Places case study- Detroit Flashcards
(45 cards)
Where is Detroit located?
In the state of Michigan, North America
When did Henry Ford set up his first factory?
1910
What was different about Henry Ford’s factory?
It used an assembly line
How many dollars were workers paid and how many days did they work a week?
$5 and 5 days
What was the impact of the factory jobs being well paid?
There was Mass immigration of predominately black people from the Southern states who came to seek work at the Ford Factories
As well as Ford which other two car companies set up around 1910?
General motors and Chrysler
What occurred in the 1930’s?
The great depression
Why was the state of Michigan/Detroit affected more than other areas by the great depression?
The industrial economic base
Give an example of a freeway built
8th mile bridge
What were the impacts of the freeway networks being built?
- increased demand for cars
- increased popularity of suburban homes
What were the impacts of out of town shopping malls?
- fewer people spent money in the city centre of Detroit
- especially wealthier people
What occurred to the white population from the 1950s onwards?
-they began to move out of the city centre to the suburbs
What were the key processes in the 1950s and 60s?
- filtering
- selective outmigration
- suburbanisation
How did so-called ‘white-flight’ affect the city in the first instance?
- lower income black population left behind
- tax base moved out of the city
- neighbourhoods were left abandoned
- urban doughnut effect
How many people were killed in the 1967 riot?
43
How many buildings were damaged in the 1967 riot?
2000
What contributed to white flight occurring?
- racial tension
- unrest and rioting
What was the 1967 riot called?
The 12th Street riot
About how much damage was caused by the 12th street riot?
Around $40 million
Why were was the inner left to be predominately black?
- the black population was poorer due to discrimination faced
- therefore could not afford to move out
What occurred in 1973?
The oil crisis, fuel prices increased
What impacts did the oil crisis have?
- American cars used more fuel so having an American car became more expensive
- foreign cars (e.g German or Japanese) used less fuel so people began to buy them
What happened to the sales of the big 3 following the oil crisis?
They decreased as they lost sales to European competition
What were the impacts of the decrease in sales of the big 3?
- industrial decline in manufacturing
- dereliction a problem
- unemployment rises, cheap cocaine gives people a route to make ‘easy’ money
- further white flight
- abandonment of housing
