Henry Ford and the Car

Question 1

What was Henry Ford’s dream?

Answer 1

To produce a cheap car which could be afforded by ordinary Americans

Question 2

What idea did he come up with?

Answer 2

The assembly line

Question 3

What did the cost of a car decrease by?

Answer 3

In 1908=$850.

in 1925=$290

Question 4

How much did the assembly line reduce the time to Make a car?

Answer 4

from 13 hours to 1hour 33min

Question 5

To make up for the boredom what did Ford do and what did this mean?

Answer 5

Doubled their wages to $5 a day which meant they could buy more consumer goods

Question 6

What other industries did Henry Ford’s car have an impact on?

Answer 6

Rubber
Petrol
glass
steel

Question 7

What had rapidly increased and what did this show?

Answer 7

Advertisement on the radios and in cinemas showing what new consumer goods were available

Question 8

What is credit?

Answer 8

Paying bit by bit for consumer goods then eventually paying the whole thing