Jazz Age and Great Depression

Protestant Fundamentalism

Extremist about religion

KKK

Grew out of small towns(South to north)

Targeted immigrants and catholics

Outlet for hatred (They feared change)

Who was convicted of murder in 1925

The Grand Dragon of Indiana (Caused a decline)

The Scopes Monkey Trial

Evolution was outlawed in public schools. (Traditional religious values vs new scientific thought)

John Scopes

Taught evolution in his biology class as a way to combat the law against teaching evolution. (Ended up being fined for $100)

The Red Scare

A period of intense fear of communism in the United States following World War I, marked by widespread paranoia, government crackdowns on suspected radicals, and the Palmer Raids.

(Attorney General = A mitchell palmer)

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What did the Red Scare do?

Threw communists & anarchists into jail (Radicals)

Palmer was motivated by mail bombings, race riots, and the strikes

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Sacco & Vanzetti

Italian immigrants wrongly convicted of murder and executed

Why were Sacco and Vanzetti executed?

They were prosecuted for their policies (Anarchists) But NOT by the evidence. Their case represented the injustice of the era. ★Violations of civil liberties.

Prohibition

Alcohol was illegal (18th Amendment)

Which minority was mainly targeted by prohibition?

Women

Volstead Act

Enforced the 18th Amendment

Bootleggers

People who supplied alcohol (Al Capone)