Automobile Impact On Society

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sold, the need for more fuel increased. Filling stations made for refilling occupied roads and highways that ran throughout the country to aid drivers that were stranded and had used up all their fuel.
Most of the effects of the automobile on society were positive. The freedom of choice gave families the ability to travel to different locations that were almost impossible to get to by foot. Urban residents were also able to rediscover landscapes that were never noticed. During the twentieth-century, the automobile was a key element for change, It gave people jobs, became a "lifeblood" of petroleum industry, and ended rural isolation. It also, due to the consumer's immense demand for the automobile, introduced the US to mass production which led to
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That emphasized the need for better roads to be used for transportation which led to the encouragement of business and industry.
As the automobile became more widely used, the more it affected the everyday lives of
Americans, especially women. Women were required to have a car because they needed a comfortable way to go from place to place. Hess stated that "The urban housewife of 1925 who could so well without a car was transformed into the suburban housewife of 1960 who required a car to do all her shopping or to pick up kids up after school." (http://www.klhess.com/car_essy.html) This clearly states how cars have drastically affected the role of women.
Henry Ford changed millions of lives and the world when he invented the Model T. People were able to go to places quickly that would have taken much longer before the automobile, especially during the early 1900s. "The inventor of the automobile has brought more positive and negative effects than any other invention throughout transportation history. As the most widely accepted method of transportation, cars have changed the way people live all over the world. They have affected all aspects of society such