America compared America compared finalfinalBy Charles SomersBy Charles Somers

Chapter 6 Chapter 6 

Why Is There No Socialism in the Why Is There No Socialism in the U.S.?"U.S.?"

The American working The American working class in a comparative class in a comparative perspectiveperspective

High violence in High violence in American industrial American industrial relationsrelations

AF of LAF of L The distinctiveness of The distinctiveness of

American capitalism and American capitalism and its effectsits effects

High productivity went High productivity went hand in hand with rapid hand in hand with rapid growth of labor forcegrowth of labor force

Political regime as a Political regime as a conceptual variableconceptual variable

Three characteristics Three characteristics of the political system of the political system seam to be relevantseam to be relevant

The strength or The strength or weakness of the stateweakness of the state

The degree of The degree of political liberalismpolitical liberalism

The extensiveness of The extensiveness of political participationpolitical participation

Chapter 13Chapter 13

"Americans, Europeans, and the "Americans, Europeans, and the Movies"Movies"

Cecil b Demille- Cecil b Demille- directordirector

After world war I After world war I open to performers open to performers that showed that showed American middle American middle classclass

Bourgeois comedyBourgeois comedy Slap stick comedySlap stick comedy Charlie ChaplinCharlie Chaplin Underlying realismUnderlying realism

Europeans were Europeans were more sensual, more sensual, decadent, decadent, emotional, sinful emotional, sinful than Americans.than Americans.

American motion American motion was captivating to was captivating to the Europeansthe Europeans

Keaton master of Keaton master of out door adventureout door adventure

Chapter 16Chapter 16

"Roosevelt and Hitler""Roosevelt and Hitler"

Roosevelt Roosevelt

Work campsWork camps Civilian Civilian

conservation conservation corpscorps

Depression and Depression and the new dealthe new deal

Green belt plansGreen belt plans N.R.A. campaignN.R.A. campaign

Hitler Hitler

FascismFascism Nazis Nazis CorporatismCorporatism Corporate Corporate

dividendsdividends Restrictions on Restrictions on

private businessprivate business

Chapter 19Chapter 19

"The American and Soviet Cold War "The American and Soviet Cold War Empires"Empires"

containmentcontainment

Berlin blockadeBerlin blockade BolsheviksBolsheviks Winston ChurchillWinston Churchill Containment policyContainment policy Great Russian Great Russian

nationalismnationalism KremlinKremlin SputnikSputnik

WarWar

Korean warKorean war Nazi soviet pactNazi soviet pact Russian Japanese Russian Japanese

warwar Joseph StalinJoseph Stalin Marshall planMarshall plan Treaty of VersaillesTreaty of Versailles Yalta conferenceYalta conference

Chapter 24Chapter 24

"Globalization and American Power""Globalization and American Power"

Globalization and Globalization and American powerAmerican power

Made in AmericaMade in America End of cold war End of cold war

America became America became most powerful statemost powerful state

U.S played central U.S played central role in current role in current globalizationglobalization

Unilaterist foreign Unilaterist foreign policypolicy

Globalization and local Globalization and local culturescultures

Globalization Globalization enhances Americas enhances Americas powerpower

American influences American influences in contempory Japanin contempory Japan

The great The great transformationtransformation

NeoliberalNeoliberal