1. Rise of American Industry
Antoine Hale, Corey Hall, Sophie Frazier

2. The Assembly Line and Mass Production
The first assembly line, created by Henry Ford, started rolling in 1913
The design of the lines were inspired by the continuous-flow production methods used by flour mills and industrial bakeries
The innovation of the assembly line cut car production from 12 hours to 2 hours
Assembly lines were able to cut production time so drastically because the things being produced were broken down into several parts
Sophie Frazier

3. The Assembly Line and Mass Production (continued)
The assembly lines drastically cut the price of things such as the Model T, making it much more affordable to the everyday person
Higher productivity of products, lead to more profit which then led to the rising of salaries for the assembly workers
The increased salaries allowed people to buy the products being produced creating a “growth cycle”
The assembly line shifted populations from the rural areas to the city and employed more people because it was a low-skilled job
Sophie Frazier

4. The Assembly Line and Mass Production (continued)
Assembly lines are still used in today’s society for more efficient and costly production
The company still abides by the motto of wanting to bring safe and durable transportation to millions across the world
Ford’s own company is still improving its manufacturing capabilities over 100 years later
The company is consistently providing stable, well-paid jobs just as it did 100 years ago
Sophie Frazier

5. Impact of the Model T on the economy
The mass production of the Model T, made a big boom in the economy of the U.S.
The price of the standard Model T in 1903 cost $825. By a brand new Ford runabout could be purchased for as little as $260. By 1927 the Ford company was turning out a Model T every 24 seconds. From 1909 to 1927 over 15 million Model T Fords had been sold in America.

6. Impact of the Model T on society
The Model T influenced our society by giving us all something to want; everyone of every class wanted a model T because it was affordable.
People were opened up to new opportunities in the workforce because they were able to efficiently travel the distance needed.
It influenced the migration of people towards the urban areas therefore creating more population-dense areas.

8. Impact of consumerism and the Radio (products and payment)
Consumerism is the theory that it is economically attractive to advertise and purchase goods and services.
American consumerism increased greatly in the “Roaring 20’s” due to technological advances and inventions.
Marketing techniques like newspaper and radio played a huge part in consumerism in the 20’s.

9. Consumerism and the Radio cont.
Mass production and labor saving devices gave Americans more time for leisure, making them purchase more goods.
Middle class Americans moved to a period of prosperity in the 1920’s. From 1921 to 1924 the nation’s GNP went from $69 billion to $93 billion.

10. Consumerism and the Radio cont.
Radio broadcasting began in 1920 with with the broadcast of KDKA
By 1922 there were 600 radio stations in the U.S.
Between 1923 and % of American families purchased radios.
A lot of radio stations started with things like opera, but later started to do broadcast popular music, market updates, weather, politics, etc.
The 1928 political parties bought $1 million of advertising time on radio networks.

11. “Lucky Lindy”
“Lucky Lindy” was a man by the name Charles Augustus lindbergh.
Charles flew a plane called The Spirit of St Louis from New York to Paris
This flight took 33 and a half hours for 3600 miles.

12. Charles’s impact on the airline industry
His flight in the The Spirit of St louis got him to work with a man known as Guggenheim
With him they did the Guggenheim tour, he touched down in 49 states, visited 92 cities, gave 147 speeches, and rode 1,290 miles in parades.
This made others think of planes as a viable means of travel

13. Airline industry then v. now
Then people thought planes were a viable form of travel but were cautious towards it because safety was not perfected
Now there are many airliners in the air that are safer than 1900s planes but they are not perfect but they are used to transport many people all over the world.

14. Sources www.history.com www.nydailynews.com