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The twentieth century
April 1917: USA entered the First World War (1914–1918) and
helped the Allies to win
AtrsttheUSAwantedtostayaway and thoughtthatthewarwas
apurelyEuropeanaffair.Butbothsides(theAlliesandGermany/Austria/Hungary)interferedwithAmericanshipping.Germansubmarine
attackforcedtheUSAtodeclarewar.
1920s: a period of prosperity
TheUSA wasveryrichasmanyEuropeancountries owed it alotof
money.Itsfactorieswereproducingmoreandmoregoods(especially
automobiles and “consumer goods”: refrigerators, vacuum cleaners,
stoves,radios,etc.). ManyAmericansboughtalotofthings,wentto
movies,boughtsharesandplayed the market.Gangstersalsobecame
richastheyillegallysoldalcoholdrinks,whichwereprohibitedin1919.
1929: Crash. The beginning of the Great Depression
The great Depression is an economic crisis. It started because the
valueoftheshareshaddramaticallyfallen.Manypeoplewhoplayed
themarketlosttheir money;manylosttheir jobs.By193226 % of
Americanswereunemployed.FranklinRooseveltintroducedhisplan
ofgettingoutoftheDepressionandbecamePresident.Hismainidea
(“NewDeal”)wastogivepeoplework.
1941: Japan attacked American eet at Pearl Harbor. The USA entered the Second World War. By the end of the war the USA became the strongest country on earth
ThewarhelpedtoimproveeconomicsituationinAmerica.Itbecame
the main supplier of weapons and unemployment disappeared. The
USAcreatedtherstatomicbomb,whichhelpedtoforceJapansurrender(bombingofHiroshimaandNagasaki)andgaveitahugepower.ThesecondstrongestcountrywasUSSR.
The competition between the USA and USSR (the “Cold War”) started. It took place in economics, world’s politics, science and ideology.
“IronCurtain”separatedcommunism-ruledcountriesfromcountries
ofthewest. BothUSAandUSSRtried toshowtheworld thattheir
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wayoflifeandlifein“their”countrieswasbetter.Tryingtondmore
supporters, the USA offered after-war countries free help (Marshal
Plan).In1949theUSSR alsohadanatomicbomb.USAandUSSR
becomesuspiciousofone another.The governmentwaslookingfor
communistsamongAmericans(McCarthywitchhunt).
USA helped foreign countries to ght against communism and
USSR helped its supporters from the same countries to ght
against capitalism
TheexamplesofthisoppositionarethewarsinKoreaandVietnam.
ThemostdangerousstageoftheColdWarwasCubanCrisis.Finally
N.KhrushchevandJ.Kennedymanagedtondacompromise.Ifnot,
theThirdWorldWarcouldhavehappened.
1952: Americans made the hydrogen bomb. In 1953 Russians
made it too
1961: The USSR was the rst to send a man into space.
1969: Americans were the rst who came to the Moon (the Space Race)
1960s-1970s: social disturbances took place in America. People
were against American ght in Vietnam. African Americans and
American women were ghting for their equality. Hispanic Americans became more politically active.
1.TheGreatDepressiontookplace…
a)aftertheVietnamwar
b)In1930s
c)AftertheWorldWar2
2.Puttheeventsintothehistoricalorder:
a)theWarinKorea
b)PearlHarborattack
c)theGreatDepression
d)theFirstWorldWar
e)theWarinVietnam
f)thebombingofHiroshimaandNagasaki
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3.HowdidtheSecondWorldWarinuencetheeconomicsituationin
theUSAanditspositionintheworld?
a)theeconomyoftheUSAwasruinedafterthewarandthecountry’spositionintheworldwasratherlow
b)thewardidn’tinuencetheeconomyof theUSA,theworld’s
positionofthecountrydidn’tchange
c)theUSAbecamethestrongestcountryintheworld
4.TheUSA was the rst country in the world which… (more than
1 answer is possible)
a)createdtheatomicbomb
b)madethehydrogenbomb
c)sentamanintospace
d)sentamantotheMoon
1. Was it the right decision to use the atomic bomb in the Second
WorldWar?
2. USA-USSRcompetition:wasitgoodorbadfortheworld?
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In 1919, the 18
AmendmenttotheUSConstitutionprohibitedthe
saleandmanufacture ofalcohol.Analyzethisfactand pointoutthe
goodsidesandbadsidesofthisamendmentwithinyourgroup:
Group1:“Commonpeople”
Group2:“Economists”
Group3:“Doctors”
Group4:“Government”
Group5:“Businessmen”
Discussion:Shareyourideaswithotherstudentsanddecidewhether
theprohibitionofalcoholwasagoodorbadidea.
