show 美国概况总述.ppt

5.The most famous river: The Mississippi River (密西西比) 6. The largest lakes: The Great Lakes(大湖区) 7. The mountains: the Rocky Mountains(落基山脉) 8. 50 states (48 contiguous states, 2 non- contiguous ones original 13 states, during the 19th 20th C. 37 were added 2. American Civil War(1861---65) 3.Reconstruction (1865---77) (rapid growth, urbanization, industrial development, European immigration) 4. (1917-18) participated in World War I 8. Participated in the Korean War(1950---53) 9. Entered into the Vietnam War(1964) 10. In 1960s, race riots, anti-war demonstrations 11. In 1991,The first Pers