My first car…
My first car…
Find a partner(s) next to you… Take 30 seconds to share with each other… What kind of car do you drive OR what kind of car do you want as your first car If you have a car, what does you car mean to you? (What do you value most about your car?) If you do not have a car, what are you most looking forward to once you do get a car?
Background America was tired of seeing Americans die over foreign problems New president Warren Harding promised a “return to normalcy” Go back to the way things were before the war American begins to implement isolationist policies Focus more on prosperity at home; less on foreign problems
The Roaring 20’s: Unit Theme The decade of the 1920’s was a time when America began to change drastically in a way which is somewhat familiar to us today The new innovations, customs, and social activities served as foundations for the modern day American society
The Good Times of the Roaring 20’s Assembly Lines & Automobiles Unit 7
Assembly Line Divided production into simple tasks completed in steps or stages Provided job opportunities to millions of Americans Increased productivity of workers Reduced the cost of the products Made them more affordable for the average American First used efficiently by Henry Ford
Henry Ford & The Assembly Line Before using the assembly line, one car rolled out of the factory every 93 minutes Ford implemented the assembly line in 1913 One car every 93 seconds By 1925, one car was rolling off the line every 10 seconds Cost of a Model T in 1908 = $850 Cost of a Model T in 1925 = $295
Changes Made by Automobiles Cheap cars made them available to millions of Americans Allowed people to escape from the crowded cities Suburbs emerge Commuters
America: Story of Us
Quick Review What was the goal of Americans following the war? How did average Americans benefit from the assembly line? How did cheap automobiles impact American society? Return to the way things were before More jobs, products became more affordable Suburbs develop, people begin commuting to work
Brainstorm with your neighbors… What would our society be like if the assembly line concept was never created?