Before the lesson…
Findinformationaboutthe presidentialelectoralsysteminthe USA
andlearnhowitworks.
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At the lesson:
Group1:drawaschemewhichwouldshowhowUSpresidentialelectoralsystemworks.
Group2:roleplaytheprocessofthePresidentialelections.
Group1and2:discusstheresultsofeachother’swork.
1. WhowasMartinLutherKing?Listentohisfamousspeech“Ihave
a dream…” or read the text of it (http://www.americanrhetoric.
com/speeches/mlkihaveadream.htm). What principles mentioned
byhimwerenewforthosedays?
2. Go to http://www.bing.com/videos/watch/video/what-you-didn-t-
know-about-u-s-presidents/1ws2jxn?q=president&rel=msn&from
=en-us_msnhp&form=MSNrll . Watchthe video and learn some
interestingfactsaboutU.S.Presidents.
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Project work
1. Making a report
− Choseatopicofthereport
− Findthesourcesofinformation
− Studytheinformation
− Choosetheinformationyouthinkisimportantandinter-
estingforyourfellow-students
− Designtheplanofyourreport
− Writethebasicideasofyourreport
− Makesureyouknowhowtostartyourreport(howcould
youdrawpublic’sattention?)
− Design the presentation (it should be informative, don’t
puttoomuchtextinoneslide,useillustrativematerial)
− Beforemakingareportatthelesson,practiceitathome
2. Family life: how did people live then? (group work)
− Choose the historical period which you would like to
study
− Distribute therolesandplanthe taskforeverymember
ofthegroup
− Findinformationaboutpeople’shouses,clothing,shoes,
thingsofeverydayuse,etc.
− Discusstheinformationandthedesignofyourproject
− Carryoutaplanofyourpresentation
3. Planning a trip / a tour
Youareaschoolteacher.Youaregoingonatriporatourwithyour
pupils.Youwillbeaguideforthem.Planthetour/trip:
− Whatplacesofinterestareinthatcountry/city/village?
− Findinformationabouttheseplaces
− Planthetour/trip
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4. Two countries — one history
TracetheconnectionsbetweenBritishandAmericanhistory.Howdid
eventsinonecountryinuencethehistoryoftheother?
5. In-laws: Russian-British royal marriages
FindinternationalmarriagesinRussianandBritishroyalfamilies.DesignaschemewhichwouldshowRussian-Britishmarriages
6. History for children
ThinkofwhatyoucouldtellpupilsaboutBritishandAmericanhistory
− Study theschoolprogram.Whichaspects of British and
Americanhistorycouldyoushowtoprimaryschoolchildren?
− Choosethetopicforyourlesson(apartofalesson)
− Choosetheinformationyouthinkisimportantandinter-
estingforschoolchildren
− Findorcreateresourceswhichyoucouldusewithschool
children
− Workoutaplanofyourlesson(methods,tasks,teaching
aids,etc.)
7. The history of names
Find information about the history of British and American place
names.
Suggested topics for your reports
1. WhatistheUK?
2. Famouspeople
3. Famousplaces
4. Statesymbols
5. Nationalholidays
6. BritishandAmericaneducation
7. Nationalcharacter
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8. Nationalwayoflife
9. Art
10. Climateandweather
11. Modernpopulation
12. Statesystem
13. RussianAmericans
14. Tecumseh’sCurse:Doesitreallywork?
15. A.LincolnandJ.F.Kennedy:parallelsinbiographies
Suggested topics for your essay
1. RuleandpowerinBritain
2. PoliticsandreligioninBritain
3. Britain:onecountryorfourinone?
4. AfricanAmericans:fromslavestoequalcitizens
5. BritainandUSA:differencesandsimilarities
6. USA:therootsofdemocracy
7. USA:“Meltingpot”or“Saladbowl”?
8. USAatwars
9. RussiaandtheU.S.A.:rivalsorpartners?
10. Churchandreligion
11. Therootsof“Americandream”
Essayisapieceofwritinginwhichyouexpressyourpoint
ofviewonaproblem,oryourinterpretationofsomefacts
or events. It is usually short (1–1,5 sheets). It has three
parts:introduction,mainbodyandconclusion.Intherstpart you
introducetheproblemandyouropinion.Inthesecondpartyousupportyourpointofviewwithargumentsandexamples.Mentionthe
oppositepointofview.Inthethirdpartyousummarizeallwhatwas
written and express your opinion in other words. For more information see http://www.wikihow.com/Write-an-Essay, http://www.
slideshare.net/SvetlanaMorozova/how-to-write-an-essay-9334611.
