By marketing the car’s flaws and reframing them as positive qualities, the advertisers commercialized young people’s resistance to commercialism, while simultaneously positioning the VW as a car for those wanting to stand out in a crowd.
The conflict of the 1960s counterculture being absorbed into the system it resisted. It shows how advertisers turned anti-commercial values into selling points.
To avoid the postwar chaos that had followed in the wake World War I, the Marshall Plan was designed to rebuild Western Europe, open markets, and win European support for capitalist democracies.
Shows the purpose of the Marshall Plan. Not just for the economy but for recovery and also political influence. U.S. aimed to prevent the spread of communism and strengthen alliances by promoting capitalism.
Emmett’s mother held an open-casket funeral so that Till’s disfigured body could make national news.
This shows Mamie Till exposing the brutality of racism by showing the public her son's mutilated body. Mamie Till turned her grief into activism.
In the course of his rise, in the summer of 1921, Roosevelt suffered a sudden bout of lower-body pain and paralysis. He was diagnosed with polio.
This quote “suffered a sudden bout” shows the unexpected and serious nature of his illness. The diagnosis of polio is very changed the course of his personal and political life. Roosevelt’s determination to recover and remain in politics shows his strength and contributes to his image as a strong leader during the Great Depression.
Mary Church Terrell and other black activists formed the National Association of Colored Women, later known as the National Association of Colored Women’s Clubs
This shows the moment in history where Black women secured their activism through organized efforts. Their leadership in advocacy and fighting for both racial and gender equality is shown through this piece of text.
“honest graft” and “dishonest graft”
"Honest graft" is the use of secret information for personal gain with public advantages or benefits. This statement shows the hard and difficult form of politics, which finds a balance between individual gain and public gain
Economies of scale were a double-edged sword: while additional production provided immense profits, the high fixed costs of operating expensive factories dictated that even modest losses from selling underpriced goods were preferable to not selling profitably priced goods at all
I interpreted this as making more products usually helps companies make more money because it costs less to produce each item. Although because factories are so expensive to run, companies sometimes sell products for less than they cost just to keep the factory running. "Losing a little money on each sale is better than stopping sales"
Andrew Myrick, a trader at the agency, refused to sell food on credit. “If they are hungry,” he is alleged to have said, “let them eat grass or their own dung.
This statement is dehumanizing as it reflects the level of disrespect that was held toward the starving Dakota people. It shows the deep racism that Native Americans faced from the government and white settlers.