Henry Ford and the Automobile-
Henry ford and his Phenomenal invention, the automobile has changed our society and standards of transportation forever. The technology Henry Ford has produced in his automobile has helped average Americans to have theses cars also. Certain technologies for the car have been around since the 19th century, cars were always seen as a type of luxurious “toy” for the rich people. Henry ford has standardized interchangeable parts in his cars so that us regular class Americans, could have the luxurious new way of transportation. During this earlier 20th century, Ford was seen as one of the most prominent citizens for his strong roles in social affairs. Ford wanted to sponsor Americanization and assimilation for “new immigrants”, so he opened up an Americanization school for foreign workers at his auto plants. The goal of this school was to encourage the foreign laborers to conform to middle-class American lifestyle standards if they wanted to keep their jobs.
Besides helping the immigrants assimilate to our culture, Ford and his automobile is helping us Americans gradually enter an era of mass consumption and production in our economy. Ford is offering higher paying wages, much more reasonable hours, and revolutionized industry for us Americans. He also introduced the assembly line to us.
- Tajah Guilaume
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