How did public high schools play a role in preparing students for the future?
During the 1920s, developments in education had a powerful impact on the nation
Enrollment in high schools quadrupled
challenge = educating millions of immigrants
Schools offered vocational training
How did various forms of media help to shape American culture in the 1920’s?
Literacy increased, newspaper circulation rose
By the end of the 1920s, ten American magazines -- including Reader’s Digest and Time – boasted circulations of over 2 million
RADIO COMES OF AGE
Although print media was popular, radio was the most powerful communications medium to emerge in the 1920s
News was delivered faster and to a larger audience
Americans could hear the voice of the president or listen to the World Series live
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