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- 1631: F. Scott Fitzgerald
- F. Scott Fitzgerald: The American Dream Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald, the spokesman for the Jazz Age, ruled America s decade of prosperity and excess, which began soon after World War 1 and ended around the time of the stock market crash of 1929. The novels and stories for which he is best known examine an entire generation s search for the elusive American Dream of wealth and happiness. Many of his works are derived from his own life and that of his wife and friends. The early gaiety shows only one side of a writer whose second and ... manners of the Roaring Twenties. Fitzgerald s second and third novels, as well as the story collections published between novels, evidenced a growing awareness of the shallowness and brutal insensitivity that are sometimes accoutrements of American society (_______). Fitzgerald enabled this American spirit to live inside his stories, especially that of the 20s. Reflecting on the American Dream, Fitzgerald wrote on what he knew best, wealth and the pursuit of happiness. ...
- 1632: The Volkswagen Beetle and Advertising
- ... From Herbie the Love Bug to the childhood game of punch buggy, the VW Bug has never been far from the hearts of Americans. This cute, slow, cheaply made car drove it's way into American driveways in the early part of the sixties and has really stuck around. Even though Volkswagen stopped selling the Bug in this country in 1978, people have rebuilt and refurbished the cars so that many ... entertaining way. This type of advertising obviously worked, Volkswagen sold 423,000 Beetles in its peak year (Naughton, 5). The original Volkswagen Beetle was definitely one of the biggest-selling and most-loved cars in American history and the advertising campaign that sold them is also considered one of our countries finest. Which, of course, puts a lot of pressure on the new VW Beetle campaign to do well. The Volkswagen ... Bernbach, it is now in the care of Arnold Communications (Adweek, 1). After conducting research Arnold Communications found that the new Bug appealed to a very broad audience because of its strong heritage as an American icon (Adweek, 1). Because of this they changed the way they typically target a potential audience from an age and income profile to a specific mindset (Adweek, 1). They decided that people who would ...
- 1633: US-Mexico Border
- ... new country wanting to protect itself from outside powers. Evidence of U.S. expansion is seen with the independence of Texas from Mexico. The strongest evidence of U.S. expansion goals is with the Mexican-American War. From the beginning, the war was conceived as an opportunity for land expansion. Mexico feared the United States expansion goals. During the 16th century, the Spanish began to settle the region. The Spanish had ... the Union. Congress was worried that annexation of Texas would anger Mexico. Mexico had never officially recognized Texas as independent. Congress was concerned that annexation would start a war with Mexico. Mexico's repose to American annexation was not the only factor in deciding against annexation. If Texas was to become a state, it would be a slave state. At the time, the United States an even balance between slave and ... area known as the U.S. Southwest. Slidell, being an inexperienced diplomat, was rejected. Not only was he not successful in buying the land, he aroused Mexican fears. This set the stage for the Mexican-American War. . The United States also had no written policy of expansion, but the government quietly supported it. The United States has always had troops the region, even though they held no land in the ...
- 1634: 20s And 30s
- ... led to the 1930s, new crazes had developed in many of these areas, while other areas remained in continuity. From the 1920s to the 1930, there were several factors that contributed to the changes in American society. The 1920s began shortly after in World War I when the United States and the Allies defeated the Germans in 1918. Many Americans were fed up with Woodrow Wilson, the 28th president from 1913 ... secretly granted the Mammoth Oil Company exclusive rights to the Teapot Dome reserves in Wyoming after President Harding transferred supervision of the naval oil reserve lands from the navy to him. While this scandal entered American politics as a symbol of governmental corruption, it had little long-term effect on the Republican Party. For the moment, Harding started the conservative trend of politics in the 1920s. Harding died during before he ... would not get involved in any European conflicts by signing treaties designed to keep them out of war. The U.S. raised tariffs to keep foreign competition at a low so consumers would only buy American goods. Because Europe owed America money from the war debts, the Dawes Plan of 1924 was created to cancel them out. The U.S. would loan money overseas to Germany. Germany would use the ...
