Graphic Organizer for Conflicts of the 20 s Chart Topic Description Causes Consequences The Scopes Trial The Second KKK Prohibition.
The New Woman Nativism The Lost Generation
Harlem Renaissance Red Scare (Palmer Raids, Sacco and Vanzetti)
Graphic Organizer for Conflicts of the 20 s Chart Topic Description Causes Consequences The Scopes Trial AcourtcaseinTennesseein 1925.Ascienceteacher, Scopes,taughthisclassabout Darwin stheoryofevolution. Thisviolatedstatelaw.The casebecameabattleground betweentheacluandreligious fundamentalists. Tensionshadbeengrowing forsometimebetweensome ofthosewhochampioned scienceandsomewho subscribedtoreligion.in additiontothattherewasan issueaboutseparation betweenchurchandstate. Therewerealsosomewho pursuedtheirpolitical careersorthepossibilityof monetarygain. Statesbecamemoretolerantof teachingevolutionarytheory.the imagesofsomewhohad participatedinthetrialwere forevertarnished.unhappily, however,theissueisstillwithus asperspectivesremainatvariance aboutwhatshouldorshouldnot betaughtintheclassroom. The Second KKK In1915atStoneMountain, GeorgiaWilliamSimmons revivedthekukluxklan.this racistorganizationmainly targetedafricanlamerican citizensbutwerealsoanti Jewish,CatholicandImmigrant. Withmanywhitemenaway atwar,someracistsassumed AfricanLAmericanswould attackwhitecommunities. Theyalsoresentedthe growingconfidenceinblack communitiesbroughtonby higherwagesreceivedduring thewarandthereturnof justifiablyproudafricanl Americanveteranswhohad servedtheircountry. MembershipintheKlanpeakedin themid1920 sbutafteraseriesof investigationsbynewspapersand thetrialofsomeprominentklan leadersmembershipinthe organizationplummetedtoaround 10,000by1930. Prohibition The18 th Amendmenttothe constitutionprohibitedthesale, manufacture,transportor importofalcoholicbeverages. Itwasanattempttodealwitha wholerangeofproblemscaused bytheconsumptionofalcohol. Temperancesocietieshad existedforalongtimein Americabutbythe20th centurysomecitizens associateditsusewith immigrants.withtheonset ofthewarsomecitizensfelt thattheuseofalcoholwould compromisethetroops fightingabilityandthegrain usedtomakealcoholwas betterusedasfoodfor Americaanditsallies. The noble experimentfailed. Organizedcrimemarketedthe forbiddensubstanceandmade millionsintheprocess.mostof theamericanpeoplewereagainst orindifferenttoprohibition. Peoplecontinuedtoconsume alcoholbutthegovernmentwas unabletotaxitasitwasillegal.in 1933the18 th Amendmentwas repealedbythe21 st Amendment.
The New Woman Duringthe1920 smanyyoung mainlymiddleclasswhite womensoughttoredefine themselvesandexercisemore directcontrolovertheirlives. Thiseffortmanifesteditselfin manydifferentways.speech, fashionandsmokinginpublic wereallchoicespursuedby someofthese NewWomen. Theflapperwasthename giventoyoungwomenwho livedamoreindependent lifestyle. The19 th Amendmenttothe constitutionwaspassedin 1919andratifiedin1920. Therighttovotemade womenfeelmore empowered.womenhad alsoexperiencedgreater economicfreedomduringthe warandwerereluctantto giveitup.thetraumaand savageryofthewarmade somequestionthebasic valuesofamericansociety. Someoftheactivitiesandgoalsof theyoungerwomenwereseenas frivolousbytheoldersuffragettes causingsomewhatofasplitinthe movement.someofthepersonal libertiesexercisedbywomenwere acceptedbythelargersocietyand becamecommonplace.many obstaclesremained,however,and preventedwomenfromenjoying thesamerightsandopportunities asmen. Nativism AntiLimmigrantsentiment spreadthroughoutthecountry afterworldwari.it preferenceswhitenative inhabitantsoftheusover immigrantsandwasevident throughimmigrationpolicyand propaganda. Fear,ignorance,conservatism andracismcontributedtothe riseofnativisminthe1920s. Itwasbasedonthefearof immigrantswithsocialist tendenciesandeconomic threatstoworkingclass whites.opponentsof immigrationusedeugenicsas afoundationfor discrimination. Resultedinquotasonimmigration (National,Origins,Actof1924), antilimmigrantfeelings,effortsto Americanizeimmigrants,the PalmerRaids,theRedScare,and theexecutionofsaccoand Vanzetti. The Lost Generation Theterm LostGeneration was usedtodescribetheyoung Americanexpatriateslivingin FranceafterWorldWarI. WriterErnestHemingway popularizeditintheepigraph (thequotationsetatthe beginningofaliteraryworkor oneofitsdivisionstosuggestits theme)tohisnovelthe$sun$also$ Rises.$$ PostWWIsociety(modern culture/art)repelledthese people(writers/artists),so theymovedtoeurope (mainlyparis,france) becausetheyfound life/societybetterthere. The"LostGeneration"wouldform agroupofpeoplewhowere disconnectedwithcoreamerican valuesandrepresentedasortof counterculturetomainstream America.
Harlem Renaissance TheHarlemRenaissancewasa culturalmovementthatwas rootedinharlem,ny.theword "renaissance"means"rebirth." TheHRwasprimarilyaAfrican Americanliterarymovement thatfocusedonthesuccessand challengesofafricanamericans intheu.s. Massivemigrationofblacks tothenorth(newyorkcity) alongwithgrowing frustrationover discrimination.itcanbe inferredthatexpanding educationalopportunitiesfor blacksalsocontributed. TheHRgavewaytoafloodof AfricanAmericanliteratureand helpedblacksgainfurther acceptanceintomainstreamu.s. culture.hrpoets/writers capturedthegoodandbad experiencesofbeingblackin America. Red Scare (Palmer Raids, Sacco and Vanzetti) Anintensefearofcommunism andother"radical"ideas.this couldborderonlevelsof paranoiaandextremesuspicion ofpeoplefromcertainareasof Europe,especiallyEastern Europe. TheRussianRevolution broughtcommunismto RussiawhenLenincameto powerin1917.russiawas nowknownastheu.s.s.r. Americansfearedthatthe Sovietsintendedtospread communismaroundthe worldincludingintheu.s. Communismwasviewedas beingverymuchagainstcore Americanbeliefsaboutthe governmentandeconomy. The U.S. government reacted harshly against anyone suspected of communist/anarchist activity. A. Mitchell Palmer, the Attorney General, believed that many strikes that were occuring in the early 1920s were being sponsored by communists. In 1920, the "Palmer Raids" were conducted to arrest hundreds of "identified" communists/socialists. The Red Scare may have also played a role in the trial of Sacco and Vanzetti. These two Italian immigrats were arrested on murder charges. Many believe they were arrested because of their "radical" beliefs and not because there was strong evidence that they committed the crime. Nonetheless, they were both found guilty of murder and sentenced to dearth.