"In mass production, there are no fitters... The man who puts in a bolt does not put on the nut; the man who puts on the nut does not tighten it... The net result of the application of these principles is the reduction of the necessity for thought on the part of the worker and the reduction of his movements to a minimum."
— Henry Ford, *My Life and Work*, 1922
The manufacturing system described in the excerpt contributed most directly to which of the following developments in the 1920s?
- A substantial decrease in the price of consumer goods, which expanded access to new technologies for average Americans.Cevap
- BThe initial shift of American manufacturing from home-based production to the very first factories.
- CThe creation of federal agencies that took direct ownership of major manufacturing industries to manage output.
- DThe complete withdrawal of American businesses from foreign trade and international financial markets.
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A substantial decrease in the price of consumer goods, which expanded access to new technologies for average Americans.
The assembly line and mass production techniques pioneered by Henry Ford reduced the time and labor required to manufacture goods. This efficiency lowered production costs, allowing companies to reduce retail prices. As a result, consumer goods such as automobiles and household appliances became affordable to middle- and working-class families, driving the consumer boom of the decade.
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Mass Production and Consumerism in the 1920s
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