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1、American Society and Culture,Week OneAmerican History,US History TimelineThe New World,20,000 years ago,Native Americans(Indians)crossed from Asia to AlaskaThey had crossed from Asia to Alaska to live a nomadic life12,000 BC North American Indian cultures flourish,US History TimelineThe New World,US

2、 History TimelineThe New World,US History TimelineThe New World,Native American society in North America was closely tied to the land.Their culture was primarily oral:dreams and talesKill only for food,travel by water and forest paths,make their weapons and tools from stone and wood,use animal skins

3、 and bark for their sheltersTrades,religious ceremonies,US History TimelineThe New World,1492:Christopher Columbus,financed by Spain,makes the first of four voyages to the New World.He lands in the Bahamas.,US History TimelineThe New World,US History Timeline The New World,US History TimelineColonia

4、l Era and Revolution War(1607-1783),Colonial lifeWar of Independence(1775-1783)Declaration of Independence July 4,1776,US History TimelineColonial Era and Revolution War(1607-1783),1607:Jamestown in Southeast Virginia,the first English settlement in America1620:The Plymouth Colony in Massachusetts i

5、s established by Pilgrims from England;the Mayflower Compact;,US History TimelineColonial Era and Revolution War(1607-1783),1770:Boston Massacre1773:Boston Tea Party1774:First Continental Congress1775-1783:American Revolution:War of Independence,Colonial Era and Revolution War(1607-1783):1773:Boston

6、 Tea Party,Colonial Era and Revolution War(1607-1783):1774:First Continental Congress,Colonial Era and Revolution War(1607-1783):1776:The Declaration of Independence,Colonial Era and Revolution War(1607-1783):1775-1873:War of Independence,US History TimelineA New Nation,The Founding of a nation,US H

7、istory TimelineA New Nation,The Founding of a nation The Second War with England 1812-1814Westward Expansion Monroe Doctrine 1823Trail of Tears 1838Manifest Destiny 1845Gold Rush 1848The Compromise of 1850,US History TimelineA New Nation,1789:Washington is unanimously elected president of the United

8、 States;US Constitution goes into effect,US History TimelineA New Nation:Westward Expansion,1803:Louisiana Purchase,US History TimelineA New Nation,1823:Monroe Doctrine President James Monroe,A dual foreign policy1845:Manifest Destiny Democratic John O sullivan,“It was Gods will that Americans expan

9、d from sea to shining sea.”,the foundation of acquisition of new territories in America 1850:the Compromise The Compromise of 1850 was a series of bills aimed at resolving the territorial and slavery controversies arising from the Mexican-American War(18461848).,US History TimelineA New Nation:Westw

10、ard Expansion,1838:Trail of Tears More than 15,000 Cherokee Indians are forced to march from Georgia to Indian Territory in present-day Oklahoma.Approximately 4,000 dies from starvation and disease along the trail of tears.,US History TimelineCivil War(1861-1865),1861-1865:Civil War Conflict between

11、 the North(the UNION)and the South(the Confederacy)over the expansion of slavery into western statesJan.1,1863:Emancipation Proclamation 1863:Battle of Gettysburg(July 1-3);Gettysburg Address by President Lincoln(Nov.19)1865:the assassination of President Lincoln1865:the 13th Amendment is ratified,p

12、rohibiting slavery,US History TimelineCivil War(1861-1865),US History TimelineReconstruction,Urbanization,and Industrialization(1865-1889),Moving West 1867:US acquires Alaska from RussiaRevolution in transportation 1869:Central Pacific and Union pacific railroads are joined at Promontory,Utah,creati

13、ng first transcontinental railroad 1877:The first telephone line is built from Boston to Somerville,Mass.Agricultural Changes America:the granary of the worldIndustrial Growth and Appearance of Monopolies the fourth in value of manufactures in 1860;the first by 1894,US History TimelineReconstruction

14、,Urbanization,and Industrialization(1865-1889),US History TimelineThe Progressive Era(1890-1913),“Gilded Age”:Mark Twains termThe Muckrakers:McClures Everybodys Colliers The Jungle;Upton Sinclair The Pit:Frank Norris The Shame of Cities:Lincoln Steffens 1903:Wright Brothers fly the 1st successful ai

15、rplaneImperialist Expansion 1898:Spanish-American WarRoosevelts Reform:Square deal Changes in the 19th c.tradition of laissez-faire and increase Government supervision;the Hepburn Act of 1906:railroad regulation;the pure food and drug act of 1906,US History TimelineWorld War I and the Jazz Age(1914-

