Chapter 1: The Founding Fathers

1. What restaurant chain did Carl Karcher start?

Carl Karcher opened his own barbeque restaurant called Carl Jr's Restaurant.

2. Why did General Motors want to buy trolley systems throughtout the U.S.?

General Motors wanted to buy trolley sytstems so they could rip up the tracks and take down overhead wires so that the trolly systems could be turned into bus lines. Those new buses were manufactured by GM.

3.What was the "Speedee Service System" and how was it different form what other fast food restaurants were doing.

The speedee service system revolutionized the restaurant system. This system was different from what other fast food restaurants were doing because it didn't have carhops, waitresses, dishwashers, and or bus boys. Unlike the other fast food restaurants that had those benfits, this system was self-service.