Impact of a TNC on a place: Detroit

Question 1

The TNC in Detroit was

Answer 1

Ford Motors

Question 2

during the ‘car boom’ Detroit became the…..largest city in the USA, with ……………people in the 19….s

Answer 2

fourth

1.85 million in the 1950s

Question 3

during the 19….s, ………………….African Americans were moving to Detroit each…………….

Answer 3

1930s
1000
each month

Question 4

However, Detroit was still very…………………..and had support from the ………………………………..
In 1943, a racial riot killed…………people

Answer 4

• very segregated
• Klu Klux Klan
• 34 people killed

Question 5

forced integration during the 1950s and the collapse of the car industry led to racial riots in 19……
…..people were killed and …………buildings were destroyed

Answer 5

1967
43 people killed
2000 buildings destroyed

Question 6

the economic crash in Detroit was caused by

Answer 6

-Ford Motors dominated the employment market, so when it pulled out and outsourced to Mexico, hundreds of thousands of jobs directly or indirectly employed by Ford in Detroit were lost

Question 7

in 20…. Detroit was declared bankrupt with a debt of $…… and only……………people living there

Answer 7

2013
$20 billion
700,000 people only

Question 8

in 2012 homes were selling for $…

this provides opportunity for regeneration through:

Answer 8

$1
-artists, musicians, media designers and hipsters taking advantage of the low rents and prices are starting to move in, so giving new life to this ‘dead city’ where row upon row of houses lie unused and rundown in Detroit’s once prosperous suburbs

Question 9

only …….% of Detroit’s adults have college degrees

Answer 9

18%