The Jazz Age : 11/17/14 Flashcards
A 1925 survey conducted in ______ found out that __ out of __ families owned cars, but did not have _____ or ______ _____.
Indiana, 21, 26, bathtubs, running water
_____ _________, large-scale manufacturing done with machinery, made these changed possible by increasing supply and reducing costs.
Mass production
The _____ ______ ____ divided operations into simple tasks and cut unnecessary motion to a minimum.
Moving assembly line
In 1913, automaker ______ ____ installed the first moving assembly line at plant in ______ ___, __.
Henry Ford, Highland Park, MI
By 1925, a ____ car was rolling off the line every __ seconds.
Ford, 10
The _____ __ demonstrated the economic concept of _______, or how sensitive product demand is to price.
Model T, elasticity
By the mid 1920’s, _______ _____ and _______ competed successfully with _____.
General Motors, Chrysler, Ford
The ____ _______ also spurred growth in the production of s____, p_______, r______, p____ g____, n_____, and l____.
Auto industry, steel, petroleum, rubber, plate glass, nickel, lead
Americans bought new innovations such as e______ r_____, f______ t______, f_____ f_____, and h____ h____ c____.
Electric razors, facial tissues, frozen foods, home hair color
M_______, d_______, c________, and p_______ became popular products.
Mouthwash, deodorants, cosmetics, perfume
_____-_____ were introduced such as the e______ i____, v______ c______, w_____ m______, and r_______.
Labor-savers, electric iron, vacuum cleaners, washing machines, refrigerators
After the _____ ______ first successful flight in 1903, the _______ industry began developing.
Wright Brothers, aviation
Leading the way was _____ ______ who invented ______ - surface attached to wings that could be tilted to steer the plane.
Glenn Curtiss, ailerons
_______ made it possible to build rigid wings and much larger aircrafts.
Ailerons
In 1918 the _________ _____ introduced the world’s first _______ ______.
Postmaster general, airmail service
In 1925 Congress passed the _____ ___, authorizing postal officials to hire private airplane operators to carry mail.
Kelly Act