Henry Ford's Model T: History and Impact, PDF
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The document explores the history and significance of Henry Ford's Model T, introduced in 1908. It details Ford's advancements in assembly-line manufacturing. The document also showcases facts about the car. The Model T's impact involved minimum wage, and changed how Americans lived, worked, and travelled.
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+-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | **Henry Ford: | | | | Inventing The Model T | | | | 1908** | | | +===...
+-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | **Henry Ford: | | | | Inventing The Model T | | | | 1908** | | | +=======================+=======================+=======================+ | | | | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | **Who gained/profited | **Who lost/suffered | **Photo:** | | from the event?** | because of the | | | | event?** | Model T ‑ Ford, Car & | | **The American | | Invented \| HISTORY | | Transport Industry.** | **Mecedes Benz and | | | | any competitors.** | | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | | | | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | **Details, | **5 Facts and 1 | | | explanation and | Question:** | | | analysis** | | | | | - **The Model T was | | | **The Model T | not the first | | | reworked how | automobile in | | | Americans lived | existence.** | | | worked and travelled. | | | | Henry Ford's | - **Before Henry | | | revolutionary | Ford, automobiles | | | advancements in | in both the | | | assembly-line | United States and | | | automobile | Europe were seen | | | manufacturing made | as a luxury only | | | the Model T the first | for the rich.** | | | car to be affordable | | | | for most Americans. | - **The Model T was | | | In 1908, the Model T | only available in | | | sold for \$850 while | one colour.** | | | competing cars often | | | | cost \$2000-\$3000. | - **The Model T | | | The Model T was | succeeded | | | responsible for | nineteen other | | | establishing a | models.** | | | minimum wage and the | | | | eight-hour workday. | - **The Model T | | | The \$5 a day minimum | dominated the | | | wage Henry Ford | U.S. car market.\ | | | reduced | Question** | | | the workday from an | | | | average of over 10 | - **What made the | | | hours to 8 hours upon | Model T stand out | | | implementing the | from its | | | assembly line. The | competitors?** | | | introduction of the | | | | assembly line also | | | | allowed workers to | | | | earn a higher wage | | | | for a shorter work | | | | week.** | | | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | | **Photo:** | | | | | | | |  | | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | **References (Title | | | | of the book or URL)** | | | | | | | | [**Ford Model T --- | | | | The Heritage | | | | Society**](https://ww | | | | w.heritagesociety.org | | | | /ford-model-t#:~:text | | | | =The%20Model%20T%20ch | | | | anged%20the,often%20c | | | | ost%20%242000%2D%2430 | | | | 00.) | | | | | | | | [**Ten Ways the Model | | | | T Changed the World | | | | \| | | | | ASSEMBLY**](https://w | | | | ww.assemblymag.com/ar | | | | ticles/85804-ten-ways | | | | -the-model-t-changed- | | | | the-world) | | | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+
