美国历史、文化外交英文版 1-4讲 B.pptVIP

美国历史、文化与外交 Some Information 孔庆山，法学院国际政治、外交学系H） 办公室：一教131，电话：E-mail: kqingshan@oa.gdufs.edu.cn 若发信一定要在标题处署名通选课学生 主要参考教材 范悦，《美国历史文化阅读教材》（英语），北京：对外经济贸易大学出版社，2005年。 王加丰，周旭东，《美国历史与文化》，杭州：浙江大学出版社，2005年。 埃里克·方纳著，齐文颖译，《新美国历史》，北京：北京师范大学出版社，1998年。 袁明，《美国文化与社会十五讲》，北京：北京大学出版社，2003年 赵学功，《当代美国外交》，北京：社会科学文献出版社，2001年 。 乔治·凯南著，葵阳译，《美国外交》，北京：世界知识出版社，1989年 课程基本要求与考核 1、选借推荐参考教材中任何一种作参考即可，以巩固课堂所讲内容和知识。 2、本课程以课堂讲授为主，附以相关影像资料。 3、课堂表现（主要依据提问题及回答问题之情况）占总成绩的50%，期末考试占50%，最后一堂课进行期末考试。 为什么要学习美国历史、文化与外交 有关美国的一些基本数字： 人口：2006年10月17日统计，已经超过3亿人 GDP： 13.18万亿美元，人均GDP 44,180美元 面积：937 万多平方公里 惟一一个超级大国 中美双边贸易额（2006）：2626.8 亿美元 美国是中国第二大贸易伙伴，第一大出口市场，第六大进口来源地，第三大技术进口来源地；中国是美国第三大贸易伙伴，第四大出口市场，第二大进口来源地。 The great age of European exploration By the 1400s, many Europeans wanted to buy products that came from Asia--jewels, silk, and such spices as cinnamon肉桂, pepper, and cloves丁香, which were used to season and preserve food. As the Mongol Empire had begun to break down into smaller states during the 1300s, overland trade between Asia and Europe became increasingly disrupted and expensive. Finding a new world While the Portuguese were searching for an eastward sea route to Asia, Christopher Columbus, a sea captain from Genoa, looked to the west. Columbus developed a plan to reach Asia by sailing across the Atlantic Ocean. He was convinced that his plan would work. However, he underestimated低估the distance between western Europe and Japan--and he did not know that a large land mass lay in the way. Columbuss plan to sail west Columbus plan was based in part on two major miscalculations误称: Smaller world, and the world covered by more land than water. Presentation of the plan to Portugal 1483 Years of waiting, from 1485 – 1492 Thus, in April 1492, Columbuss plan suddenly received royal approval. There is no truth to the story that Isabella offered to pawn抵押物her jewels to pay for the voyage. The voyage began on August 3, 1492 from Palos, a small port in southwestern Spain. First 3 Ships to th