SIGNIFICANCE OF THE CAR INDUSTRY

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This mind map contains the information on how the car industry boomed and how this effected the lives of the American people.
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SIGNIFICANCE OF THE CAR INDUSTRY
  1. One of the biggest employers in America
    1. Linked to other industries
      1. Glass/ Plastic/ Metal/ Rubber production
        1. Buildings
          1. Roads
            1. Showrooms
              1. Garages
              2. Entertainment - travel to...
                1. Cinema
                  1. Sports grounds
                    1. Shops
                  2. Henry Ford
                    1. Ideas copied
                      1. Pioneered mass marketing
                        1. High standard
                          1. Quality workmanship
                            1. "rolled his sleeves up"

                              Annotations:

                              • He constantly checked his factories rather than just sitting in an office.
                              1. Higher wages
                              2. Freedom
                                1. Women

                                  Annotations:

                                  • It meant that women had more freedom to travel to places such as the cinema.
                                  1. Young people
                                    1. Live in the suburbs

                                      Annotations:

                                      • This is because they could travel further distances to work. 
                                      1. Nicer
                                        1. Bigger
                                          1. Cleaner
                                        2. Stats
                                          1. 1 car every 10 seconds
                                            1. 3 million sold a year
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