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Increased Focus on Education in the 1920s
Throughout the 1920s education became a focus for youth and young adults alike. Increases in government and private funding allowed schools and colleges to offer more people a solid education than ever before. The increase in education also increased the participation in sports such as baseball, swimming, tennis, golf, and horseback riding that became part of college sports programs. With the increase in the wealth of the middle class, more young men and women could afford to go to college to train for better jobs. In the United States more than 150,000 college degrees were awarded to graduates by the end of the 1920s.
4 minute clip on Andrew "Rube" Foster
4 minute clip on George Herman "Babe" Ruth
For the Story behind the Baby Ruth Candy Bar, Click Here
Charles Lindbergh
This 4 and a half minute clip focuses on the story behind the transatlantic flight and his post-flight fame. If you're interested in learning more about the kidnapping of his infant son, also known as the "Crime of the Century", click here
3 and a half minute biography on Amelia Earhart
4 minute bio on Charlie Chaplin
Ernest Hemmingway bio
Silent Movie - The Circus (1 hour 10 minutes long)
The entire movie is great. I don't have time to show it all in class. I will probably show the part between 3 minutes 35 seconds and around 13 minutes 30 seconds.