一、英国部分

　　1.Land and People

　　Different names for Britain and its parts

　　2.Origins of the Nation

　　Arrival and settlement of the Celts

　　Basis of modern English race： the Anglo-Saxons

　　The Viking and Danish invasions

　　King Alfred and his contributions

　　The Norman Conquest and its consequences

　　3.Shaping of the Nation

　　England's feudalism under the rule of William the Conqueror

　　Contents and the significance of the Great Charter

　　Origins of the English Parliament

　　The Hundred Years' War with France and its consequences

　　Consequences of the Black Death

　　4. Transition to the Modern Age

　　The nature and consequences of the Wars of the Roses

　　Henry VIII and the English Reformation

　　Elizabeth I and Parliament

　　Elizabeth's religious reform and her foreign policy

　　Distinctive features of the English Renaissance

　　The Civil Wars and their consequences

　　The Commonwealth under Oliver Cromwell

　　The Restoration and Glorious Revolution

　　5. Rise and Fall of the British Empire

　　Whigs and Tories

　　Agricultural changes in the late 18th century

　　The English Industrial Revolution and its impact on the development of Britain

　　The Chartist Movement and its consequences

　　The building of the British Empire

　　Britain and the First World War

　　Britain and the Second World War

　　Postwar Britain

　　Thatcherism

　　6. Government and Administration

　　The British Constitution

　　Constitutional Monarchy in Britain

　　The British Parliament and its functions

　　The British government

　　7.Social Affairs

　　Religion in British society

　　Festivals and public holidays in Britain

　　8.Cultural Affairs

　　The education system in Britain

　　The college system and the tutorial system

　　Quality papers and popular papers

　　The BBC and its programs

　　Sports in Britain

　　Major forms of art in Britain

　　二、美国部分

　　1. Population， Race and Ethnic Groups

　　Characteristics of the American population

　　Black people and the Civil Rights Movement

　　2.American History （1600-1900）

　　The 'discovery' of the New World

　　Causes of the colonization of the New World

　　The original 13 colonies

　　The American War of Independence and its consequences

　　Establishment of a federal form of government

　　Consequences of territorial expansion and the Westward Movement

　　The American Civil War and its impact on the development of the U.S

　　Rapid growth of capitalism after the Civil War

　　3. American History （1900-1945）

　　Economies growth in the early 20th century

　　Progressivism and some of the reform efforts

　　Role of the U.S. in WWI

　　Characteristics of the 1920s

　　Effects of the Great Depression on American society