USA HISTORY

WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900

IMMIGRATION IN INDUSTRIAL AMERICA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Why was the assembly line invented?
A
To free the slaves
B
To make America great again
C
To reduce the time it took to make one car
D
For women to vote
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -It moved car production away from skilled tradesmen to enable unskilled labour to take over a large amount of the tasks as they were much easier to replace. The mass production of a complete automobile using the assembly line.

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: -The innovation of the moving assembly line cut the number of workers required and reduced the time it took to assemble a car. It also gave the company more control over the pace. For the Ford Motor Company: amazing. For his workers: Eh, not everyone was impressed.

Detailed explanation-4: -After much trial and error, in 1913 Henry Ford and his employees successfully began using this innovation at our Highland Park assembly plant. What made this assembly line unique was the movement element.

Detailed explanation-5: -Henry Ford introduced the Assembly line method for producing automobiles on a large scale.

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