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1.what was Queen Marry known as?She was known as the “Bloody May” and also remembered as the monarch who

lost the last British possession on the continent --- French port of Calais.

2.what did Britain become after the Industrial Revolition?Britain became the “Workshop of the world.”

3.what‟s the House of Lords make up?It is made of the Lords Spiritual and Lords Temporal.

4.what is the most important established Church inBritain?It is the Church of England.

5.what are the characteristics of Ireland‟s climate?It can be described as “mild, moist and changeable.”

6.what is mean by “Vietnamization”of the war?It meant that South V ietnamese troops would be war-built up to

replace American f ighting f orce.

7.who is the only writer in colonial period still read today?He was Benjamin Franklin.

8.what did the real American Literature begin?It began af ter the American War of Independence.

9.what is “urban sprawl”?It refers to a city that has grown over a large area of land.

10.where is the vocanic activity in New zealand? The V olcano activity can be f ound on the central plateau in

North Island.

1.who were the Lollards?They were poor priests and itinerant preachers who were John Wyclif’s f ollowers in the 14th

century.

2.which war was relatively smooth,witj no bllodshed,nor any execution of the King in

Britain?It is the Glorious Revolution.

3.what is a constitutional monarchy?It is a government system in which the head of State is a king or a queen who

reigns but does not rule.

4.what is the chief language of instruction in ireland?It is English.

5.which are some of the biggest cities in the U.S?They are New Y ork, Los Angeles, Chicago San Francisco and

Philadelphia.

6.who were the Puritans?The Puritans were the members of a Protestant group in England who were wealthy,

well-educated and wanted to puri f y the Church of England.

7.who drafted The Declaration of Independence in the U.S?He was Thomas Jeff erson.

8.which three branches is the U.S government divided into?They are the legislative, the executive and

judicial.

9.what is adult education also called now?It is also called “continuing education”programs or “lif elong

education” programs.

10.what was the consequence of the Seven Y ear‟s War between the British and the

French?Af ter the Seven Y ears’ War, the French were f orced to give up every inch of land in North America.

1.what is the difference between the ancestors of the English and Scots,Welsh,and

Wales?The ancestors of the English are Anglo-Saxons while the Scots, Welsh and Wales are Celts.

2.what is the significance of the Norman Comquest?The Norman Conquest ended the English history of

being invaded.

3.what is the term “parliament”originally mean?The term “parliament” originally meant a meeting f or parley

or discussion.

4.what is the ethnic composition of Ireland?In Irel and the basic ethnic stock is Celtic, with a mixture of

Norse, French, Norman and English.

5.when was the Declaration of Independence adopted?The Declaration of Independence was adopted by the

Second Continental Congress on July, 4, 1776.

6.what does the Supreme Court consist of?The Supreme Court at present consists of a Chief Justice and eight

Associate Justice.

7.what were the two focuses of the Amreican educational reform in the mid-1980s?.The f irst