Henry Ford

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Henry Ford
Presented by Rena and Dennis
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Structure

• General facts
• His concerns
• The Dearborn Independent (DI)?
• Bonds to the NS
• Henry Ford in BNW

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General facts

• 30 July 1863, Michigan
• 7 April 1947, Michigan
• 1875 he had his own studio
• 1878 he built his first combustion motor
• 1879 he began an education as an engineer
• 1893 he advanced as the chef engineer

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His concerns

• 1896 he designed his first owndriving car
• He founded the Detroit Automobile Company
• Although his cars were better than others,
  1901/02 the DAC was insolvent
• 1903 he founded the Ford Motor Company
• Ford got famous because of Barney Oldfield
• 1908 the FMC released the Model T (Tin Lizzy,
  dt. Blechliesel)?

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His Concerns

• 1913 Ford invented the assembly line
• 1918 Every second car was a Model T
• Up to 1927 More than 15mio. Cars were built
• Fords employees earned exceptionally well
• Daily 5-6
• 1919 Fords son Edsel got new chairman
• After Edsels death Henry took over the concern
  in the age of 79

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The Dearborn Independent

• 1919 The Dearborn Independent was bought by
  Henry Ford
• He inhabited the DI until there was an action for
  slander
• 1927 he closed down the DI

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Bonds to the NS

• Ford produced vehikles for the NS- Regime (78.000
  HGVs and 14.000 track vehicles)?
• Ford factories were producing a lot of war
  machinery for the NS-Regime
• Ford achieved the Adlerschild des Deutschen
  Reiches as a reward for his attainments while
  coorperating with the NS- Regime

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Bonds to the NS

• In addition to his award Adolf Hitler sent him
  his personal greetings
• Some NS- officials defended themselves during the
  Nürnberger Prozess with Fords reading The
  International Jew, the World's Foremost Problem

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Henry Ford in BNW

• Ford is a godly person
• A difference in calculation of time instead of
  AD the people in BNW are using AF (after Ford)?
• Calculation of time starts in 1908 when the first
  Model T has been finished
• "Our Ford" is used in place of "Our Lord"