The Great Depression: A Job at Ford's ⁽¹⁹⁹³⁾

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The Great Depression: A Job at Ford's

Durée :

0h 52min

Date de sortie :

January 1993

Réalisé par : Jon Else
Ecrit par : Jon Else, Steve Fayer

Just before the advent of the Great Depression, Henry Ford controlled the most important company in the most important industry in the booming American economy. His offer of high wages in exchange for hard work attracted workers to Detroit, but it began to come apart when Ford hired a private police force to speed up production and spy on employees. After the depression hit in 1929, these workers faced a new, grim reality as unemployment skyrocketed.