5.5 Part Five The Fall of the British Empire

Exercises for Part Five The Fall of the British Empire

I. Fill in the blanks.

1. World War I from     to     was actually a combat between two       groups for a fresh division of the world.

2. Thatcher’s government used its majority to embark on a radical program of       and deregulation, trade union reform and      .

3. In 1915, the Triple Alliance turned into the       after the departure of Italy.

4. Tony Blair was the first       Prime Minister serving for      .

5. The “euro” was launched as an electronic currency used by banks, foreign exchange              dealers, big firms and stock markets in      . Euro coins first hit the streets of the 12 “Euro zone” countries on 1 January      .

6. British forces contributed to the initial US military strikes against the Islamic fundamentalist          regime in      .

7. The separation of the Sinn Fein Party resulted in various violence cases, which made IRA an image of      .   

8. On 31^st July, 2007, the British Royal Irish Constabulary was dismissed as a response to the declaration of the     to give up military equipment, which indicated the       of the 38-year military conflicts in Northern Ireland.

9. Prime Minister       narrowly escaped the blast by Irish Republican Army terrorists of the Grand Hotel Brighton during the Conservative Party conference.

10. Mrs. Margaret Thatcher visited China and signed the       with Deng Xiaoping on 19^th December, in 1984.

II. Define the following terms.

1. the second Middle-East War

2. Thatcherism

3. the Irish Republican Army

4. the Falklands War

5. The Sino-British Joint Declaration

III. Multiple choice.

1. At the beginning of the 20^th century, France,     and America grew up into strong competitive matches for Britain in the world.

A. Italy     B. Germany   C. Russia   D. Japan   

2. Following America and       resulted in the loss of Labor reputation and capacity in office, which made Blair resign in 2007.

A. dispatching troops against Iraq

B. terror attacks in the United States on 11^th September, 2001

C. the Scottish Nationalists joining the Conservatives and Liberals

D. the failure of devolution

3. In 1907, Britain, France, and       made a rival pact known as the Triple Entente.

A. Russia    B. Japan    C. Italy   D. America   

4. Germany became a fascist nation, followed up by      .

A．Italy    B. Hungary    C. Austria   D. Italy and Japan

5. Britain and France respectively declared a war on Germany in September,     when Germany invaded Poland. Thus World War II burst out.

A.1938    B. 1937   C. 1939   D. 1935   

6. In 1945, Berlin was surrounded by the       army. The surrender of Germany ended the war in Europe.

A. Russian   B. French   C. British     D. American

7. The surrender of     marked the end of Anti-Fascist World War II.

A. Italy    B. Germany    C. Japan   D. Austria   

8. Despite significant opposition at home, the British government gave military support to the

controversial United States-led invasion of       in 2003.

A. Iran    B. Iraq    C. Egypt   D. Sudan   

9. In      , Britain recognized the People’s Republic of China as the government of China.

A. 1950   B.1972    C. 1984   D. 1986   

10. Three men blew themselves up on London Underground trains, while a fourth exploded his bomb on a double-decker bus on 7^th July,       . Fifty two people were killed and more than 700 injured.

A. 2002   B. 2003   C. 2004   D. 2005

IV. Translate the following terms into English.

1. 三国同盟

2. 三国协约

3. 巴黎和会

4. 法西斯国家

Ⅴ. Answer the following questions in a few sentences1. What are the effects of the first world war on Britain?

2.What’s the effect of World War I on Britain?

3. What are the effects of world war II on Britain?

4.. How about the cooperation between China and Britain in resent 30 years?