1. Bell work Technology & History, pg. 711
Copy and Answer the question in book and the following:
When did Henry Ford first use the moving assembly line?

3. Sec. 3 “A Booming Economy”
After World War I the American economy experienced a recession, or economic downturn, which lasted about 2 years.
Then technology made rapid industrial growth possible, industries used:
electricity
scientific management- hiring experts to study how goods could be produced more quickly
assembly line – mass production technique

4. Propaganda techniques learned during WWI were now used to persuade consumers to buy a particular brand.
To market national brands, businesses spent more & more money on advertising – commercial advertisement was born.
Installment buying – consumers could buy goods by promising to pay small, regular amounts over a period of time.

5. The Automobile Age
America quickly became a “car culture”, in which people’s lives revolved around the automobile.
Henry Ford built Model T using assembly line making the car affordable – less than $300 by 1924.
Car had impact on other industries. Name some

6. Those left behind
Despite all the prosperity, many Americans did not share in the boom of the 1920s:
Farmers
Railroad industry
Coal mining industry
By 1929 nearly 3/4th of families had incomes below the accepted level necessary for comfortable living.

7. Print Ad Assignment
Design your own print advertisement for a product you want people to buy.
Must include a slogan (a saying that encourages the person to buy your product).
Design and write your rough draft on a sheet of notebook paper before your write on your white sheet of paper.
Color it.