Corridos, or musical ballads, celebrated the popular memory of the events and heroes of the revolution. Corridos is a ballad.
They both thought it would be a short war. Confederates were much more prepared than the north thought. The North would have to work hard to win.
The goal of containment (Truman Doctrine) was to box in the Soviet Union to prevent them from effectively spread communism.
The entrepeneur famous for starting out by selling his own hats in New York City is Daymond John. Known for founding FUBU and other ventures, he started by selling hats that he sewed himself in front of the coliseum. Together with his mother he mortgaged their house to get capital to start.