TestforUS英美国家概况美国部分测试题.docVIP

1. The official full name of the United States is usually referred to as . It is often called , , , , or simply , or the “ ” in American spoken English. 2. National Holiday of US is . 3. Nicknames for the flag include , , , and which is also the name of the countrys official national anthem. 4. served as the political theory behind the American Revolution. 5. On July 4, 1776, the Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence drafted by a committee including and , with most of the work done by . 6. By the Declaration of Independence the United States held its separate and equal position among the powers of the earth, and also by it the United States had been founded, based on the right “ .” 7. The American Civil War was in fact a conflict during 1861-1865 in the USA between the Southern or of America and the Northern or . 8. Four great empires— , , , and —had disappeared by the end of WWⅠ. 9. American Attitudes towards WWⅡ were excitedly divided into who opposed any involvement in the European war, and who urged immediate aid to the Allies. 10. The Cold War was an ideological, political, and economic state of tensions, conflicts and hostility from 1945 to 1990 between the USSR and on the one hand, and the US and on the other. 11. The Berlin blockade promoted the signing of and the founding of . 12. is the only “hot war” between the USA and the Soviet Union during the Cold War period. 13. is the longest war the US had ever fought, and it is a war which turned out to be as long as years from to . 14. After the Korean War, was passed by the Congress, limiting the President’s power in sending troops abroad and required the President to consult Congress before any such decision was made. 15. Monetary Unit of US is , and its major trading partners are