Chapter 14 Section 1 Active Reading
(P. 414-421)
Name: Date: Period:
1. What is the car company and model that is unveiled to the American public in 1927?
2. How much did the gross national product increase from 1922 to 1929?
3. What actions by the Republicans led to economic growth?
4. How many American homes had electricity by 1930?
5. What two advancements led to a market for new products?
6. What new products were available in the 1920s?
7. Define the term Scientific Management.
8. Who implemented the scientific management into the automobile industry? How did this affect the sale of automobiles?
9. By 1908 he had developed the ______, a sturdy low-cost automobile. It was an instant success and sold more than ______a year by ______.
10. A new production method to help factories make goods faster.
11. What was the nickname for the Model T? How fast did the conveyer belt move?
12. How did the assembly line affect competition in the automobile industry?
13. How did the price of the Ford automobile change? How did production change?
14. What resources did the automobile industry use? How many people did it employee?
15. How did the assembly line change working conditions? Was there a chance for advancement?
16. Why did workers quit jobs on the assembly line?
17. How did Ford attempt to keep workers?
18. To accommodate the increased traffic, more than ______of new roads were built during the 1920s. A host of new structures--- ______, ______, ______, and ______---- appeared along the nation’s highways.
19. What is auto-touring?
20. ______allowed consumers to pay for their cars over time.
21. Automobile manufacturers began designing their products to go out of style so consumers would buy new products. This is known as ______.
22. What four medias were used for advertising during the 1920s?