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The American Civil War
by Group 9
Structure:
PART1: Brief introduction to the Civil War——冯琳
PART2：Two generals in the Civil War
(1) Grant ———蕙华
（2) Lee——柳虹
PART3:Literary and art works of the Civil War ——方琦
PART4:Conclusion—— 钦杰
Brief introduction of the Civil War
Definition
Background
Course
significance
The American Civil War, known as the War Between the
States, was a war between the North(Union) and the
South(Confederacy) which lasted from 1861 until 1865.
1. the territorial-expansion(领土扩张)
2. different economic systems
3. political conflicts : bourgeoisie ↔ slave owner
4. slavery problem——focal point
5. In 1860, Abraham Lincoln was elected as the
president——blasting fuse
•In 1861, eleven states in the south formed the
confederacy and launched the war.
•Early in the war, the northern army has been losing.
•In 1863, the Union won the Battle of Gettysburg.
turn the tide against the confederacy.
•In 1865, the Union won.
Maintained the national unity
Abolished the slavery system
Further cleared the obstacle of the
development of capitalism

TWO GENERALS
IN THE CIVIL
WAR------GRANT
AND LEE
Brief biography
（生平简介）
War hero
1822-1885
Militarist
18th American president
The United States Military Academy at West Point(西点军校)
General
establish several victories(屡建奇功)
Mediocre president(平庸总统)
Business fail
died
Why we call him：
Don Nelson Fort Battle(唐纳尔逊堡大战)
First battle
second joining army
brigadier of the volunteer army(志愿军陆军准将)
The north army
conquered
surrender(投降)
non-condition general(无条件将军
President Lincoln
victory
major general(少将)
Vicksburg siege Battle (维克斯堡围攻作战)
The Tennessee Army(田纳西方面军)
Lack of armed force(兵力)
Forbid transportation of food and water(断水绝粮)
The civil died out
The war is the hell——William. Sherman
Independence Day(美国独立日)
Richmond Battle (里士满战役)
Sixty thousand enemy
couldn’t capture
Insist on attack
Sacrifice(牺牲)
1865
Lee
treaty of peace(和平条约)
Born:1807.1.19 Virginia弗吉尼亚
Died:1870.10.12
• Mexican-American war 美墨战争
distinguished
• in the American civil war-United States Commander-in-Chief
of the Southern Confederacy美国南
方邦联总司令
•Surrendered投降：1865
•After war：The University of
Washington
 1862.6.1
 Commander of
the Northern
Virginia Army
北维吉尼亚军团
司令
7th battle七
日战役
• the second
battle of Bull
run in
Northern第二
次公牛跑战役
1862.9.17
安特提姆战役（Antietam）
 Northern army : demented 疯狂的
attacks
Lee: strong defense
1862.12.13
菲特列堡战役
（Fredericksburg）
1863.7.3
“皮吉特冲锋”（Pickett’s Charge）
 almost all of the above school level of all
officers校级以上的军官were killed except
himself and his staff.
Failed: Lee’s first and the only defeat
1865.3
Lee:60000 people
Grant :12000 people
North River Zegna 北弗杰尼亚: Lee
surrounded by Grant
 Lee put forward a surrender negotiations
投降谈判 requirement
阿托克马斯（Appomattox)
Lee and Grant: signed an agreement
Mutual respect
The end of the war
There are many novels and
films about American Civil War.
Can you list some of them?
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Little Women
《汤姆叔叔的小屋》
《小妇人》
Dances with Wolves
《与狼共舞》
Glory
《光荣战役》
Battle of Gettysburg
《盖茨堡之役》
The Birth of a Nation
《一个国家的诞生》
 Margaret Mitchell‘s epic （史
诗的）novel of love and war
won the Pulitzer Prize（普利
策奖）.
 It depicts(描述;描写)the
experiences of Scarlett, the
spoiled daughter of a
plantation(农园,大农场) owner.
Love her
True love
（Rhett Butler）
（Scarlett O‘Hara）
marry
（Ashley Wilkes）
（Melanie Hamilton）
 First marriage: is made a most peculiar(特
别的,特殊的)widow(寡妇) by the war
 Second marriage: in continuation of her
struggle for the salvation(救助) of her
plantation
（Scarlett O‘Hara）
 Third marriage: is jeopardized (危及，
冒……的危险)because of her secret,
stubborn ardency （热烈 ）for Ashley.
Is left only with her plantation which symbolizes the
culture of the Old South, a place where she could ever
gather her strength.
creates the scenes and characters so
vividly that we remember their words
and feel their fear and hunger for the
rest of our lives.
 an American historical
epic film
 received ten Academy
Awards
 ranked fourth in the Top
100 Best American
Films of All Time list
CONCLUSION
PART1: Brief introduction of the
Civil War
1 .from 1861 until 1865 .
2.territorial-expansion, different
economic systems, political conflicts ,
slavery problem.
3. It maintained the national unity.
United
we stand,
divided
we fall.
PART2:Two general in the Civil War
Grant: the south army general,
Lee: the northe army general.
PART3: Literary and art works of the
American Civil War
Novels: Gone with the wind, Little Women,
Uncle Tom's Cabin, Little Town on the
Prairie and The Killer Angel
Films: Gone with the Wind, Cold Mountain,
Battle of Gettysburg
Glory