Question

Baseball was referred to as what in the 1920s?

32. What were two reasons more students began attending high school in the 1920’s?

Answer 1

Baseball was referred to as America's Pastime. It gained this name because it became so popular in the 1920s that Americans could not watch or play it enough that it seemed this was all they did during leisure.

32. Two reasons for the increase in High school enrolment were;

• Increase in number of Public Schools - The United States from 1910 onwards placed an emphasis on secondary education after the previous successes of elementary education. They believed that secondary educated citizens were the keystone to economic development and empowerment and to that end began the construction of many more public high schools which led to increased enrolment.
• Decentralization of Schooling - The division of the US into schooling districts led to competition amongst them not to be left behind. They therefore pushed for more schools to be built in their districts to educate more of their students which led to many more students enrolling in high school.