How Did Henry Ford Change Society

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Henry Ford once said, “I will build a motorcar for the masses…constructed of the best materials, by the best men to be hired, after the simplest designs that modern engineering can devise…so low in price that no man making a good salary will be unable to own one and enjoy with his family the blessing of hours of pleasure in God’s great open spaces.” Firstly, Henry Ford created new technology that nobody has ever seen before. Secondly, Henry Ford created the model T that was the first car ever to be created. Thirdly, Henry Ford was the first man that created the assembly line. Henry Ford changed the way we look at transportation forever this is why he should have a memorial built in his honour. Henry Ford created new technology that nobody has ever seen before. Firstly, Henry Ford began to experiment with a horseless carriage in 1890 and completed his first car, the quadricycle, in about 1896. During the following years he tried unsuccessfully to get it into production. The Model T was his most recognized piece of technology. The Model T was produced by Henry Ford's Ford Motor Company from 1909 through 1927.…show more content…
Henry Ford not only achieved this goal, but his legacy is still carried on today. Thirdly, the assembly line created jobs for people. The jobs made income for the men to help support their families. Henry Ford once said "Where people work longest and with least leisure, they buy the fewest goods. No towns were so poor as those of England where the people, from children up, worked fifteen and sixteen hours a day. They were poor because these overworked people soon wore out -- they became less and less valuable as workers. Therefore, they earned less and less and could buy less and less." The men that worked there were being paid five dollars a day ($110 in current dollar) for their work. In conclusion the assembly line made overall life easier, faster and
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