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Ford and the War Effort
Henry Ford was a driven individual passionate about the internal combustion engine and the automobile. At a very young age Ford began to experiment with the mechanical side of everyday products. For example, he built his own watch. Ford often dreamed of making watches available on the market for a dollar each. Ford looked to his heroes for inspiration. Thomas Edison became an influential person in Ford's life. After many years of experimentation, Ford finally came up with the right tools for success. With $28,000 of investors money Ford began the Ford Motor Company. Ford began to roll the cars off of the assembly line at record speeds.
During the late 30's and early 40's Ford was sought out by countries to produce planes for the war effort. The British government contracted Ford to begin to make their airplanes engines. This was not all the war effort that Ford would get into. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, Ford Motor Company completely......

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