●Chapter I A Brief History of the United States
1.1 Discovery of the New World
1.2 The War of Independence
1.3 The American Civil War
1.4 The United States and WWⅠ
1.5 The United States and WWⅡ
1.6 The United States after WoAd War Ⅱ
Chapter Ⅱ The Making of the United States and Its Politics
2.1 The Making of the United States
2.2 The System of Checks-and-balances in the U. S.
2.3 The Election of the U.S. President
Chapter Ⅲ American Economy and Its Society
3.1 The Economy of the United States
3.2 Household incomes and Expenditures
3.3 Social Welfare and Heahhcare
Chapter 1V Religions in the United States
4. 1 Religions in the United States
4.2 The Influence of Religion on the United States
Chapter V Education in the United States
5.1 Education System and Its Philosophy
5.2 Well-known Universities
Chapter VI Famous People and Top Attractions
6.1 Famous people in America
6.2 Top attractions
Chapter VII Arts and Sports
7.1 sic
7.2 Painting
7.3 Film
7.4 Spoas
Chapter Ⅷ American Values
8.1 Individualism and Privacy
8.2 Informality and Equality
8.3 Achievement and 7ime Consciousness
8.4 Directness and Volunteerism
Chapter IX Holidays
9.1 National Holidays
9.2 Religious Holidays
9.3 Observanees
Chapter X Literature
10.1 Contemporary American Literature
10.2 Famous writers and their WOrks
10.3 Reading in America
Chapter XI The Mass Media
11.1 Newspapers and Magazines
11.2 nlevision and Radio
11.3 New Media
Chapter Ⅻ Life in America
12.1 Jobs
12.2 Charity
12.3 Respects for the Disabled
12.4 Behaviors in Public
12.5 Tohle Manncrs
12.6 Green Life
Chinese Version
第一章 美國歷史概要
第二章 美國概覽及政治制度
第三章 美國經濟與社會
第四章 美國的宗教文化
第五章 美國的教育
第六章 美國名人和觀光勝地
第七章 藝術與體育
第八章 美國人的價值觀
第九章 節日
第十章 文學
第十一章 大眾傳媒
第十二章 美國生活
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