mass production

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