The people of France love him. He appealed to them by saying things like " I believe in France. I know and love the French. I"m sure that beyond ideology, prejudges, and dogmas by dialogue and mutual respect, we can make France a winner," and promised that after he had won, he would get right to work on crime and high taxes, and speak about the anti-semitism that occurred even after World Was II. Chirac's opponent for presidency was Jean-Marie Le Pen. He was often referred to as an extremist. He didn't have very good views on racism and bigotry. He has a long history of anti-Semitism. In fact, some people say that he may one day become a threat the Jews living in France. He said things trying to deny the Holocaust, saying "Nazi death camps were a mere detail of World War II," but later was forced to apologize to the press and the people after getting such a negative outcome by his offensive choice of words. At this time, France was having economic problems as well as political ones. In the early 1990's, stretching out over several of years, there was a wave of strikes growing in France, taking place in the middle of the presidential elections. This caused production of goods to almost completely cease which hit the economy hard. But production resumed once employers gave in to the workers demands. .
France is a very economically self-sufficient in agricultural products. The major exports of France are wheat, wine, and dairy products, which makes them one of the four western European trillion dollar economies. In 1998, the United States traded $47 billion worth of goods with France including aircraft engines, beverages, electrical equipment, chemicals, cosmetics, and luxury products. .
When Lawrence first immigrated to the U.S., she traveled alone, arriving by plane. The United States was certainly not new to her, having been here several times before on vacation. One of those vacation trips was when she met her husband, Mathew Quall.
