post-wwi cultural conflicts
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Describes the cultural conflicts of the 1920sTRANSCRIPT
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1. What were the effects of Prohibition on society?
2. What issues of religion were at the core of the Scopes Trial?
3. How did racial tensions change after WWI?
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• 18th Amendment— “…the manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors within, the importation thereof into, or the exportation thereof from the United States and all territory subject to the jurisdiction thereof for beverage purposes is hereby prohibited.”
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Goals of Prohibition: 1. Eliminate drunkenness 2. Get rid of saloons 3. Prevent absenteeism & accidents Volstead Act—Gave states the power to enforce the 18th Amendment; largely ignored
% of people obeying 18th Amendment varied
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• Bootlegging-
• Speakeasies-
• How did speakeasies avoid being busted?
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Competition of rival groups within cities Increasing violence “Racketeering”—Bribing police, scaring businesses/citizens, etc.
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• Al Capone-• AKA “Scarface”• Wealthy• Caught by FBI on tax evasion charge• St. Valentine’s Day Massacre, 1929
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Teaching of evolution created problems
Fundamentalism- Scopes Trial- Mass media coverage Bryan put on stand as “Bible expert” Bryan died just a few days after the trial
Clash of traditional values and modern beliefs
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Summer of 1919, “Red Summer” Race riots in Omaha, Tulsa, Chicago, Washington 38 deaths & 537 injuries in Chicago
Lynchings continued
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Year Black White Total
1885 74 110 184
1890 85 11 96
1895 113 66 179
1900 106 9 115
1905 57 5 62
1910 67 9 76
1915 56 13 69
1920 53 8 61
1925 17 0 17
1930 20 1 21
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Re-emergence in 1915 Birth of a Nation
Used as recruiting tool by KKK 1st motion picture to be shown at White House
100K members by 1922; 4 million by 1924
In North & South alike; Indiana had highest membership
Opposed African Americans, Jews, Catholics, immigrants, the “new woman” of the 1920s, and bootlegging
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http://chnm.gmu.edu/episodes/the-birth-of-a-nation-and-black-protest/
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NAACP worked to end lynching & protect voting rights # of lynchings decreased Voter discrimination continued
Garvey Movement- Universal Negro Improvement Association
Encouraged African Americans to move to “Motherland Africa”
Garvey jailed on fraud charges in 1925; UNIA collapsed