We can infer from the passage that Henry Ford revolutionized American industry by. ... producing automobiles everyone could afford
preaching socialist values to his own employees
setting new standards in wages and working hours
making people work in factories from 8 to 9 hours each day
supporting consumers although he himself was a manufacturer
The principal motivation behind Ford's pay scheme was to attract skillful workers from other companies
to make other wealthy business owners help the poor
to eliminate the need for charitable organizations
to create a larger market for mass-produced goods
The passage informs us that, before Henry Ford's innovations, American businessmen depended heavily on the middle class both as employees and as customers
refused to pay workers more than $2.34 for each nine-hour shift of work
believed in making profit margins high by keeping wages low
didn't devote much effort to the concept of producing high quality goods
100 THE WANDERING MINSTREL The tales told by minstrels during the Middle Ages are called romances. At that time, the nobles of Europe lived in desolate castles. There were few books to read, and travel was difficult. In such a life, visitors were eagerly welcomed, and most welcome of all was the minstrel. The family would gather around the fireplace of the great hall to hear the minstrel chant his thrilling tales. Through the minstrels' songs ran the theme of chivalry. Chivalry taught knights to defend the church, to make war against infidels, to be courteous and to keep their word. Around these ideals, and around the stories of history and legend that exemplified them, the minstrel built his ballads. They were called romances because the minstrels used one of the Romance languages. The theme of all these early romances is a quest or search. The knight in the story may be seeking the Holy Grail, a lost mistress or mother or father, forgiveness for a sin, or simply adventure for its own sake.
