The Civil War

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主讲：张阿敏

鹿继明 张阿敏

赵晓红 陈丹华

Both sides of the war

Reason

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symbol

Major leader

major documents

profile of the Civil War （ 1861—1865 ）

established government in Feb.1862

①Different economic system②Westward Movement③Lincoln was elected as American president

The South VS the North

Abraham Lincoln Robert Edward Lee

The Emancipation [i’mænsi'peiſən] Proclamation [prəklЭ'meiſən]Homestead law

Result & influence of the civil war

The south VS the north

With American territorial expansion, the friction( 矛盾） of the north and the south became hairtrigger ( 一触即发的） .As we all know ,the economic system of the north was capitalist economic system, while ,the south was plantation economy system( 种植园经济体制） ,which meant an unavoidable war. (essential reason )

At the same time, the capitalist called for the abolition of slavery, while the south objected to abolishing it in that they required more cheap labour.

1860,Abraham Lincoln was elected as American president ,Lincoln represented interest of the northern capitalists, so this election annoyed the south. (the direct cause of war)

• 1809.2.12, birthday • 1832 (23 years old), his state parliament s

eat ， In the same year (23 years old), lost.• 1834 (25 years), again for the state, this w

on• 1838 (29 years), the state's bid to become t

he spokesman -- without success• 1840 (31 years old) and strive to be electo

rs -- lost• 1843 (34 years), to participate in parliame

ntary elections -- also unsuccessful• 1846 (37 years), to participate in the Cong

ress election again -- this time elected• 1860 (51 years old), was elected U.S. histo

ry one.• April 15, 1865 ， after civil war,was shoo

t by John Wilkes Booth (an actor) in the theatre.

Abraham Lincoln (1809—1865)

Robert Edward Lee（ 1807--1870 ）

-----the commander-in-chief of the south

• Place of birth ： Stratford, Virginia

• Place of death ： Lexington, Virginia

• Years of service ： 1829~1861

• Rank ： Colonel 上校 (USA)

• General 将军 (CSA)

• Commands held ： Army of Northern Virginia

• Battles/Wars ： Mexican-American War and American Civil War

The result of civil war

• Confederate resistance collapsed after Lee surrendered to Grant at Appomattox Court House on April 9, 1865 ，the United States of America won in the war, and the country was united.

The significance of the American civil war

American civil war is the second bourgeois revolution in the history of the United States. It maintained the national unity, abolished the slavery system, further cleared the obstacle of the development of capitalism. It paved the road for American capitalism economy take-off. However, the civil war did not completely eliminate racial discrimination, blacks are still not be treat equally.

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