THEGILDEDAGE.pptVIP

1.Spanish-American War 2.Filipinos 3.Cuba 4.Hawaii 5.Latin American 6.Columbia 7.Far East 8.China Open Door Policy THE GILDED AGE 1878-1898 1.What is GILDED AGE 2.Background information and features 3.The cause, process and impact of the invasion Key words: Industrialization 工业化 The American system 美国制度 Federal Reserve Act 联邦储备法案 Sherman Anti-trust Act 谢尔曼反托拉斯法 Urbanization 城市化 Nativism本土主义 Chinese Exclusion Act 排华法案 Gentleman’s Agreement 君子协定 Populist Movement 平民党运动 People’s Party 人民党 Progressive Movement 进步运动 Cause of Industrialization It was territory provided domestic market The American have abundant resources for industrialization American ’s inquisitiveness and acquisitiveness motived them to invent new equipment .A very important invention was mass production known as the American system The railroad SOCIAL IMPACT OFINDUSTRIALIZATION A . Immigration and Urbanization 1.foregin→USA rural area→cities 2.City life underwent fast changes. People work and live in the cities. The wealthier lived around the edge of the city, leaving the city center full of new immigrants and the poor. Many of new immigrants lived in tenement houses which were poorly maintained and unsanitary. Immigrants made up the majority of the city population .Life for the new immigrants in the cities was hard . Immigrants made up the majority of the city population .Life for the new immigrants in the cities was hard Resulted in: The large influx of new immigrants finally resulted movement in an anti- immigrants movement in the second half 19th century known as Nativism Cause of Nativism The native Americans believed their culture is superior to that of the new immigrants. The native Americans were afraid that the new immigrants’ taking low-paying jobs might drive wages down and took jobs away from them. Racism The impact of Nativism The new immigrants suffered discrimination ,in 1182, Congress passed the Chinese Exclusion Act .The Chinese Exclusion