet Union --- the Cold War

  18. 8. Participated in the Korean War(1950---53) 9. Entered into the Vietnam War(1964) 10. In 1960s, race riots, anti-war demonstrations 11. In 1991,The first Persian Gulf War(两伊) US led a coalition of forces against Iraq.

  19. 12. In 2001, the September 11 attacks (the World Trade Center/Twin Towers & part of the Pentagon, Afghanistan’s Taliban government, the mastermind of terrorism—Osama bin Laden) 13.In 2003,US attacked Iraq(overthrew the government of Saddam Hussien) --- The Second Persian Gulf War)

  20. Twin towers crashed

  21. The Ground Zero( 归零区/零地带)

  22. The American Indians (Native Americans) • Origin: Asian nomads(亚洲游牧 • 民---蒙古族,Bering Sea白令海, • land bridge陆桥between Siberia and Alaska, • 10,000 years ago) 2. Apache （阿帕切族/印第安部族） 3. The origin of Thanksgiving Day

  23. Immigrants（美国移民） Immigration Museum移民博物馆 --- Ellis Island Melting Pot or Salad Bowl? First immigrants: England, Nether land, etc. (17th C. religious, political persecution, adventure) Three largest immigration movements(19th C) (30 million people)

  24. Characteristics of Different Origins 1. Irish immigrants (most from lower class, Democrats, Kennedy Family) 2. German immigrants 3. Italian immigrants 4. Jewish immigrants 5. Asian immigrants(overseas Chinese)

  25. The Political System Constitution(宪法） Legislative branch Executive branch Judicial Branch (立法机构） （行政机构） （司法机构） Congress President Supreme Court (国会) (总统) (最高法院) House of Repre- (the chief/ 4-y term/ ( 9 Judges/ 1 sentatives+Senate Commander-in-chief) Chief Judge) 众议院+参议院

  26. “三权分立” (Separation of Powers)--- “Absolute power leads to absolute corruption”. “制约与平衡”(Checks and Balances”)

  27. Political Parties Democratic Party Republican Party

  28. Representatives for the Parties: William Clinton John F. Kennedy Jimmy Carter Franklin D. Roosevelt The Democratic Party

  29. Ronald Regan George Bush Richard Nixon The Republican Party Abraham Lincoln

  30. Statue of Liberty

  31. New York City --- Big Apple NY consists of five Districts: (1) Manhattan 曼哈顿 (2) Brooklyn 布鲁克林 (3) the Bronx 布朗克斯 (4) Richmond 里士满 (5) Queens 昆斯

  32. Manhattan: Broadway Time Square Wall Street (Financial Center) Fifth Street (Business Center) New York’s Skyscrapers(摩天大楼）--- The Empire State Building( 帝国大厦） Statue of Liberty (自由女神） New York Stock Exchange(纽约证券交易所）

  33. My experiences: Go Greyhound(乘灰狗旅行） Motel (汽车旅馆） (1)University life Edinboro University of Pennsylvania (2) textbooks (3) attendance and your credits A nation on wheels

  34. Questions 1. The U.S. federal government consists of the following three branches:_____, _____, and _____. 2. The Congress is divided into _____ and _____.

  35. Puritan New England (Northeast) (Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Vermont, Maine and Rhode Island,etc) Catholic Maryland Quaker(贵格会教派）Pennsylvania (Anglo-Americans)

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