Mechanisation in the USA. Flashcards
Why what quantity did the use of electricity multiply in the 1920s?
It doubled.
How many people lived in electrically developed houses in 1912?
16 percent.
By 1927, what percent of people lived in electrically developed households?
63 percent.
The development of which electric goods was encouraged by electrification?
The radio, gramophone, washing machine, vacuum cleaners, cookers and refrigerators.
Who invented the vacuum cleaner, and when?
Hoover, in 1926.
How many households were using ice to keep goods cool in 1900?
Half.
When was the fridge invented?
1927.
By how much did gas usage increase during the 1920s?
It quadrupled.
Which manufacturing technique was introduced in the early 1920s?
Mass production.
What was the affect of the introduction of standard clothing sizes?
The possibility that clothing could be mass produced.
When were standard clothing sizes introduced?
During WW1.
What was perhaps the most important industry of the mechanisation of the 1920s?
The car industry: allowing the boom of entirely different industries, the achievements of the motor industry include mass production and leading the way in technological changes, such as that of Ford’s assembly line.
What was Ford’s assembly name otherwise known as?
“The Magic Belt.”
When was the assembly line introduced by Ford?
1913.
How was the partially assembled car transported along an assembly line?
By electric conveyor belt.
