USA HISTORY

WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900

SECOND INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
During which time period did the assembly line first become an important part of automobile production?
A
1800-1850
B
1860-1900
C
1901-1920
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -After more experimentation, in 1913 the Ford Motor Company displayed to the world the complete assembly-line mass production of motor vehicles.

Detailed explanation-2: -It allowed factories to churn out products at a remarkable rate, and also managed to reduce labor hours necessary to complete a product-benefiting many workers who used to spend 10 to 12 hours a day in the factory trying to meet quotas.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Ford Motor Company team decided to try to implement the moving assembly line in the automobile manufacturing process. After much trial and error, in 1913 Henry Ford and his employees successfully began using this innovation at our Highland Park assembly plant.

Detailed explanation-4: -The car industry is the best example of mass production during the 1920s. The three big car manufacturers were Ford, Chrysler and General Motors. They were major employers (7.1 per cent of all factory workers) and accounted for 12.7 per cent of revenue .

Detailed explanation-5: -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.

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