Chapter 23: The "New Era" key events

key events

The Harlem Renaissance

Post war era in Harlem

new generation of black artists, intellectuals, flourishing african american culture

• jazz, theater, comedies, art, literature, poetry

• later becoming staples of american pop cultures

Scopes “Monkey Trial” / Scopes Trial

court case in TN

• centered on whether evolution could be taught in public schools

Scope violated the state law that banned teachings of evolution

• his layer, Darrow, publicly embarrassed Bryan, fundamentalist

victory for modern protestants

Teapot Dome Scandal

Harding hiring corrupt political bosses for his cabinet and they got charged with fraud

Teapot Dome

• rich naval oil reserves wyoming and ca

• fall urged harding to transfer control of those reserves from the navy department to the interior department (his department)

• Fall secretly leased them to 2 wealthy ppl and got 500k in “loans”

• to pay off his own troubles

• sentenced to a yr prison

Prohibition

During the New era, alcohol banned w the 18th amendment

• aimed to reduced use of alcohol and improve public morals

backfired bc it led to more ppl drinking

• they drank hard liquor too which was worse for their health

• organized crime rose and bootlegging and lots money made illegally