内战前美国南部军校发展兴盛的因素分析

Analysis of the factors for the prosperity of southern military academy's development before the Civil War

内战前,美国南部军校不仅在数量远远超过北方,而且其社会价值更值得关注。毫无疑问,南部军校发展兴盛与其特殊的地理位置、边疆环境、军事传统理念有着密切的联系。更为重要的是,南部奴隶主需要借助军事力量对抗北方废奴主义运动和维护奴隶制经济,南部新兴的中产阶级对于子女职业教育的特殊需求以及南部军事教育的特殊优势,助推了这一时期美国南部军校发展的兴盛。

Before the Civil War,the Southern United States Military Academy was not only in numbers far greater than the North, and its social value was more worthy of attention. Undoubtedly, the prosperous development of the Southern Military Academy has much to do with its special location, frontier environment and the traditional military concept. More importantly,Southern slave - owners need to use military force against North slavery abolitionist movement and maintain the slavery economy,Emerging Middle class in southern have special needs for their children＇ s vocational edu- cation, and the special advantages of the southern military education, all boosted this period southern military academy prosperous development during this period.