"write a well-developed essay identifying an american who contributed significantly to united states history from the period 1900 to 1940, and provide support to this claim."
i know what they're asking for i just don't know who to write about. does anyone have any ideas? i'm thinking like fdr. i don't know though

Henry Ford

Born on july 30th, 1863, in Greenfield Township, Michigan, Ford is considered one of the biggest revolutionaries in economical, business and industrial history of all time. Ford's success was the result of great ingenuity and  how the industrial revolution was affecting the masses.

He began his early life learning how to operate machines and he was fascinated about it. When he grew older, he became an engineer and that is when everything started to come into place. In 1908 he started the Ford Motor Company, and the production of the Ford model T, which would change the life of everyone forever.

There are many reasons why Ford and his company are so important for American history: First, he developed the first ever moving assembly line, which led to a greater capacity of production than any of it's competitors and this system also led to the name Ford to be well known all over the world.

Second, the ability to produce automobiles in massive quantities allowed them to be more accesible for the people to purchase them which, with time, turned into the fact of every person buying automobiles and transforming American's lifestyle forever, and the way that people thought of cars and mobility.

Third, and probably most important, US started to export automobiles, and the trade of cars inside and outside of the US created a huge expansion in economy, which made the US a stronger and even more recognized country in the entire world.

It is for this that Henry Ford is one of the greatest figures of the 20th century.

https://www.ford.co.uk/experience-ford/history-and-heritage

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Ford

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even though ratified on february 3, 1870, the promise of the 15th amendment would not be fully applied for a long time.poll taxes and literacy tests would allow southern states disenfranchise african americans. only in 1965 the voting rights for african americans would be actually able to vote in the south.

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