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Factory Life: From Assembly Lines to Modern Industry

Explore the evolution of assembly lines, from Ford's Model T to modern BMW practices, and discuss the impact on workers and society. Dive into the successes and controversies of big business figures like Ford and Rockefeller, and analyze the effects of mass production on urbanization in America. Reflect on the positives and negatives of assembly line work and consider the overall implications for industrial workers throughout history.

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Factory Life: From Assembly Lines to Modern Industry

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  1. Assembly Line Life in American Factories

  2. On your post it/note card • Put your name: • Number • #1 and #2 on the front • And • #1-4 on the back of your card

  3. Stand up! • Please find 2 people that will be your partners and write their names on your notecard. • Your partner must not be sitting next to you 

  4. Brainstorm • Answer the following questions on the back of your response card… • 1. What is an assembly line?

  5. Brainstorm • Answer the following questions on the back of your response card… • 2. What were the differences between the old Ford Model T assembly line and the modern BMW assembly line?

  6. Visit your 1st partner • Standing meeting… • Discuss your response with your partner for 30 seconds.

  7. Success of big business • Andrew Carnage: Revolutionized the steel industry that lead to massive urbanization in America (Bessemer Process). • Henry Ford: Developed the assembly line to mass produce cars at an affordable price. • John D. Rockefeller: Founder of the Standard Oil Company, which dominated the US oil industry in the early 1900s.

  8. Assembly Line Activity!

  9. Brainstorm • Answer the following questions on the back of your response card… • 3. What are potential positive and negative effects of the assembly line?

  10. Visit your 2nd partner • Standing meeting… • Discuss your response with your partner for 30 seconds.

  11. Central Historical Question 4. Was the success of big business during the industrial era good for workers? Explain…

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