Detroit Flashcards
When was Henry Ford’s first automobile factory
In the early 1900s
When did immigration come into the city
From the 1910s because of the high wages from manufacturing companies such as General Motors
When was the population at its highest point
In the 1950s at a whopping 1.8 million people
When did it start to decline
From the 1950s
Why did Detroit start to decline
Detroit started to decline because of increased competition from foreign car manufacturers and the increased prices of oil in the 70s which caused domestic firms to outsource their manufacturing
When did the race riots occur
1967
Why did the race riots occur
From social and racial tensions within the city which caused 43 people to die, thousands arrested and over 400 buildings to be destroyed
What is the ‘White Flight’
When black people integrated into white areas and this caused white people to move out the inner city.
Future for Detroit
Tourism, Farming and direct investment
