Brief History of the USA
The history of the USA dates back only to the 15th century. In the 15th century there was no USA at all. The present territory of the USA was divided among some countries. In the 15th — 16th centuries some territory of the USA belonged to Great Britain (northern and western lands); southern parts (California, Florida, New Mexico, Texas) belonged to Spain, then — to Mexico; the central part, the territory was called Louisiana — to France; Alaska was possessed by Russia; some territories remained to be under Indians control.
In 18th century there were only thirteen Britain's American colonies and they broke with Great Britain in 1776 and later were recognized as the new nation of the the United States of America, following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th"and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the original 13 as the nation expanded their frontiers across the North American continent and acquired a number of overseas possessions.
There were three most dramatic experiences in the nation's history: the Civil War (1861-1865), the Great Depression of the 1930s and Vietnam War of the 1960s — 70s.
After its victories in World Wars I and II and the end of the Cold War in 1991, the USA remains the world's most powerful state. The economy is marked by steady growth, low unemployment and inflation, and great advances in technology.
Nowadays USA is world's third-largest country by size (after Russia and Canada) and by population (after China and India). It is about half the size of Russia or lightly larger than China or Brazil.
Students learn <span>English poems by heart</span>
Ответ:
1 is spent 2are washed 3 am given 4 was taken 5 was robbed 6 was stolen 7will be finished 8have been given 9has been finished 10 has been met Объяснение:
Isaac Ilyich Levitan, the great Russian artist, became the first
painter of the Russian scenery, who revealed all its beauty. He is a
real poet of the Russian countryside. He continued and developed the
traditions of painters of the Russian realistic school — Savrasov,
Polenov, Serov. Levitan found significant meaning and poetry in what
would seem the most everyday subjects.
He is a very individual sort of painter. You can't but appreciate his
paintings, because there is something in his landscapes that reflects
our own moods.
He deeply felt what he wished to express and his brush transferred
these feelings to the canvas. It is interesting to note that a master of
landscape, he never introduced figures into it. Though if you look at
the Autumn Day in Sokolniki — everything seems to bring out the
loneliness of the figure in the centre: the trees losing their leaves,
the remote, indifferent sky, the path going off into the distance. But
the fact is that it was not Levitan who painted the figure. It was
Checkov's brother Nicolai who did it.
His travels over the Volga region influenced Levitan's art, the
impression made on him by the great Russian river was unforgettable. For
his life and painting he chose Plyoss — a small beautiful town on the
Volga. His paintings Evening, Golden Plyoss, After Rain reflect his love
for nature.
Last summer I visited Plyoss and saw the places where the great
pictures were painted. Many people admire his pictures Deep Waters,
Evening Bells, Springtime, The Last Snow and, of course, his famous
Golden Autumn. All his paintings are very emotional, lyrical and
realistic.
In the closing years of his life Levitan made several journeys abroad
to France, Italy and Germany where he painted a number of landscapes,
although his best works of the period were devoted to Russia. He was
only 40 when he died in 1900.
<span>Levitan's influence on the painters of lyrical landscapes was great.
Levitan's feeling for nature, his great love for his native land, his
ability to reveal and depict the poetry of the Russian land have won his
paintings the love and gratitude of people.</span>
Kindness, sincerity, trust, warmth, sociability, humanity-доброта, искренность, доверие, теплота, общительность, гуманность
misunderstanding, abusive behavior, disrespect, anger, envy-непонимание, оскорбительное поведение, неуважение, злоба, зависть