USA HISTORY

THE ROARING 20S 1920 1929

AMERICAN POLITICS IN THE 1920S

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Henry Ford is most notable for
A
inventing the first automobile
B
reducing income taxes
C
creating the assembly line process
D
all of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Henry Ford put this appliance together to improve the mass production of a complete automobile. Henry Ford Assembly Line substantially reduced the time to build a car from twelve hours to one hour and thirty-three minutes. This substantial reduction began to spread the word of the extensively developed process.

Detailed explanation-2: -A common myth is that Henry Ford invented the automobile. This is not true. 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.

Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -Henry Ford, founder of Ford Motor Company, was born in Springwells Township, Wayne County, Michigan, on July 30, 1863, to Mary (Litogot) and William Ford. He was the eldest of six children in a family of four boys and two girls.

Detailed explanation-5: -Drawing upon examples from the meatpacking industry, the American automobile manufacturer Henry Ford designed an assembly line that began operation in 1913. This innovation reduced manufacturing time for magneto flywheels from 20 minutes to 5 minutes. Ford next applied the technique to chassis assembly.

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