Study Giude .07

Scopes Trial
The biology teacher, John Scopes was arrested for teaching evolution to his students.
There was a lot of media attention and national publicity
He was found guilty.
Evolution was taught in schools and religion was not allowed to be taught it was unlawful
Prohibition
Women's organizations believed that drinking increased domestic violence and child abuse
The IRS was the main enforcer of Prohibition
Henry Ford wanted to stop alcohol because he needed his employees to be productive and sober.
18th Amendment banned manufacture and sale of alcohol
1933, 21st Amendment is approved, repealing 18th amendment
ut it did NOT ban consumption, possession, or transportation
Prohibition actually created more bars (speakeasies) than before
"Bootleggers" "Moonshine" "Bathtub Gin" "Rum Runners"
Most of the rum came from Canada
Flappers
Women of the 1920's
Showed their legs (gams)
Wore a LOT of makeup
Economic Issues
Demand
Credit for consumers available (dangerous)
Low interest rates
Introduction of the installment plan
Credit cards
Stock market
Speculations
Buying on a margin if stock market went down you would be in a lot of debt with the stock brokers
Dust Bowl
Severe dust storms
Caused by drought and extensive farming without crop rotation
Over 500,000 Americans were left homeless
Drought
Overfarm
Not rotating fields
Agriculture Issues
No crop rotation and deep plowing created large dust storms
agricultural depression
Farmers were overproducing because now machines do all the work!
Immigration Policies
Laws became more strict
US could do without immigrants
Emergency Quota Act of 1921 te ethnic groups were limited to 3% of 1910 population
National Origins Act of 1924: ethnic groups limited to 2% of 1890 census
there were no Asians allowed because of all the conflict.
Restrictions on the number of immigrants coming into the states
Nativism
Immigrant restrictions became stricter
Afraid of Communism spreading
KKK had 3 million members and used Nativist rhetoric
Americans were for isolationism following the end of WWI
1920 Significant Literary Works
Main Kampf ,Hitler
The Great Gatsby,Fitzgerald Life during the 1920's
The Jungle,Sinclair told truth of mat process
How the Other Half Lives ,Riis how other half lives
The Ways of White Folks ,Hughes
Unsafe Atany Speed, Nader safety issues of cars.
The Great Migration
African Americans moved from the rural south to the city, North
Increase in African American population
Better employment and education opportunities for the blacks
About 7 million African Americans move North
Harlem Renaissance
African American artistic movement
InNew York City
Involved Music,writing,dance
Blacks were showing their pride for their race
An explosion of culture which had never happened before
Sacco and Vanzetti
They were Italian Anarchists
Died because they were accused and charged with robbery and murder
Sentenced to death,during the Red Scare
Lies, they died electrecuted.
1920 Labor Issues
Welfare
Wages increased, while work time decreased
The amount of strikes increased
Unemployment rate = 5%
The Red Scare
Afraid of Communism
Bolshevik Revolution
Afraid of un-American behavior and foreigners
Palmer Raids: arresting un-Americans without evidence
Lenin comes to power in Russia
Schenk vs. USA
Schenck sent letters to draftees saying that the draft was motivated by capitalists It upheld the Espionage Act
Schenck's conviction was decided constitutional