镀金时代.ppt
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镀金时代.ppt
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TheGildedAgeTheGildedAge-ANovelNamedfortheTimeTheGildedAge:
ATaleofTo-dayisanovelbyMarkTwainandCharlesDudleyWarnerin1873.MarkTwainandCharlesDudleyWarnergotthenameTheGildedAgefromShakespearesKingJohn(1595):
Togildrefinedgold,topaintthelily.iswastefulandridiculousexcess.TheGildedAgeThroughtherealisticmethod,thenovelsatirizesdarknessandpoliticalcorruptionatthattimeinAmerica.Afterwards,peopleusethegildedagetodescribetheAmericanhistoryfromtheendoftheCivilWartotheendofthe19thcentury.TheGildedAgeDuringtheGildedAge,theAmericanindustrydevelopedrapidly,convertingfromagriculturalcountrytoindustrycountry.Itwasalsothetransitionperiodfromliberalcapitalismtomonopolycapitalism.Becauseofthesetwoimportanttransformation,Americanpolitics,economy,socialstructure,ideologyandcultureallchangedgreatly.AndlaidthefoundationforthemodernAmericain20thcentury.TheRapidDevelopmentoftheEconomyCause:
AftertheCivilWar,Americanpoliticswasrelativelystable,whichprovidedbeneficialpoliticalcondition.Developedagriculturewasthefoundationofthedevelopmentoftheeconomy.Expansivedomesticmarketpromotedthedevelopmentofeconomy.Thescienceandtechnologydevelopedquickly.Theimmigrationprovidedabundantcheaplabourtotheindustrialdevelopment.Theimprovementofthetrafficandtransportationisthebaseoftheeconomicdevelopment.TheRapidDevelopmentoftheEconomyFeatureindustrialization,mechanization,urbanization,corporatisationTheworkersatthattimehadvarylittlesalarieswhilethecapitalistclassenjoyedarichlife.Havingabigincomegapbetweentherichandthepoor.ThePoliticsofTheGildedAgeTheGildedAgewasthedarkestandthemostcorruptperiodinthehistoryofAmerica.corruptadministrationManygovernmentofficialstookadvantageoftheirauthoritytoearnill-gottengains.corruptjudiciaryOfferingoracceptingbribeswasacommonatthattime.corruptlegislationManyridiculouslegislationwasonlyforsomepeoplesbenefit,especiallythecapitalistclassandgovernmentofficials.ImmigrationAmericaisacountrywhichconsistsofimmigrationinsomedegree.Therewasnoothercountrywhichattractedsuchamountofpeoplefromallovertheworld.MostoftheimmigrationcamefromEurope.Thesepeopleprovidedabundantlabourandadvancedtechnologyfortheindustryandthedevelopmentofthewest.Inaddition,theyrichthespirituallifeofAmericanandpromotedthedevelopmentofAmericanculture.LabourMovementInthelate1800s,labourmovementrosetoanunprecedentedheight.Thecruelexploitationofthecapitalistsmadethepositionandlivingstandardoftheworkersbecomelower,whichcausedlabourmovement.In1886,Americanworkersstruckforrealizingworkingeighthoursaday.Itwasmeaningfulallovertheworld.Aftertheestablishmentofthemonopolisticcapitalism,thelabourmovementinthe19thcenturycametoitshightide.ForeignPolicyInordertoadapttotheexportofcommoditiesandtheneedoffightingforthesphereofinfluence,Americabegantoadoptthepolicyofexpandingabroad.Asaresult,itpaidmoreemphasisonthestrengthofnavy.In1898,AmericalaunchedAmerican-SpanishWar.Itwasthefirstimperialisticwarintheworld.Atthatperiod,Americapracticed“open-door”policy.TheCultureofTheGildedAgeAftertheCivilWar,theAmericanculturedevelopedquickly.Appearingmanyoutstandingartistsinpoem,painting,sculptureandarchitectureandsoon.Andatthebeginningofthe20thcentury,Americaalreadyhadplentifulnationalculture.PictureTheEndThankYou
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