THE ROARING 20S 1920 1929
1920S AMERICAN CULTURE
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He received government subsidies that kept production costs down
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He invented an assembly line that enabled him to produce cars quickly and cheaply.
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He instituted a 12-hour workday, thereby increasing the number of cars made.
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He rewarded hard workers with car vouchers, thereby boosting morale and productivity.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Ford’s innovation lay in his use of mass production to manufacture automobiles. He revolutionized industrial work by perfecting the assembly line, which enabled him to lower the Model T’s price from $850 in 1908 to $300 in 1924, making car ownership a real possibility for a large share of the population.
Detailed explanation-2: -Central to Ford’s ability to produce an affordable car was the development of the assembly line that increased the efficiency of manufacture and decreased its cost. Ford did not conceive the concept, he perfected it.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Model T was introduced to the world in 1908. Henry Ford wanted the Model T to be affordable, simple to operate, and durable. The vehicle was one of the first mass production vehicles, allowing Ford to achieve his aim of manufacturing the universal car.
Detailed explanation-4: -Henry Ford was an American inventor and business magnate and the founder of Ford Motor Company. He invented several vehicles, most famously the Model T automobile, and changed the auto industry forever by introducing the moving assembly line to car production.
Detailed explanation-5: -Ford’s Model T was successful not only because it provided inexpensive transportation on a massive scale, but also because the car signified innovation for the rising middle class and became a powerful symbol of the United States’ age of modernization.