THE ROARING 20S 1920 1929
AMERICAN ECONOMY IN THE 1920S
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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True
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False
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -High school was no longer for the college-bound students, there were now higher educational standards for industrial jobs-high school of the ‘20s began offering a broad range of courses such as vocational training for those interested in industrial jobs. Another challenge was teaching immigrant children.
Detailed explanation-2: -High school enrollment in the United States doubled between 1900 and 1910; it quadrupled between 1900 and 1920, when more than 2 million American teenagers were enrolled. The numbers kept rising, so that by 1940, there were about 6.6 million high school students in the United States.
Detailed explanation-3: -Public Schools in the Great Depression Most students during this time period also did not attend kindergarten or 12th grade. One room schools, in which one teacher taught all grade levels in a single classroom, were still common, especially in rural areas.