Andnow:
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– choosethetopicforyouressay
– gatherinformationaboutyourtopic
– Brainstorm.Whatdoyouthinkabouttheproblem?How doyou
interpret the facts connected with your topic? Determine your
opinion.
– writedownthemainideasforyouressay(somesentencesorphras-
esorjustwordswhichexpressyouropinion)
– planyouressay,ndthreeormoreargumentsandexampleswhich
wouldhelpyoutoexpressyouridea(opinion)andsupportit
– ndthepointof viewwhichisdifferentfromyours.Why doyou
disagreewithit?
– writethemainbodyofyouressay
– writetheconclusion
– writetheintroduction.
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Sources of information and suggested reading
1. Andronova R.E., Aparina J.I., Levashova V.A. A Glimpse of
Britain’s History. – Краткая история Великобритании (англ.):
Учебноепособие.–М.:МГПУ,2009.–110с.
2. O’CallaghanB.AnIllustratedHistoryoftheUSA.–19impression.–EdinburghGate,Harlow:Longman,2006.–144p.
3. Васильев К.Б. История Великобритании. – С-Пб.: Авалон:
Азбука-классика,2004.–126с.
4. ГолицинскийЮ.Б.Великобритания.–С-Пб.:КАРО,2007.–
477с.
5. Основы межкультурной коммуникации: Практикум / под
ред.Л.Г.Викуловой.–М.:АСТ:АСТМОСКВА:Восток–Запад,
2008.–288с.
6. O’Driscoll J. Britain for Learners of English. – Oxford; New
York:OxfordUniversityPress,2009.–224p.
7. McDowall D. An Illustrated History of Britain. – 21 impression.–EdinburghGate;Harlow:Longman,2006.–188p.
8. FiedlerE.,JansenR.,Norman-RischM.AmericainClose-Up.–
17impression.–EdinburghGate;Harlow:Longman,2008.–282p.
9. McDowallD.BritaininClose-Up.–EdinburghGate;Harlow:
Longman,2007.-208p.
10. Harvey P.,JonesR.BritainExplored. – EdinburghGate;Har-
low:Longman,2007.–176p.
11. RiendeauR.ABriefHistoryofCanada.–2edition.–NewYork:
InfobasePublishing,2007.–444p.
12. WiseD.,ForestS.GreatBigBookofChildren’sGames.USA.
GrandCentralPress,2003.–320p.
1. ДаниловС.Ю.ИсторияКанады.–М.:Издательство«Весь
мир»,2006.–256с.
2. ЗемзекХансГюнтер.Англия.–М.:Аякс-Пресс,2010.–96c.
3. Иванян Э.А. История США: Пособие для вузов. – М.:
Дрофа,2004.–576с.
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4. Истомина Н.А. Рассказы о Канаде. – М.: АСТ-Астрель,
2003.–192с.
5. История США: Хрестоматия: Пособие для вузов / сост.
Э.А.Иванян.–2-еизд.,стереотип.–М.:Дрофа,2007.–399с.
6. Нестерова Н.М. Страноведение: Великобритания. – Изд.
2-е.–Ростов-н/Д.:Феникс,2006.–368с.
7. ОщепковаВ.В.ОСШАкратко.–М.:Оникс,2007.–190с.
8. ОщепковаВ.В.Великобритания:Страна,людиитрадиции.–
М.:РТ-Пресс,2000.–144с.
9. Сатинова В.Ф. Британия и британцы. Минск: Вышэйшая
школа,2004.–334с.
10. Согрин В.В. История США: Учебное пособие. – СПб.:
Питер,2003.–192с.
11. ТокареваН.,ПеппардВ.Америка:Какаяона?–М.:Высшая
школа,2003.–334с.
12. ТомахинГ.Д.КтоестьктовБритании.–М.:Просвещение,
2000.–125с.
13. FlindersS.Scotland.–OxfordUniversityPress,2010.–64p.
14. Falk R. Spotlight of the USA. – Oxford: Oxford University
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Britain:
− http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/(thehistoryandculture,BBC)
− http://www.bl.uk/learning/histcitizen/index.html(thehistoryand
culture,BritishLibrary)
− http://www.picturesofengland.com/EnglandFacts(photosofBritishplacesofinterestwithcomments)
− http://www.britainexpress.com/History/index.htm (the history
andculture)
− http://www.o-britain.com/?p=15(thehistoryandculture, inthe
Russianlanguage)
− http://www.all-history.org/340.html(world’shistory)
− http://www.easyart.com/art-prints/artists/Walter-Dendy-
Sadler-4125.html(theworksofBritishpainters)
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