Advanced American History
One of the significant cultural clashes of the 1920's was the Scopes Monkey Trial of 1925. This case, spread by the new mass media, was a tremendous clash between the forces of modernism and secularism and the forces of traditionalism and conservative values. To illuminate this clash, we viewed the documentary 10 Days That Unexpectedly Changed America: The Scopes Trial.
Assignment: Read "The War Against Demon Rum"
American Studies
Thursday: Discussion of text 11.1 "A Booming Economy." Special attention was paid to the factors that contribute to the expansion of the US economy.
Friday: Quiz #1. Following the quiz, we examined the social and cultural tensions of the 1920's. This included conflict over education, evolution, immigration, prohibition, etc.
No comments:
Post a Comment