... best represented in fast foods such as hamburgers, French fries, and soft drinks. By the 19 60s and 19 70s fast foods became one of Americas strongest exports as franchises for Mc Donalds and ... developed. In the 16 th century, sailors from Genoa, Italy, wore a unique tyle of cotton trousers. In French, the word for the city of Genoa and for the people from that city is Genes, this name became ... name. In the 17 th century, French sailors began making trousers out of a specialized type of cloth that was developed in the city of Nimes, France and was known serge de Nimes. This name eventually...