History of the United States II / Unit 9 USH2 1201 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Henry Ford's Model T
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The idea
Henry Ford's assembly line cut the price of a Model T from eight hundred fifty dollars in nineteen oh eight to three hundred dollars by nineteen twenty-four.
In practice
The Yawp's figure: by nineteen twenty-five, a Model T rolling off the line every ten seconds.
Where people slip
The car came within reach of average Americans, as mass production intended.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
Builds on
- Nothing. This is a starting point.
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