This enquiry aims to introduce students to one of the industrial titans of the USA – Henry Ford. The primary focus is assessing Ford’s historical significance.
Moreover, the lesson consolidates the earlier enquiry on the causes of the economic boom in the 1920s and deals with a number of the same themes, including the growth in wages and the increasing ubiquity of the motorcar.
It is highly active and uses a good balance of resources and film clips. It won’t fail to engage and stretch.
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- Lesson presentation: PowerPoint
- Lesson write-up: PDF
- Resource 1 – Sources: PDF
- Resource 2 – Cards: PDF
- Worksheet 1A, 1B, 2 – Significance grids: PDF
