专八人文备考： 三大英语国家历史常识
来源：网络 作者：网络
英语专业八级考试是每个英语专业学生本科期间重要的学业规划目标之一，为了能更好更快地理解材料，今天给同学们带来了英语专八相关的应试技巧，三大英语国家历史常识，一起来看看吧！
Great Britain
• In 700BC, the Celts came into Britain
• In 55BC, Julius Caesar attacked Britain but failed
• In 43AD, Claudius conquered the country without Scotland
• 446-871 The angles, Saxons and Jutes came to Britain
• In 1066, the Norman conquest built the Feudal system in England Introduced Christianity
• In 1215, the great charter—a limitation Of the power of the king
• In 1216, the summon of the great Council later developed into The house of lords and the House of commons
• 1337-1453 The hundred years war with France (reduced labor largely)
• 1455-1485 The war of roses Lancaster-red rose York-white rose Henry Tudor won the battle
• 1642-1651 The civil wars Charles（Support from North And West) The parliament (Southeast) Charles was executed in 1649
• In 1660, The restoration King Charles 2nd return from France
• In 1688, The glorious revolution William of orange and Mary passed Bill of Rights
• In 1707, the Act of Union united England and Scotland
• 1780-1830 The industrial revolution
• 1830-1848 The Chartist movement The parliament passed The People’s Charter
America
• 1600-1900 Pre-Columbian period
• 1492, Christopher Columbus found the new continent. In 1607, first colony was founded at Jamestown,Virginia.
• In 1776, the colonies proclaim The independence and the Declaration of Independence Was drafted.
• In 1783, the treaty of Paris recognized the USA. In 1789, the government was set
• 1861-1865, the civil war and Lincoln declared Emancipation Proclamation. In 1865, the Thirteenth Amendment banned slavery
• US joint the world war in April, 1917.
• In 1920s, America enjoyed a period of unbalanced prosperity-material success but spiritual frustration or confusion.
• In 1920s, America experienced the great depression and Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal
• In 1941, Japan attack the pearl Harbor and the next day USA joint the second world war
• In 1949, the north Atlantic treaty was signed-military alliance
• 1950-1975, the Vietnam war, The policy of containment badly influence the country
• 1945-1989, the cold war between America and the soviet union-the Korean war and the Cuban missile crisis
Canada
• The continent was founded by an Italian explorer john Cabot
• In 1608, Samuel de Champlain Established the habitation in Quebec city
• After the seven years’ war, The French were forced to give the Canada to Britain
• The Quebec act of 1774 granted the people of Quebec rights as French Canadians
• In 1867, three colonies-Quebec New Brunswick and nova scotia joined in a confederation by the British North America Act
• In 1931, Canada became a member of the commonwealth Of nations
• In 1949, new found land became Canada’s tenth province
