背景知识日本由1931年起，在亚洲进行军国主义扩张活动，到1939年，日本已侵占大部分中国领土，并准备挥军东南亚国家，攫取这些地区的天然资源。1940年，日本和德国、意大利组成轴心国，与英法为首的同盟国对垒。 欧洲陷于二次世界大战的战火中，但美国仍然不想卷入战争，只对日采取石油禁运，并希望透过谈判，...
背景知识2001年9月11日，是美国人以至全世界不会忘记的日子。在两小时之内，四架美国民航客机被骑劫。其中两架撞向纽约世界贸易中心，楼高110层、标志了纽约经贸中心地位的双子塔，分别被撞穿一个大洞，烈焰滔天，然后在全世界目光注视之下，相继倒塌，灰飞烟灭。第三架被骑劫民航客机，撞向美国首都华盛顿的国防...
背景知识美国在1776年独立，脱离英国的管治，不足一百年间，已发展成一个超级大国。由于国土辽阔，南北之间的分歧亦大。 美国北方依靠工商业，要求提高关税以保护他们产品的市场；南方依靠农业，需要自由贸易制度，以便他们的棉花、烟草和大米卖到欧洲各国。但双方更大的分歧在于是否解放黑奴。1860年，林肯(Ab...
In January 1918, ten months before the end of World War I, President Woodrow Wilson appeared before a joint session of Congress and made this address ...
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George Graham Vest (1830-1904) served as U.S. Senator from Missouri from 1879 to 1903 and became one of the leading orators and debaters of his time. ...
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