Henry Ford's Model T and the Assembly Line
-Begins selling in 1915
-By 1925 a record 90109 cars are made in one day. The lowest prices is $290 per car.
-15 million made by 1927
-Most of the manufacturing is done in Detroit (nicknamed Motown)
-Introduction of the Assembly line and factories increases output.
Henry Ford's t-model assembly line revolutionized the automobile industry and the concept of manufacturing worldwide. The ability and accessibility of cars changed peoples lives. Sturdy and cheap, the cost for the first Model T was set at $850. The immediate impact of the assembly line was revolutionary.
Money > era > style > social change.
Jazz until the 1920's was not mainstream, but mostly sung by blacks, started being played in the radio, allowing widespread jazz.
The TV brought a new form of media.
Internet. Womens dress in the 20's changed to looser, shorter, bare skin. Unheard of. They had just come out of the Victorian era.
60's - long hair, bell-bottom jeans, tie dye ("hippie look")
90's - long baggy skate pants, bandannas
Music plays a major role in the decade of style, because people change their style of dress accordingly.
The Movie Hall Era
-Begins with Silent FIlms
-People get their news before the movie
-Charlie Chaplin
-The "Movie Palace"
-Dance Halls
-Radio
The higher the supply the lower the demand, the lower the price.
The lower the supply, the higher the demand, the higher the price.
(How the stock market works)
-By 1925 a record 90109 cars are made in one day. The lowest prices is $290 per car.
-15 million made by 1927
-Most of the manufacturing is done in Detroit (nicknamed Motown)
-Introduction of the Assembly line and factories increases output.
Henry Ford's t-model assembly line revolutionized the automobile industry and the concept of manufacturing worldwide. The ability and accessibility of cars changed peoples lives. Sturdy and cheap, the cost for the first Model T was set at $850. The immediate impact of the assembly line was revolutionary.
Money > era > style > social change.
Jazz until the 1920's was not mainstream, but mostly sung by blacks, started being played in the radio, allowing widespread jazz.
The TV brought a new form of media.
Internet. Womens dress in the 20's changed to looser, shorter, bare skin. Unheard of. They had just come out of the Victorian era.
60's - long hair, bell-bottom jeans, tie dye ("hippie look")
90's - long baggy skate pants, bandannas
Music plays a major role in the decade of style, because people change their style of dress accordingly.
The Movie Hall Era
-Begins with Silent FIlms
-People get their news before the movie
-Charlie Chaplin
-The "Movie Palace"
-Dance Halls
-Radio
The higher the supply the lower the demand, the lower the price.
The lower the supply, the higher the demand, the higher the price.
(How the stock market works)