美国概况-课件The-American-Midwest.pptVIP

The American Midwest Overview ?The Midwest is famous for: Having no slavery (except for Missouri) Large pioneer settlements with education in one-room schools Protestants Agricultural wealth from the Ohio River and Mississippi river Cornfields Scandinavian and German immigrants The Midwestern Accent Being less popular worldwide Innocence and Boredom Cities of the Midwest Chicago, Illinois (3-7 million) Detroit, Michigan; 951,270 Indianapolis, Indiana; 781,870 Columbus, Ohio; 711,265 Milwaukee, Wisconsin; 596,974 Cleveland, Ohio; 477,472 Kansas City, Missouri; 441,545 Omaha, Nebraska; 391,019 Minneapolis, Minnesota; 382,747 Wichita, Kansas; 351,150 Midwest Culture and Legacy Chicago blues, jazz, and slam poetry Cleveland’s Rock and Roll Detroit minimal techno music, house music American Football and Baseball Midwestern attitude Fargo Political Trends Mostly Republican, especially in rural areas The Republican Party was founded in Ripon, Wisconsin, in the 1850s. 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago Jokes about Midwesterners: they are less cultured, less savvy, and “land-locked” Ripon, Wisconsin Chicago Improv and Stand-up Comedy One of baseball’s oldest stadiums African-American migration The Great Fire, 1871 First Skyscrapers Built in the 1880s 1920s and Al Capone The Windy City Detroit The Mississippi River Stereotypes of the Midwest -The small town boy or girl who goes to the big city: either New York or L.A. -Chicago: more “authentic” American city -The emptiness of plains, corn fields, rivers * St. Louis, Missouri; 348,189 Cincinnati, Ohio; 332,252 Toledo, Ohio; 313,782 St. Paul, Minnesota; 286,840 Fort Wayne, Indiana; 248,647 Lincoln, Nebraska; 225,638 Akron, Ohio; 217,070 Madison, Wisconsin; 208,903 Des Moines, Iowa; 198,768 Grand Rapids, Michigan; 197,800 Dayton, Ohio; 166,196 Springfield, Missouri; 151,722 7,000 population Ripon College Cookie Factory and Cannery The Green Bay Packers The Milwaukee Brewers Summer Festival *