镀金时代英文介绍
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1、The Gilded Age英语2班 姜玉洁 090141563The Gilded Age-A Novel Named for the Time The Gilded Age: A Tale of To-day is a novel by Mark Twain and Charles Dudley Warner in 1873. Mark Twain and Charles Dudley Warner got the name The Gilded Age from Shakespeares King John (1595): To gild refined gold, to paint t
2、he lily. is wasteful and ridiculous excess. The Gilded Age Through the realistic method, the novel satirizes darkness and political corruption at that time in America. Afterwards, people use the gilded age to describe the American history from the end of the Civil War to the end of the 19th century.
3、The Gilded Age During the Gilded Age, the American industry developed rapidly, converting from agricultural country to industry country. It was also the transition period from liberal capitalism to monopoly capitalism. Because of these two important transformation, American politics, economy, social
4、 structure, ideology and culture all changed greatly. And laid the foundation for the modern America in 20th century.The Rapid Development of the EconomyCause:After the Civil War, American politics was relatively stable, which provided beneficial political condition.Developed agriculture was the fou
5、ndation of the development of the economy.Expansive domestic market promoted the development of economy.The science and technology developed quickly.The immigration provided abundant cheap labour to the industrial development.The improvement of the traffic and transportation is the base of the econo
6、mic development.The Rapid Development of the EconomyFeature industrialization, mechanization, urbanization, corporatisation The workers at that time had vary little salaries while the capitalist class enjoyed a rich life. Having a big income gap between the rich and the poor. The Politics of The Gil
7、ded Age The Gilded Age was the darkest and the most corrupt period in the history of America. corrupt administration Many government officials took advantage of their authority to earn ill-gotten gains. corrupt judiciary Offering or accepting bribes was a common at that time. corrupt legislation Man
8、y ridiculous legislation was only for some peoples benefit, especially the capitalist class and government officials.Immigration America is a country which consists of immigration in some degree. There was no other country which attracted such amount of people from all over the world. Most of the im
9、migration came from Europe. These people provided abundant labour and advanced technology for the industry and the development of the west. In addition, they rich the spiritual life of American and promoted the development of American culture.Labour Movement In the late 1800s, labour movement rose t
10、o an unprecedented height. The cruel exploitation of the capitalists made the position and living standard of the workers become lower, which caused labour movement. In 1886, American workers struck for realizing working eight hours a day. It was meaningful all over the world. After the establishmen
11、t of the monopolistic capitalism, the labour movement in the 19th century came to its high tide. Foreign Policy In order to adapt to the export of commodities and the need of fighting for the sphere of influence, America began to adopt the policy of expanding abroad. As a result, it paid more emphas
12、is on the strength of navy. In 1898, America launched American-Spanish War. It was the first imperialistic war in the world. At that period, America practiced “open-door” policy.The Culture of The Gilded Age After the Civil War, the American culture developed quickly. Appearing many outstanding artists in poem, painting, sculpture and architecture and so on. And at the beginning of the 20th century, America already had plentiful national culture.PictureThe End Thank You
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