- 1635: Free Trade Agreement and Its Affect on Canadian Business
- ... eliminatation of tariffs and the restrictions on subsidies to name only a few. There has been much heated debate on the pros and cons of this deal: whether Canada will prosper or become the 51st. American state. This paper will not take this approach to the issue of whether or not it is a wise agreement, but will look at what business can do to better itself with the existing FTA. If Canadian business is to survive and prosper in this radically changed North American and Global atmosphere of easier trading, then it must adapt. Some of the main areas that will have to be addressed is the need for more productive and efficient operations, a new focus by business ... a power so large clearly we must become more efficient even more so than other countries. Another key aspect which business must deal with is that of becoming better suited to dealing with the North American, and to a lesser extent, other foreign markets rather than only to Canadian or even in some cases, to provincial markets. Corporations which do so stand far better of to gain from the FTA ...
- 1636: Lillian Hellman
- Comparing Lillian Hellman’s The Children’s Hour and The Little Foxes. Lillian Hellman was a well-known American dramatist who was born in 1905 in New Orleans ("Hellman," 1999). She later moved and attended New York public schools and went on to go to New York University and Columbia University as well. Within ... professional but the emotions of a child. I feel she was able to capture the innermost fears and thoughts of people, drawing on their most hideous features. In the encyclopedia Hellman is described as an American Dramatist, whose plays are distinguished for the forcefulness of their matter, usually a condemnation of personal and social evil. They are also notable for character development and expert construction (Encarta). These points come through clearly ... of Lillian Hellman." Biography, 3 (6), pp. 90. Hellman, Lillian.(2000, July 22). "Lillian Hellman". Microsoft Encarta Online Encyclopedia 2000 [online] <http://encarta.msn.com/find/Concise.asp?ti=03CC5F000> Hellman, Lillian.(1999)."Women in American history" Britannica Online [online]<http://women.eb.com/women/articles/Hellman_Lillian.html> Hellman, L. (1979). "The Children’s Hour." Six Plays by Lillian Hellman. New York: Vintage Books. pp. 1-78 Hellman, L. ( ...
- 1637: Reasons America Declared War On Germany
- Reasons America Declared War On Germany In the years leading up to 1917, a multitude of reasons contributed to the American decision to declare war on Germany. These reasons include the German naval policy, allied propaganda, and America’s claim to world power. The German U-boats as well as the incident with the Lusitania prompted ... declaring war. Lastly, America believed that by partaking in the war would increase its chances of getting concessions at the end of the war, thereby supporting its claim to world power. The Germans’ violation of American neutrality was a big part in America’s decision to declare war on Germany. One way in which they violated American neutrality was through the use of the U-boats. These boats were the cause of the deaths of numerous Americans who were in no way associated with the war. Germany once again failed to ...
- 1638: History of the Automotive Industry and Ford Motor Company
- ... in the 1990s is in sport utility vehicles. Ford recognized this market and is the industry leader in SUVs with both the Ford Explorer and the Navigator. The Ford Mustang The Ford Mustang is as American as apple pie and baseball. The Mustang is classified as both a passenger car and as an American sports car. This section will discuss the American sports car category and describe the Mustang. The American Sports Car Product Category The American sports car category was created in the 1960s. The Ford Mustang really kicked off the decade with its introduction ...
- 1639: The Color Purple: Real Outcome of Economic Achievement and Alternative Economic View
- ... 48). When presenting the term fact - we must account for the introduction of a second model, "historical and empirical data" in representing the real world of The Color Purple. As illustrated in the pages of American history books, it is evident that American Negro slavery had a peculiar combination of features. The key features of American slavery were that it followed racial or color lines and that it was slavery in a democratic country (Sowell 4). The fact that it existed in a democratic country meant that it required some ...
- 1640: Cold War 4
- ... to all countries liberated from Nazi rule. Western ally policy, therefore, would consist in restoring a power equilibrium in Europe and by structuring European countries, including the Eastern states, with democratic institutions based on the American one. The USSR, all ahead Stalin, held a completely different attitude towards future Europe. Russia had been invaded twice within the last thirty years and was bound to create a security network around it. This ... and Stalin sought to never let that happen again. This meant that Germany would have to be vast sums of reparations and have its resources exploited by the Allied powers. This was contrary to Anglo-American policy which targeted to restore status quo in Europe by helping Germany (and the rest of Europe) to recover economically. One of the major weakpoints of Yalta was that no specific agreements were reached concerning the two major problems. Germany, it was decided, should be divided into three zones – a British, an American and a Russian – whereby an additional French one would be cut out from the Anglo-American share. Similarly the capital, Berlin, would be parted into four sectors. Stalin furthermore urged for the reparations payments ...
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