The1920s
Scopes “Monkey” Trial
Watch this video and answer the questions or read this article if the video doesn’t work (you can get to the youtube video by going to bing.com and searching: “The Scopes Monkey Trial Explained in 5 minutes Hip Hughes” it will be the first video that shows up)
§ What did the Butler Act do?
§ Who was Clarence Darrow? Who was William Jennings Bryan?
§ Why do you think the court case was known as the “Monkey Trial?”
§ Was Scopes found guilty or not guilty?
Consumerism
Read this article and summarize each topic in 1-2 sentences:
§ Changing Housework:
§ Buying on Credit:
§ Advertising:
African-Americans
Read this article: The Great Migration and answer the following questions:
§ What caused the Great Migration?
§ What were some of the Northern cities that grew the most?
§ Which city a serious race riot in 1919?
§ What was the most prominent example of the “city within a city?”
Immigration
Using the Internet, research the Immigration Act of 1924 and answer the following questions:
§ Describe the Immigration Act of 1924. What did it do?
§ From what parts of the world did the Immigration Act of 1924 attempt to restrict immigration?
§ Why do you think this was?
Look at this image: immigration and quota laws. Would you say the Immigration Act of 1924 achieved its goals?
Prohibition
Read these documents and answer the following question:
People who supported Prohibition thought it would solve a lot of society’s problems. Use the documents to explain what problems they saw in society and why they thought Prohibition would solve these problems.
Margaret Sanger
Read this article and complete the following:
1. Why was Sanger so committed to birth control?
2. What was the goal of the American Birth Control League?
3. When did the birth control pill finally win FDA approval?
Foreign Policy
Foreign policy of the 1920s was influenced by the First World War. The goal for many Americans was to prevent another global conflict (spoiler alert: they weren’t successful). Research these two topics. Include a summary of each and whether they were successful or not at achieving their goals.
Dawes Plan (not to be confused with the Dawes Severalty Act):
Kellogg-Briand Pact: