The Wealth Of Nations

[Cobra]

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[Civilionaut]

Events

THE YEAR THAT WAS 1976
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^^ After five years of tests, the Concorde makes its first scheduled flight.
^^ A commercial failure, this is Europes's last serious challenge to the
^^ technological supremacy of the U.S.A.
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^ Viking I lands on Mars while America celebrates her Bicentennial,
^ reinforcing America's status as First Among Equals.
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^ The first G-7 summit takes place in Puerto Rico.
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^ A movie from the year: All the President's Men
^ A hit song from the year: I Write the Songs...Barry Manilow

[cupcoffee]

An eventful period for the financial landscape as European investors aggressively pursue acquisitions of American companies, most notable with Shell Petroleum's move in merging the successor companies of Standard Oil.

The auto industry giant Ford Motor Company is wrestled from the Ford family, although there have been accusations of Mafia involvement.

The fast growing restaurant McDonald's, which applied the Ford assembly line to the food industry suffered a similar fate as it came under European leadership.

Even in the emerging Silicon Valley, German interests have forced themselves into the American high-tech sector.

P.S. I'm beginning to think the Europeans are as powerful as the American civs.

[Ingvar]

Hughes Electron taken over.

[Cobra]

@Ingvar: units movable, wrong save?

[Ingvar]

Ah, I confused UA with EU and saved over the European save file.

Here it is:

[Cobra]

United Airlines became a Far East Company

Petro China and TCL as well

[Civilionaut]

United Airlines became a Far East Company

Petro China and TCL as well

wat'n dad'n?

[cupcoffee]

French and German investors now own a majority in the prolific Universal Studios.

The Anglo-Swedish Astra Zeneca has bought up the prestigious Pharmaceutical company Johnson & Johnson.

[Ingvar]

Texaco joins the Unalligned league.

Are the once almighty Americans losing their hold on the economical world to the Europeans?

[Cobra]

@Ingvar: units still moving

[Ingvar]

Arghhhh........ How is this possible!

[Cobra]

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[Civilionaut]

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[cupcoffee]

The European acquisition of the successor companies to Standard Oil continues with Mobil.