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1920s: More Cultural Conflicts

1920s: More Cultural Conflicts. Rural vs. Urban Life. Background: By 1920, more than ½ of Americans lived in the cities. These numbers continued to accelerate throughout the 20s. Rural Life Conservative moral values Close social relationships Slow paced. Urban Life

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1920s: More Cultural Conflicts

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  1. 1920s: More Cultural Conflicts

  2. Rural vs. Urban Life Background: By 1920, more than ½ of Americans lived in the cities. These numbers continued to accelerate throughout the 20s • Rural Life • Conservative moral values • Close social relationships • Slow paced • Urban Life • Tolerated drinking, gambling and casual dating • Impersonal / anonymous • Fast-paced • Crowded

  3. Prohibition: Wets vs. Drys • Began in 1920 with the 18th amendment; ended in 1933 with the 21st amendment • Banned the manufacture, sale and transportation of alcoholic beverages • Drys • Considered alcohol a prime cause of • Corruption • Crime • Child / wife abuse • Accidents on the job • Many reformers included Protestants from the rural South and West • Wets • Wanted to enjoy their life • Drinking was a natural part of socializing • Especially to many immigrants • Resented government meddling

  4. Effects of Prohibition • Disrespect for the law • People went around the law • Speakeasies • Hidden saloons and nightclubs • Bootleggers • People who smuggled alcohol into the US and sold it • Criminals found a new source of income • Via bootlegging • Organized Crime Grew • In nearly every major city • Al Capone = most notorious Prohibition era gangster • Bootlegging empire netted over $60 Million a year

  5. Science vs. Religion • Science • Secular thinkers • In favor of more modern ideas • Supported the theory of evolution • American Fundamentalists • Protestants who believed in a literal, non-symbolic interpretation of the bible • All stories in the bible were true • Skeptical of science • Against the theory of evolution Scopes Trial: 1925, John T. Scopes from Tennessee was put on trial for teaching evolution in his biology class. He was found guilty

  6. 19th Century vs. 20th Century Women • In the rebellious, pleasure-seeking atmosphere of the 20s, many women began to assert their independence, reject the values of the 19th century and demand the same freedoms as men • 20th Century Women: • Gaining rights • Becoming more assertive • The Flapper • More job opportunities outside the home • 19th century Women: • Duties centered around being a wife and mother • Limited opportunities outside the home • Unequal rights

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