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The Cars That Made America

Ford was having problemsretaining good workers and he decided that he wasgonna introduce...

Ford was having problems
retaining good workers and he decided that he was
gonna introduce the $5 day

Full Transcript

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- Ford was having problems retaining good workers
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and he decided that he was gonna introduce the $5 day.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
21
Timestamp in Movie
00:52:59
Uploaded
Jun 30, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1
Genres
documentary, history
Production
Tabcum Entertainment,Sanguine Smart

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Movie Summary

The history and influence of cars in America.
S01 • E01 This, at the time, the average wage - The Cars That Made America 00:05
This, at the time, the average wage
S01 • E01 - [Narrator] The $5 day would be almost $300 today, - The Cars That Made America 00:09
- [Narrator] The $5 day would be almost $300 today,
S01 • E02 - [Narrator] In 1932, the Ford Motor Company slips - The Cars That Made America 00:10
- [Narrator] In 1932, the Ford Motor Company slips
S01 • E01 - As a result, this was really the beginning - The Cars That Made America 00:08
- As a result, this was really the beginning
S01 • E02 Ford blames the fall on Edsel and the unions. - The Cars That Made America 00:04
Ford blames the fall on Edsel and the unions.
S01 • E01 - Nobody had ever been able to make that kind of money - The Cars That Made America 00:05
- Nobody had ever been able to make that kind of money
S01 • E02 Henry Ford still had this idea, - The Cars That Made America 00:05
Henry Ford still had this idea,
S01 • E01 He was getting people from Europe. - The Cars That Made America 00:04
He was getting people from Europe.
S01 • E01 - Ford attracted a lot of African American labor - The Cars That Made America 00:10
- Ford attracted a lot of African American labor
S01 • E02 - Ford certainly didn't want a bunch of outside agitators - The Cars That Made America 00:13
- Ford certainly didn't want a bunch of outside agitato...
S01 • E01 - People came pouring in from all over the country. - The Cars That Made America 00:04
- People came pouring in from all over the country.
S01 • E01 They finally had that special police units out - The Cars That Made America 00:05
They finally had that special police units out
S01 • E02 (muffled screams) - The Cars That Made America 00:11
(muffled screams)
S01 • E01 They they had to turn fire hoses on them to disperse them - The Cars That Made America 00:07
They they had to turn fire hoses on them to disperse them
S01 • E01 - You have not just the people on the line - The Cars That Made America 00:16
- You have not just the people on the line
S01 • E02 On one of the coldest days of the year, - The Cars That Made America 00:10
On one of the coldest days of the year,
S01 • E01 You have this entire ecosystem - The Cars That Made America 00:10
You have this entire ecosystem
S01 • E01 - [Narrator] As the auto industry grows, - The Cars That Made America 00:07
- [Narrator] As the auto industry grows,
S01 • E01 - I see Detroit in the 20th century - The Cars That Made America 00:13
- I see Detroit in the 20th century
S01 • E02 - [Bennett] My men are already down there Mr. Ford. - The Cars That Made America 00:04
- [Bennett] My men are already down there Mr. Ford.