Ford and the Motor Industry Flashcards
1
Q
What was the most important new booming industry?
A
The motor car industry
2
Q
Who revolutionised car production? How?
A
Henry Ford
He set up the first moving production line in 1913
3
Q
What was the most famous car model?
A
Model T
4
Q
In 1927 what rate did model T cars come off the production line?
A
1 every 10 seconds
In 1929 4.8 million cars were made
5
Q
At the end of the 1920s what was the USA’s biggest industry?
A
Motor industry which employed hundreds of thousands of people directly
6
Q
What other other workers did did the industry need?
A
Glass, leather, steel and rubber
Also people were needed to build roads; house construction increased as more people could travel further
