Schotter BMW of North America: Dream It. Build It. Drive It. Any customer can have a car painted any color that he wants so long as it is black. Henry Ford Introduction In early January 2012‚ Joseph Wierda‚ BMW’s X3 Product Manager‚ reviewed the latest sales numbers of the popular X3 Series compact SUV. He was‚ in particular‚ interested in the effects of BMW’s customization program called “Dream It. Build It. Drive It.” on both unit sales and overall profitability. This new integrated sales
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Roman Republic was formed. Rome then came to be ruled by two elected officials (known as consuls)‚ a Senate made up of wealthy aristocrats (known as patricians)‚ and a lower assembly that represented the common people (plebeians) and had limited power. This format of government worked well at first‚ but as Rome expanded beyond a mere city-state to take over territory not just in Italy‚ but overseas as well‚ the system of government came under severe strain. By the First Century BC‚ Rome was in crisis
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27.11.2013 Epidemics in History of Europe A disease is an abnormal condition that affects the body of an organism. In humans "disease" is often used more broadly to refer any condition that causes pain‚ dysfunction‚ distress‚ social problem‚ or death to person afflicted‚ or similar problems for those in contact with the person. A pandemic is an epidemic of infectious disease that has spread though human populations across a large region. In Europe history‚ epidemical viruses caused thousands
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Sy Gh Jfbb D&B NSC D&B Scan Df Gb FDB Drug He DVD Erg Df B D&B Dog H RnIn June of 1812‚ President James Madison asked Congress for a declaration of war on Britain. Following years of neutrality under the leadership of Washington‚ Adams‚ and Jefferson‚ the United States’ conflicts with Britain and France finally went into a war. President Madison had tried to create a diplomatic solution for three long years‚ but all attempts were unsuccessful. The War of 1812 was caused by the
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In 1497‚ King Manuel ordered Vasco da Gama to go on an expedition in East Asia. The journey is a prime example‚ which demonstrated how gunpowder transformed Europe. His use of gunpowder allowed him to set forceful deals with other nations after destroying their navies with superior cannons and boats. Even though China invented an early version of the powder‚ they neglected the improvement of it‚ as they believed it was noisy‚ cheap and dirty business. It was the Europeans who found success with
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revolving around him as a god for all of France to worship. He did all this in only one year. How did this happen? Before 1789‚ France was at its lowest point in history and desperately searched for relief. There were famines everywhere‚ and the financial situation was abysmal. In 1792‚ a seemingly charismatic speaker known as Maximilien de Robespierre appeared the to be the answer for the French. Unfortunately‚ Robespierre and his Committee of Public Safety led France into even more bloodshed in trying
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monetary value‚ but is priceless except for the cost of the work to achieve and maintain it. The idea of freedom and of human rights was the driving force behind the Independence documents of America and France. So‚ the driving force behind these documents was the idea of freedom and human rights‚ but where did these ideas come from? The answer is the Enlightenment. In the 1700s philosophers and thinkers were coming up with new ideas that
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The impact of the Depression was felt across the whole of rural America. In 1929 only 1.5 million people in the United States were unemployed. by 1933 this number had risen to more than 12 million - over 20 percent of the work force. In some industrial cities the situation was much worse - 40 percent of those wanting work in the city of Chicago could not find any. At this time the United States had no system of unemployment benefit. Those without work therefore faced great hardship. Due to their
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Africa had a great history behind it‚ but it was when imperialism and slavery came in‚ that it had all gone away. Imperialism and slavery tore africa apart. Africa had gotten taken over by a majority of Europe‚ and other places. They had the “Berlin Conference” which had also affected Africa. This is how the Berlin Conference‚ slavery‚ imperialism had affected Africa in many ways. Slavery was a big problem in Africa‚ because of the “European slave trade.” Merchants had before sold gold‚ but were
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Humanism‚ Printing press‚ and Renaissance art changed Europe Europe was changed by humanism‚ the printing press‚ and Renaissance art. Humanism stressed the study of classical subjects. The printing press had a good impact on Europe. The Renaissance also had a good impact on Europe‚ it resulted in unique works. Humanism is a Renaissance cultural movement that turned away medieval scholasticism and revived interest in ancient Greek and Roman thought. The goal of humanism was to make good people.
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