Henry Ford Impact On Society

What is now known as the Roaring Twenties was a time of optimism and high hopes, contrary to popular beliefs about the decade before the Great Depression. With the election of President Harding, a return to normalcy was desired among the nation, yet many still wanted to move forward. The character of America during this age was strongly reflected through one of its leading figures, at the time, Henry Ford. Ford’s invention of the Model T automobile and his progressive steps towards the future demonstrated his wants to move forward, yet his many other actions showed how he was also afraid to let go of the past. In his early life, Ford grew up on his family farm in Dearborn, Michigan where he received an education for eight years. This agrarian
The Ford Motor company’s car manufacturing statistics only increased as the years went by, with 13 million cars being produced in one year and those cars being built within 93 minutes. Eventually, the company would produce a car every minute, and this was all possible because of Ford’s design of the assembly line. This innovative plan was what completely changed American life forever, assisting gangs, bootleggers, and even the presidency. By 1925, 9,909 Model T’s were manufactured every 10 seconds. Clearly, Ford’s mind and actions contributed to the future of not just America but the
He collected dozens of books, like, one of his personal favorites, McGuffey Readers, and American antiques, spending much of life earnings to complete his sets, some collections tracing the entire evolution of a particular machine. First starting with the reconstruction of his old home as a boy, Ford thereafter began to build his ‘antique empire’ and restore his entire childhood community near Dearborn. This entire Green Village community went back to conventional lifestyles by only letting horse drawn vehicles on to the premises and converting back to old home life practices. History constantly surrounded