Hi folks -- I have a first exam coming up soon. How well could you do on it?
HST 344
Exam 1 study sheet, fall, 2016
Dr. Heitmann
I Identification and
Significance. (50 pts.) I will choose eight of the following and you must
answer five. For each write a short
paragraph (minimum 3 to 4 sentences).
Make sure you are as incisive and factual with your response, and stress
the significance of the person, place, or thing.
- The Bicycle as a
Technological Antecedent
- “European by Birth, American by Adoption”
- Early 20th century Electric Cars
- Horatio Nelson
Jackson
- Henry Ford and the Origins of Mass Production
- The Ford Model T
- Frederick Winslow
Taylor and Scientific Management
- Sloanism and
Production Changes, late 1920s-1930s
- Billy Durant and General Motors
- C.F. “Boss” Kettering and the Self-Starter
- Harley Earl and Automotive Design
- Ned Jordan and Automotive Advertising
- The Rickenbacker
Automobile
- The Lincoln Highway
- The Copper-Cooled Engine
- Route 66
II Essay(50 pts.). In
a well-organized and factual essay, answer the following, making sure to
include both an introduction and conclusion.
Ben Hamper’s Rivethead:
Tales from the Assembly Line is a remarkable tale focusing on the nature of
assembly line work at General Motors during the late 1970s and early 1980s. It
is among other things, quite an indictment of General Motors’ management
practices, ironically coming from an unhinged worker. At the same time, it is sorry depiction of
UAW work ethic. First, being as specific and detailed as possible, describe
Hamper’s portrayal of management style and managers. Secondly, how did Hamper and others cope with
their work environment? To what degree do you think that Hamper’s account is on
target, or perhaps not?
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