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1、 The origin and the colonial period(1607-1733) The War of Independence(1776-1783) The Civil War(1861-1865) The late 19 the century(1890-1914) The United States in the 20th Century The United States in the new millennium第1頁/共21頁 Christopher Columbus克里斯托弗哥倫布 In 1492. Christopher Columbus sailed west f

2、rom Europe and landed on one of Bhaman Islands in caribbean sae.The tribal people wrere later what we call Indians because he mistakenly thought he had arrived in the country where the people of India lived. Exploration, colonization and conquest began. 第2頁/共21頁第3頁/共21頁Mayflower and Mayflower Compac

3、t -1620English Puritans came to America in the Mayflower to escape religious persecution.It be described as “the only instance in human history of that positive, original, social compact” and it is popularly believed to have influenced the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution.（Ameri

4、can tradition values)第4頁/共21頁George Washington 喬治華盛頓 When the Second Continental Congress assembled in Philadelphia in May 1775, Washington, one of the Virginia delegates, was elected Commander in Chief of the Continental Army. On July 3, 1775, at Cambridge, Massachusetts, he took command of his ill

5、-trained troops and embarked upon a war that was to last six grueling years. 當(dāng)1775年5月第二次大陸會(huì)議在費(fèi)城召開時(shí)，作為弗吉尼亞州的代表之一，華盛頓被選為大陸軍的總司令。1775年7月3日，在馬薩諸塞州的劍橋，他帶領(lǐng)一支缺乏訓(xùn)練的軍隊(duì)開始了長達(dá)六年的艱苦戰(zhàn)斗。 On April 30, 1789, George Washington, standing on the balcony of Federal Hall on Wall Street in New York, took his oath of offic

6、e as the first President of the United States. He died in 1799 and was hailed as first in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen.第5頁/共21頁The War of Independence 1773 Boston Harbour Party 1774 First Contnental Congress 1775 Battles of Lexington and Concord 1776 Second Continen

7、tal Congress adopted a Declaration of Independence第6頁/共21頁American Revolutionary War，17751783.In September 3, 1783, the two sides signed a peace treaty in Paris, the United Kingdom was forced to recognize the independence of the United states. Treaty of Paris 美英凡爾賽和約第7頁/共21頁Westward Movement 1820-18

8、49The early 19th century, thousands of people went across the Appalachian Mountains or moved to west, and some pioneers, moved to the United States border, and even to the places which belonged to Mexicos territory in depth, and between Alaska and California, Oregon. The pioneers are brave and dilig

9、ent, and they went to the west to seek a better life. （American tradition values)第8頁/共21頁The Civil War 1861-1865United States of America美利堅(jiān)合眾國（北軍）Confederate States of America美利堅(jiān)聯(lián)盟國（南軍） The Emancipation Proclamation Under God, shall have a new birth of freedom - and that government of the people, by

10、 the people, and for the people, shall not perish from the earth. - Abraham Lincoln(1809-1865) Gettysburg Address 1863第9頁/共21頁Abraham Lincoln 亞伯拉罕林肯He building the Republican Party into a strong national organization. He had already issued the Emancipation Proclamation that ended slavery. He promise

11、d to rebuild post-War America but was assassinated in April 1865. Lincolns death marked the first assassination of a U.S. president. He is continually considered to be one of the three greatest ever Presidents. 1864年，林肯再次當(dāng)選為美國總統(tǒng)，在這之前，他建立了共和黨。并頒布了結(jié)束奴隸制的解放奴隸宣言。雖然他承諾重建戰(zhàn)后的美國，但是他卻在1865年4月遭到槍殺。林肯是第一位遭到槍殺的

12、美國總統(tǒng)。他也被人們認(rèn)為是美國最偉大的三位總統(tǒng)之一。第10頁/共21頁The late 19 the centuryWithin a few years after the end of the Civil War,the United States became a leading industrial power,and shrewd businessmen made great fortunes.Jonhn D.Rockefeller 洛克菲勒 OilAndrew Carnegie 卡耐基 Steelthe prevailing economic dogma of the time wa

13、s laissez-faire(來自法語，放任自由指政府對(duì)工商業(yè)采取的不干涉政策），let the government interfere with commerce as little as possible.First World War(1914-1918)The 1920s were an extraordinary and confusing time to American,when hedonism(享樂主義） coexisted with puritanical conservation.第11頁/共21頁the superficial prosperiy masked de

14、ep problems.With profits soaring and interest rates low,plenty of money was available for investment.Much of it,however,went into reckless speculation in the stock market,The bubble burst in 1929.The stock market crashed,triggering the Gteat Depression.第12頁/共21頁Theodore Roosevelt 西奧多羅斯福The Roosevelt

15、 New Deal 羅斯福新政As President, Roosevelt believed that the Government should play a greater role in the economy. He steeredthe U.S. more actively into world politics. He liked to quote a favorite proverb, Speak softly and carry a big stick, and you will go far. He won the Nobel Peace Prize for mediati

16、ng the Russo-Japanese War. Someof his biggest achievements were in conserving Americas national parks. He died in 1919 aged 60.富蘭克林羅斯福(Franklin D. Roosevelt，1882年1月30日1945年4月12日)美國歷史上唯一蟬聯(lián)四屆的總統(tǒng)，美國迄今為止在任時(shí)間最長的總統(tǒng)。美國歷史上最偉大的三位總統(tǒng)之一，同華盛頓、林肯齊名。第13頁/共21頁World War II and Cold War 1939-1945-1991第14頁/共21頁The kor

17、ean war1950-1953第15頁/共21頁the Vietnam war 1969-1973第16頁/共21頁第17頁/共21頁William Jefferson Bill Clinton Clinton was the first Democratic president since Franklin D. Roosevelt to win a second term. Unemployment was at its lowest rate in modern times, and inflation the lowest in 30 years. Home ownership wa

18、s the highest in the countrys history and crime rates were dropping. Despite almost facing impeachment as a result of personal indiscretions with a young White House intern, his popularity remained very high. 克林頓是繼富蘭克林羅斯福后第一位獲得連任的民主黨總統(tǒng)。失業(yè)率達(dá)到了近代以來的最低點(diǎn)，通貨膨脹也達(dá)到了30年內(nèi)的最低點(diǎn)。住房擁有人數(shù)也達(dá)到了歷史上的最高點(diǎn)，犯罪率也在不斷下降。盡管他幾乎面臨彈劾的危險(xiǎn)，這是因?yàn)樗c一位白宮實(shí)習(xí)生有過分舉動(dòng)，但克林