Henry Ford was born in Michigan July 30th, 1863, and the family were farmers. He was an American industrialist who was the founder of Ford Motor Company which was founded in 1903, which sells commercial vehicles and automobiles within the Ford brand. Ford had a huge impact in the development of assembly line technique of mass production. Back before he started his business many middle-class individuals could not afford an automobile, only the upper classes could afford one, but thanks to Ford he manufactured affordable automobiles so that the middle class could conveniently purchase. Ford was born on a farm in Greenfield Township, and when he was young he was exhibiting qualities of leadership and technical skills. Ford was expected to follow
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He then started experimenting with building automobiles. In 1931 Model A did not go well and was outsold by Chevrolet and Plymouth and as a result was discontinued. In 1932, Ford had released his first V-8 engine and as a result by 1936 the company collapsed to 3rd place in automobile industry sales. Although he was concerned about the code of minimum wage, Ford fought against and did not agree with the unionization of labor and refused to concede with United Automobile Workers terms, even when his competition joined. In 1937, Ford security had a dispute with UAW organizers at the Rouge plant, which resulted in the National Labor Relations Board instructed him to stop impeding with the Board. His political view got him criticism over time which began with his involvement in WW1. Ford acclaims Adolf Hitler and Germany, and accepted the Grand Cross of the German Eagle in 1938, which was the Nazi authority or commands highest medal for an outsider. Ford had given his company to his grandson and died two years later in 1947 at the age of …show more content…
He opposed the National Recovery Act. He opposed it because it imposed on manufacturers and this came across as abuse of government power to him. Ford opposed the formation of labor unions and legislation that authorized them. He believed “What is good for business is good for America” (New Deal 10) He worried that the government assisting programs and relief programs would demolish individual initiative and would become lazy and dependent people. Ford believed that those who were unemployed could enhance their situations without the aid of charity and relief. He did not agree with what the New Deal was proposing and refused to meet Roosevelt on his visit to one of his factories during World War 2. Ford resisted and had no intention of signing any code. He says that the country was not prepared to be treated like Russia. Ford fought alone, against the law, and said that this was unconstitutional and un- American. He needed to find a good reason to keep him out of jail and then his lawyers had found a reason, which was that he didn’t have to sign the code if he obeyed with the provisions of the code. He believed that this was like them showing or telling him how to run his business. Roosevelt wanted government and compliance to the code and when Ford refused to do so, they did it by force. They would not give him any
He then started experimenting with building automobiles. In 1931 Model A did not go well and was outsold by Chevrolet and Plymouth and as a result was discontinued. In 1932, Ford had released his first V-8 engine and as a result by 1936 the company collapsed to 3rd place in automobile industry sales. Although he was concerned about the code of minimum wage, Ford fought against and did not agree with the unionization of labor and refused to concede with United Automobile Workers terms, even when his competition joined. In 1937, Ford security had a dispute with UAW organizers at the Rouge plant, which resulted in the National Labor Relations Board instructed him to stop impeding with the Board. His political view got him criticism over time which began with his involvement in WW1. Ford acclaims Adolf Hitler and Germany, and accepted the Grand Cross of the German Eagle in 1938, which was the Nazi authority or commands highest medal for an outsider. Ford had given his company to his grandson and died two years later in 1947 at the age of …show more content…
He opposed the National Recovery Act. He opposed it because it imposed on manufacturers and this came across as abuse of government power to him. Ford opposed the formation of labor unions and legislation that authorized them. He believed “What is good for business is good for America” (New Deal 10) He worried that the government assisting programs and relief programs would demolish individual initiative and would become lazy and dependent people. Ford believed that those who were unemployed could enhance their situations without the aid of charity and relief. He did not agree with what the New Deal was proposing and refused to meet Roosevelt on his visit to one of his factories during World War 2. Ford resisted and had no intention of signing any code. He says that the country was not prepared to be treated like Russia. Ford fought alone, against the law, and said that this was unconstitutional and un- American. He needed to find a good reason to keep him out of jail and then his lawyers had found a reason, which was that he didn’t have to sign the code if he obeyed with the provisions of the code. He believed that this was like them showing or telling him how to run his business. Roosevelt wanted government and compliance to the code and when Ford refused to do so, they did it by force. They would not give him any