UNITED STATES OF AMERICA INDUSTRIALIZATION IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Objectives to comprehend: >Assembly Line >Mass Production >Henry Ford >Public Education

? WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ?  1.) Identify the factors that allow factories to Mass Produce:  2.) Who utilized the “Assembly Line”?  3.) By 1900, most governments required that children do what?

 Cincinnati Museum Union Terminal  A mural capturing the “ Industrial Age of Cincinnati ”

Late 1800’s -- New York City

Present day New York City

How did we get here?  Improvements in the quality of factories by  Workers are protected through laws and unions  Standard of living is raised.  Governments see the need for a “LITERATE WORKFORCE”  Establish public education  Most teachers not trained well, but it is a start.  High schools are created – teaching Latin, Greek, Mathematics and…. HISTORY!

Mass Production  Production of a large number of products, within a short amount of time using time saving and effective techniques.  Must have the following:  1.) Assembly Line  2.) Interchangeable Parts  3.) Power-driven machines

The ASSEMBLY LINE  Workers add parts to a product as it moves along a conveyor belt.  From one worker to the next.  Henry Ford

? WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ?  1.) Identify the factors that allow factories to Mass Produce:  2.) Who utilized the “Assembly Line”?  3.) By 1900, most governments required that children do what?