16、1928),American NeutralityAmerica Entering WWI(1914-1918)Prosperity in the 1920s 1)Henry Ford 2)Social Changes:Red Scare;New ideas;the emergence of radio,Hollywood and sound movies 3)Harlem Renaissance 4)the Prohibition of alcoholic beverages 4)Women Liberation Movement 5)Ku Klux Klan(KKK),US History

17、 TimelineWorld War I(1914-1918),US History TimelineWorld War I and the Jazz Age(1914-1928),the 1920s 1)Jazz Age 2)the age of Prohibition 3)The Age of Materialism and Puritanism,US History Timelinethe Jazz Age(1918-1928),The Stork Club,a famous New York City Speakeasy,US History TimelineThe Great Dep

18、ression(1929-1939),From Riches to Rags Oct.29,1929New deal AAA NRA PWA,US History TimelineWorld War II(1939-1945),Fascist Expansion and American Isolation American Entry into the War 1941:Japan attacks Hawaii,Guam 关岛,and the Philippines 1941:U.S.declares War on JapanDefeat of Axis Powers 1945:U.S.dr

19、ops two atomic bombs on Hiroshima,Nagasaki,Japan Aug.14 1945:Japans unconditional surrender,US History TimelineWorld War II(1939-1945),US History TimelineThe Modern Era(1945-present),Cold War(1945-1991)Truman Doctrine 1948 Marshall Plan 1948 Berlin Blockade McCarthyism 1954Vietnam War(1959-1975),Ant

20、i Vietnam War:4 students are shot to death during anti Vietnam war protest at Kent State University(May 1),US History TimelineThe Modern Era(1945-present),Civil rights movements in the 1950 and 1960s1948:President Truman ended racial segregation in the armed forces and in all federal agencies1954:th

21、e Supreme Court unanimously ruled that segregation in public school was unconstitutional1955:Rosa Parks Courageous refusal to give her seat to a white man,a milestone,US History TimelineRosa Parks Refusal to give up her seat(1955),US History TimelineMarch On Washington(1963),US History TimelineThe M

22、odern Era(1945-present),Civil rights movements in the 1950 and 1960s1955:Rosa Parks Courageous refusal to give up her seat 1963:March on Washington,“I have a Dream”by Martin Luther King Jr.1968:The assassination of Dr.Martin Luther King Jr.,US History TimelineThe Modern Era(1945-present),Kennedys Ne

23、w Frontiers;a promise to create new frontiers in science,education,social welfare and economic policy1962:Cuba Missile Crisis;President Kennedy denounces Soviet Union for secretly installing missile bases on Cuba and initiates a naval blockade of the islandJohnsons Great Society 1965Include a war on

24、 poverty and federal aid to education,medical care for the elderly and the poor,low-cost housing and urban renewal and legal protection for African Americans deprived of voting rights,US History TimelineThe Modern Era(1945-present),Counterculture in the 1960s Youth Rebellion:rock-a-roll music;fashio

25、ns of long hair and tye-dye;slang;drugs Beat Generation,US History TimelineThe Modern Era(1945-present),US History TimelineThe Modern Era(1945-present)The beat generation,US History TimelineThe Modern Era(1945-present),Nixons visit to China 1972Watergate Scandal 1974Diplomatic tie with China 1979,US

26、 History TimelineThe Modern Era(1945-present),US History TimelineThe Modern Era(1945-present),The New rightGerald Ford:unable to solve national economic problemsJimmy Carter:faced double digit inflation and recession Ronald Reagan:the promise of a new beginning;reshape federal budget,domestic-spendi

27、ng programs;star war;space shuttle discovery New world orderThe US Soviet dialogue continued to broaden and deepenGeorge H.Bush promoted a new world orderGulf war 1991Clinton timeThe passage of the north American free trade AgreementThe global agreement on Tariff and TradeA booming economyPartners i

28、n the venture were convicted of fraud and conspiracy Sexual harassment suitNATO intervention in Serbian of KosovoBomb Chinese embassy May 8,1999,US History TimelineThe Modern Era(1945-present),War against TerrorismSept 11,2001 terrorist arracks the world trade centre and the pentagonThe Election of

29、the first Black president,US History TimelineThe Modern Era(1945-present),Cold War(1945-1991)Truman Doctrine 1948 Marshall Plan 1948 Berlin Blockade McCarthyism 1954Vietnam War(1959-1975)Civil rights movements in the 1950 and 1960sKennedys New FrontiersJohnsons Great SocietyCounterculture in the 1960sNixons visit to ChinaWatergate ScandalDiplomatic tie with ChinaThe New rightNew world orderClinton timeWar against Terrorism,