美国历史英语简介.pptVIP

The Declaration of Independence  On July 4, 1776 the Second Continental Congress officially declared independence and formed the United States of America by adopting the Declaration of Independence, written by Thomas Jefferson（托马斯·杰斐逊）of Virginia. (July 4 is celebrated as the nations birthday.) Westward Expansion – “Manifest Destiny” 西进运动 1. The hardship of early pioneer settlers – Oregon Trail (俄勒冈小道) The trip on foot took four to six months. California Gold Rush加州淘金者  People traveled to California in the search for quick riches. The number of westward migrants multiplied. The Great Depression In October 1929, the stock market crashed, marketing the beginning of the Great Depression. During this time, the United States experienced deflation, unemployment soared from 3% in 1929 to 25% in 1933, and manufacturing output collapsed by one-third. Dorothea Lange‘s Migrant Mother, depicts destitute pea pickers in California Franklin Roosevelt and the New Deal 罗斯福新政 ① Hoover’s response to the depression ② President and Mrs. Roosevelt “First of all, let me assert my firm belief that the only thing we have to fear is fear itself－nameless, unreasoning, unjustified terror which paralyzes needed efforts to convert retreat into advance.” World War II Isolationism and Neutrality First they came for the communists,and I didnt speak out because I wasnt a communist.Then they came for the trade unionists,and I didnt speak out because I wasnt a trade unionist.Then they came for the Jews,and I didnt speak out because I wasnt a Jew.Then they came for meand there was no one left to speak out for me. Immediate Cause of America’s entrance into WWII --- the Japanese raid on the US Naval Base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii on December 7, 1941 THANK YOU * * * welcome History of the United States Introduction The Discovery of America The War of Independence The American Civil War Westward Exp