1930's+Education

Influences on Education
[|Education in the 1930's] was influenced by the Great Depression and [|World War II].Since the U.S was going to war. Their priorities were more focused onwar than education. And during the Great Depression schools were forced to close due to financial problems.Because of the Great Depression 20,000 rural schools were closed.During WWII money was spent on supplies for the army.

The Great Depression
During the 1930’s the priorities of education was very low since most families were poor and none of them had the time or money to put their children through school and/or go to school themselves due toThe Great Depression. The Great Depression was because of the [|stock market crashing] which left all of U.S. in poverty. Because of the depression and the shrinking [|tax] base nationwide resulted in deep budget cuts, and by 1934 education spending had fallen to only 34% of the previous decade

Franklin D. Roosevelt
[|Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR)] rising to presidency had an enormous impact on the U.S. education system during the Great Depression in the 1930’s. Thanks to him and [|The New Deal], federal programs provided assistance to education. [|The Bankhead Jones Tenant act of 1937]contributed money to higher education institutions. Franklin D. Roosevelt wasthe 32nd president of the United States of America served as president from 1933 to 1945. He served four terms until he died of a cerebral hemorrhage. prior to his death a new law was issued to make the limit two terms.

Wrap up
In conclusion, money was deducted from education budgets. The budgets were highly limited during the beginning of the 1930’s, and then after the election of Franklin D. Roosevelt, education became an enormous priority in [|The United States of America]. Education was also effected by World War II. After WWII the importance of education was resurrected and budget cuts were replenished. During these hectic years, education was influenced greatly by many different factors. Such as: World War II, The Great Depression, FDR rising to presidency, and last but not least The New Deal. all pictures are from [|www.common.wikimedia.org]