美國歷史介紹課件

1、Powerpoint TemplatesThe history of America IntroductionThe Discovery of AmericaThe War of IndependenceThe American Civil War Westward ExpansionThe Great DepressionThe Discovery of America Columbus found new mainland In 1492, Columbus landed at one of the Caribbean islands and called the local people

2、 Indians.Colonial EraC The English and French settlers occupied many colonies.With the outbreak of war,brutal Negro Trade prevailed in the U.S The map of the Unite States in that period1607-1733Boston Tea Party 波士頓傾茶事件ton Tea Party 波士頓傾茶事件 傾茶事件 Boston Tea Party Background In 1773, British government

3、 passed a new law-the Tea Act. Slogan “No taxation without representation”Time December 16, 1773 Event A group of Americans threw 342 boxes of tea into Boston Harbour(波士頓港）. The War of IndependenceTimeOn October 19, 1781 Result The British soldiers were forced to surrender. Consequences George Washi

4、ngton became the first President.The 4th of July became the national holiday of America- the Independence Day. The colonial period of the United States1607-1733The Declaration of Independence On July 4, 1776 the Second Continental Congress officially declared independence and formed the United State

5、s of America by adopting the Declaration of Independence, written by Thomas Jefferson（托馬斯杰斐遜）of Virginia. (July 4 is celebrated as the nations birthday.)The declaration of independencetAll men are created equal and are endowed with unalienable rights to life,liberty,and the pursuit of happiness.Gove

6、rnment are instituted for the purpose to protect these right.People have the right to abolish governmentInfluenceOpposed the feudal rank system and the absolute power of emperor. Jefferson summarized Lockers thought essence, and made it widely disseminated.Changed Americans general knowledge into th

7、e declaration,and provided a theory basis for the war of independenceCalifornia Gold Rush加州淘金者People traveled to California in the search for quick riches. The number of westwardmigrants multiplied.Abraham Lincoln A*March 1861 - took the office of the president.*April 12, 1861-the Civil War began.*S

8、eptember 22, 1862- issued the Emancipation Proclamationwhich granted freedom to about 4 million slaves.* Made a famous speech in Gettysburg. The Civil War 1861-1865on April 9, 1865The Civil War officially ended with the unconditional surrender of the South. It resolved two fundamental issues: Slaver

9、y was completely abolished;America became a single and stronger nation.The Civil War 1861-1865Westward Expansion “Manifest Destiny” 西進(jìn)運(yùn)動(dòng) The hardship of early pioneer settlers Oregon Trail (俄勒岡小道) The trip on foot took four to six months.The Spanish-American WarAmerican established colonies in Spain

10、 for the important economic value.It means that American rised abruptly as a independent military force.The Great DepressionIn October 1929, the stock market crashed, marketing the beginning of the Great Depression. During this time, the United States experienced deflation, unemployment soared from

11、3% in 1929 to 25% in 1933, and manufacturing output collapsed by one-third.Franklin Roosevelt and the New Deal 羅斯福新政Consolidating the financial and restore bank credit; Adjustment of the agricultural and industrial, Adopted the Agricultural Adjustment Act and national industrial rehabilitation lawWo

12、rk for the Dole, increase job opportunities The New Deal was over with the expansion of the European crisis.The federal government has the prime responsibility for the welfare of the people and must not be limited by narrow concepts of states rights.That bold experimentation is the way to find solut

13、ions to new social problems.That active presidential leadership of Congress and the people is vital in a world of growing complexity. Influence.Cold War American and Soviet Union confront each other in political,economy and military. The Truman Doctrian and The Marshall Plan The former propose the g

14、uiding ideology that regard “keep down the communism” as the external policy. The latter is a plan that American support the Western Europe. American become the only superpower after the disintegration of the Soviet UnionThe Appollo landed on the moon successfully in 1969Industrialization of America 1890-1914Pattons time From 2001-The United States 911 terrorist attacks 200