Mass Production Mass production is the manufacturing of products of uniform quality in large quantities using a standardized mechanical process or assembly line. After a brief postwar depression, the American economy grew rapidly in the early 1920s. By 1926, the standard of living in the United States was the highest it had ever been in history of the country and America was officially the richest nation in the world. Natural resources such as oil were abundant, giving the United States an advantage that no other country enjoyed at that time. level. This abundance of natural resources led to large-scale industrial development. New techniques meant that goods could be produced much cheaper and on a large scale, which led to the production of masses of cheap goods that could be purchased by thousands of normal Americans. Mass production was started by Henry Ford in 1913. He couldn't make cars fast enough to keep them running. to meet demand and this is how he introduced the concept of the assembly line. As a result, a Model T could be produced every three minutes. Components were added as the car progressed and each worker performed a specific job. By 1920, a car was being produced every ten seconds and Ford realized that if cars could be produced more cheaply, more people could buy them and as demand increased and the company sold more cars , it could make them even cheaper. Between 1908 and 1925, more than 15 million Model Ts were manufactured and by the mid-1920s, one in two cars sold was a Model T. The cost of cars rose from $1,200 to £295 in 1928, which meant that even normal people could afford them. Henry Ford's mass production techniques were adopted by other American industries, and the United States quickly became the most efficient producer in the world. The lower cost of each input offset the lower profit margin as demand was boosted. Job prospects also improved, with many people moving to industrial cities and American industries made huge profits and expanded enormously. However, mass production also meant that the richer the rich became, the poorer the poor became. Mass production forever changed the fabric of American society. Social freedom was achieved and mass production brought an immense sense of freedom to rural areas. Making cars affordable changed the face of America and led to large-scale urbanization and suburban development. She encouraged the building of roads, and the growing popularity of owning one's own car made traveling easier so that people did not need to be within walking distance to get to work. The car contributed to the industrial boom of the 1920s by stimulating