USA HISTORY

THE ROARING 20S 1920 1929

AMERICAN POLITICS IN THE 1920S

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
____ revolutionized the auto industry by lowering prices and raising wages so that almost all families could afford a car by the 1920’s
A
Henry Ford
B
Louis Chevrolet
C
Ransom Olds
D
John Francis Dodge
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -While he may not have invented the automobile, he did offer a new way of manufacturing a large number of vehicles. This method of production was the moving assembly line. The most common feature of this assembly line was the conveyer belt.

Detailed explanation-2: -On December 1, 1913, Henry Ford installs the first moving assembly line for the mass production of an entire automobile. His innovation reduced the time it took to build a car from more than 12 hours to one hour and 33 minutes.

Detailed explanation-3: -Ford’s greatest contribution to the automobile industry was the development of the moving assembly line. After much experimentation, Ford implemented the system in 1913 at its new plant in Highland Park, MI.

Detailed explanation-4: -Ford introduced several innovations to the car industry, including the moving assembly line method of production, which had a major impact on vehicle manufacturing as well as the American economy more broadly. Ford also invented the five-day, 40-hour workweek, implementing it for his workforce in 1926.

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