1. A Clash of Values
Chapter 20, section 1

2. Nativism
The 1920s opened with an economic recession, influx of immigrants, and racial and cultural tensions
Triggered a rise in racism and nativism

3. Nativism
Immigration dropped during WWI, but sharply rose again after the war
Majority of immigration came from southern and eastern Europe

4. Nativism
Many Americans viewed immigration as a threat to stability and order

7. Sacco and Vanzetti Case
Exemplified prejudices and fears of the 1920s
Two Italian immigrants executed for a murder in which there was no real evidence against them

8. KKK Revival of the KKK during the 1920s
Targeted groups that threatened “un-American” values
Spread to Northern cities, grew to over 4 million by 1924
Began to decline due to scandals involving Klan leaders

9. Controlling Immigration
After WWI, American policies changed in response to the recession and nativist pleas
President Harding signed Emergency Quota Act, established a temporary quota system limiting immigration
Discriminated against southern and eastern Europe

10. Controlling Immigration
National Origins Act of 1924 made immigration restriction a permanent policy
Limited immigration to 150,000 a year
Discrimination against southern and eastern Europe was strengthened

11. Controlling Immigration
National Origins Act of 1924 exempted nations in the Western Hemisphere
Demand for labor in California contributed to a large wave of immigrants from Mexico

13. The New Morality
Many groups that wanted to restrict immigration also wanted to preserve traditional values
They feared a “new morality” was taking over the nation that glorified personal freedom and free thinking

14. The New Morality Challenges--- 1. Women in the workforce and college
2. Automobile

15. Women in the 1920s Fashion changed in the 1920s
Women shortened their hair and wore shorter clothes
The flapper became the symbol of the American woman of the 1920s, although represented only a small number

17. The Fundamentalist Movement
Religious movement that started due to fear of the “new morality” that was sweeping the nation
Billy Sunday was the leading evangelical preacher of the 1920s

18. The Fundamentalist Movement
Fundamentalist believed:
1. Bible was true and without error
2. Darwin’s theory of evolution was not true
3. In creationism

19. The Scopes Trial
Historic court case where evolutionists and creationists will clash
Also referred to as “The Monkey Trial”

20. The Scopes Trial
Fundamentalists successful in passing laws that outlawed the teaching of evolution in schools
John T. Scopes a biology teacher in Dayton, Tennessee will teach evolution and be arrested

21. The Scopes Trial Scopes set to go on trial in summer of 1925
Turns into a media circus
William Jennings Bryan will be the prosecutor and represented the creationists

22. The Scopes Trial
Clarence Darrow, an atheist and one of the country’s most celebrated lawyers, will defend Scopes

23. The Scopes Trial Parts of the trial broadcasted over the radio
After eight days of trial, Scopes found guilty and fined $100

24. The Scopes Trial
Fundamentalist causes severely hurt though by Darrow’s cross-examination of Bryan

25. Prohibition
Fundamentalists able to get support for prohibition with passage of 18th Amendment
Prohibition lasts

26. Prohibition During the 1920s, many Americans ignored the laws
People flocked to speakeasies
Organized crime developed in America centered around bootlegging

27. Prohibition
Gangsters had enough money to corrupt local politicians and judges
Al Capone was the most successful and violent gangster
21st Amendment passed in 1933 to repeal the 18th