THE ROARING 20S 1920 1929
1920S AMERICAN CULTURE
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He wanted to build expensive cars for the wealthy.
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He wanted to build as many cars as possible.
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He wanted to build the best cars at an affordable price.
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He wanted to build cheap cars for lower income people.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Henry Ford said that he “… will build a motor car for the great multitude. It will be so low in price that no man will be unable to own one.” He wanted to build lots of cars and they had to be cheap.
Detailed explanation-2: -Ford’s philosophy was one of economic independence for the United States. Ford’s River Rouge Plant would become the world’s largest industrial complex even able to produce its own steel. Ford’s goal was to produce a vehicle from scratch without reliance on foreign trade.
Detailed explanation-3: -Henry Ford was determined to build a simple, reliable and affordable car; a car the average American worker could afford.
Detailed explanation-4: -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-5: -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.