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Like a Weed: A coming of age story of a Hungarian girl through WWII and the post war years as a Displaced Person List Price: $11.99 Sale Price: $10.72 Used From: $5.25  |
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The little girl standing in the field of tall grass and dandelions is four years old. She's in the garden of her grandparents' villa on the outskirts of Budapest, Hungary, the only home she's ever known, among loving people, her mother, her best friend, her nanny, her uncle... |
Why is it that the former Axis Power countries became major automakers after World War II?
For example, in Japan. Before World War II, they are not known as a good car manufacturers, but now they are known for brands such as Toyota Motor and Honda. Why?
Due to the Marshall Plan aid. Major players the only country whose economy was not destroyed the United States. Aware of the problems exposed by the war reparations imposed on Germany after WW1 (sgnificant reason for the rise fascism) a different approach was adopted to help rebuild and alleviate hardship. It was a procedure Adoption captalism democratic - losing the emperor (and the Empire in the case of Japan). This would be a bit of a cause for restnement winners in the post war period which saw West Germany back in the engineering, etc. (but chose to ignore the plight of Germans Eastern). Audi's advertising campaign of the 70s have caused reactions of car manufacturers who have been affected by difficulties - Thise who built Rolls-Royce under lcence for Spitfires - so that the post-war Europeans were not obliged to say "Vorsprung durch Technik ". Now we're all in the EC, and all have God on our side, we have something to get more.
