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FOCUS During the 1920s, American culture flourished. Big changes took place, such as the Harlem Renaissance, the flappers, and the Scopes Trial.

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1 FOCUS During the 1920s, American culture flourished. Big changes took place, such as the Harlem Renaissance, the flappers, and the Scopes Trial.

2 DO NOW 1.Give some examples of nativism in the United States during the 1920s. 2. Why do you think there was a rise in nativism during this time?

3 CULTURAL CHANGE IN THE 1920S Changing Role of Women 19 th Amendment (1920)– Women’s Suffrage Gaining more independence Flappers  independent women of the 20s

4 HARLEM RENAISSANCE Cultural movement in the 1920s African- American culture Jazz Poetry Literature Important Figures Langston Hughes (poet) Duke Ellington (musician)

5 HARLEM RENAISSANCE Inspired by the Great Migration during and after World War I 100,000’s of African- Americans left the south for the north More jobs and less oppression More independence led to a flourishing of culture

6 SCOPES TRIAL 1925, Tennessee John Scopes is arrested for teaching evolution in school Illegal to teach evolution Only creationism (the Bible)

7 SCOPES TRIAL Scopes was found guilty Conflict between science (newer generation) vs. fundamentalism/Bible (older generaton)

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