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what were more and more industries using?
modern manufacturing techniques such as mass production
which industries used mass production techniques?
textiles and household goods
how was the USA able to mass produce clothing in ww1?
standard clothing sizes
what did standard clothing sizes allow USA to do?
mass produce clothing in ww1
what was made via mass production
firearms, sewing machines, railway angines
when was the assembly line introduced
1913
who was the assembly line introduced by
henry ford
what was another name for the assembly line
magic belt
what inspired henry ford?
meat packing factories and slaughterhouses
how did the assembly line work?
car parts travel on an electric conveyor belt to workers who each have one job
how did the assembly line save time?
workers stayed in the same place
how much did the detroit ford factory increase production time
in 1913 1 car per 3 mins to 1920 1 car per 10 seconds
what factory increased 1 car per 3 mins to 1 car per 10 seconds
Detroit
what did mass production allow ford to do
bring down price of cars to make it more affordable
how much did Model T prices drop?
$850 in 1914 to $295 in 1926
what did mass production make cars?
more accessible, no longer rich person privelidge
how did number of cars rise?
between 1920 and 1929 7.5 million to 27 million
what did cars prompt americans to do
see more of their homeland
what did seeing more of the Americans’ homeland cause?
greater tourism and hotels
how did mass production stimulate road building?
10,000 miles per day in 1929
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