美国概况--美国历史.ppt

At the beginning of the new millennium, the United States found itself attacked by Islamic terrorism, with the September 11, 2001 attacks in which Islamic extremists hijacked four transcontinental airliners and intentionally crashed two of them into the twin towers at the World Trade Center and one into the Pentagon. Osama bin Laden was responsible for the attacks. The attacks of that day sparked patriotism throughout the country, the largest clean up effort in the nation’s history, and a global battle against terrorism. 1988 – present President Bush continued what he dubbed the War on Terrorism with the invasion of Iraq by overthrowing and capturing Saddam Hussein in 2003. * * The Civil War: Union vs. Confederacy Cause No. 1 Election of Lincoln The republican party was formed in 1854, in opposition to the Democratic party formed in 1828. Election of Lincoln. Southern States felt they were bullied by the North when he was elected. Cause No. 2: Abolitionism Harriet Beecher Stowe So this is the lady who started the Civil War. -- Abraham Lincoln Uncle Tom’s Cabin Sold 300,000 copies in the first year. 2 million in a decade! Fueled a strong, widespread anti-slavery feeling The War Begins - the Firing on Fort Sumter on April 12th, 1861 The Progress of Secession States that seceded before April 15, 1861 States that seceded after April 15, 1861 (Fort Sumter) Union states that permitted slavery Union states that forbade slavery Territories, unaffiliated 1 2 3 4 5 State and territory boundaries, 1864–5. Union states ????? Union territories ????? Kansas, entered Union as a free state ????? Union border states that permitted slavery ????? The Confederacy ????? Union territories that permitted slavery 2 1 3 4 5 6 Emancipation Proclamation Sept. 22nd, 1862 to change the situation of the war It freed the slaves only in states that have seceded from the Union. It did not free slaves in border states. Emancipation = freedom Gettysburg – A Turning Point Gett