1. A Clash of Values
Ch.15 Sec.1

2. Nativism Resurges Reasons for Nativist Resurgence
Immigration increased again after the war ended
Economy still bad after WW1
Lingering prejudice towards Germans & Communists added tension

3. Sacco & Vanzetti Sacco & Vanzetti Case
Accused of a murder/robbery in Braintree, MA
Were accused of being anarchists
Evidence was slim against them
Public anger was high because they were recent immigrants
Found guilty, both executed
Anarchists – Those who oppose all forms of govt

4. Pseudo-Scientific Racism
Eugenics
Belief that human hereditary traits can be improved through elimination of inferior individuals
Those w/ superior genetics were descendents from Northern Europe
Supported by Nativist as another reason limit limit immigration, bolstered feelings of racism
Embraced by Woodrow Wilson, Alexander Grahme Bell, John Harvey Kellogg, Winston Churchill, Adolf Hitler

5. Nativism Grows Resurgence of the KKK
Recruited a new generation of nativists
Targeted Catholics, Jews, immigrants
Group publicly claimed they fought for “Americanism”
Membership reached 4 million by 1924

6. Limiting U.S. Immigration
Emergency Quota Act
Passed in 1921
Set quotas on the amount of each ethnic group that could enter the U.S. each year
Only applied to Southern & Eastern Europeans
National Origins Act of 1924
Tightened the allowed quota for each ethnicity
Further discriminated against Southern & Eastern Europeans

7. The New Morality in the U.S.
Name given to the new ideas that were challenging traditional views
Referred to ideas that glorified youth and personal freedom
Emphasized the pursuit of pleasure as important for families, singles
Promoted education and independence for women

8. Women in the 1920s 1920s Female Fashion
Short hair became fashionable (bobbed hair)
Knee length skirts & flesh colored stockings became popular
Flapper – A young, dramatic, stylish female who smoked, drank, dressed in modern clothes, and sought self-reliance and independence

12. Traditionalist Fight Back!
Fundamentalist Movement
Grew out of a concern that the new morality was destroying America
Was a religious movement that called for Americans to turn back to right moral living
Popular in rural America
Fought for authority of the Bible, rejection of evolution
Famous preachers included Billy Sunday & Aimee Semple McPherson

13. Traditionalists Fight Back!
Scopes Trial
Defining moment in Fundamentalism vs. New Morality
John T. Scopes was a high school biology teacher in Tennessee
Violated state laws and taught theory of evolution to his students
Taken to trial, became a national sensation
Was found guilty & fined $100.00

14. Traditionalists Fight Back!
Prohibition
A law passed in the U.S. that banned the sale of alcohol
Passed due to pressure across the country from Fundamentalists
Was believed to be a main reason for moral decline in America
18th amendment passed in 1920, repealed in 1933
Volstead Act – Gave U.S. Treasury police power to enforce Prohibition
Speakeasies – Secret bars that sold alcohol