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The Scopes Trial
Although the 1920s was a lavish decade, there were other things going on while people were living in luxury; there was truth behind the glitter.
The Eighteenth Amendment seemed like it was a good idea, but in reality, it brought people to a certain desperation to get at least a sip of an
alcoholic beverage. The Ku Klux Klan marched to Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington on August 8, 1925 which succeeded in attracting national
attention (1920's KKK). John Scopes, a Tennessee schoolteacher, is arrested for teaching evolution, in violation of new state law banning the
teaching of Darwin. The worst of times in the 1920s encapsulated the whole decade.
At midnight, January 16, 1920, the United States went dry; breweries, distilleries, and saloons were forced to close their doors (Prohibition). As
said before, this amendment brought people to a great desperation to get a sip of an alcoholic beverage. Speakeasies, or hidden saloons and
nightclubs became popular as well as bootleggers (smugglers who brought alcohol into the U.S.) so people could continue drinking their preferred
intoxicated drink (Prohibition). The following poem portrays the thirst for alcohol in American after the Eighteenth Amendment was ratified in
the 1920:
Old Ben.
(From...show more content...
In early 1925, Tennessee passed a law that made it illegal to teach evolution. In the summer of 1925, a young schoolteacher named John Scopes
stood trial in Dayton, Tennessee, for violating the state law against the teaching of evolution (The Scopes Trial).The jury found Scopes guilty of
violating the law and fined him $100 (Scopes Trial). The Scopes trial resulted in two enduring conclusions: that legislatures should not restrain the
freedom of scientific inquiry, and that society should respect academic freedom (The Scopes
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The Scopes Trial

  • 1. The Scopes Trial Although the 1920s was a lavish decade, there were other things going on while people were living in luxury; there was truth behind the glitter. The Eighteenth Amendment seemed like it was a good idea, but in reality, it brought people to a certain desperation to get at least a sip of an alcoholic beverage. The Ku Klux Klan marched to Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington on August 8, 1925 which succeeded in attracting national attention (1920's KKK). John Scopes, a Tennessee schoolteacher, is arrested for teaching evolution, in violation of new state law banning the teaching of Darwin. The worst of times in the 1920s encapsulated the whole decade. At midnight, January 16, 1920, the United States went dry; breweries, distilleries, and saloons were forced to close their doors (Prohibition). As said before, this amendment brought people to a great desperation to get a sip of an alcoholic beverage. Speakeasies, or hidden saloons and nightclubs became popular as well as bootleggers (smugglers who brought alcohol into the U.S.) so people could continue drinking their preferred intoxicated drink (Prohibition). The following poem portrays the thirst for alcohol in American after the Eighteenth Amendment was ratified in the 1920: Old Ben. (From...show more content... In early 1925, Tennessee passed a law that made it illegal to teach evolution. In the summer of 1925, a young schoolteacher named John Scopes stood trial in Dayton, Tennessee, for violating the state law against the teaching of evolution (The Scopes Trial).The jury found Scopes guilty of violating the law and fined him $100 (Scopes Trial). The Scopes trial resulted in two enduring conclusions: that legislatures should not restrain the freedom of scientific inquiry, and that society should respect academic freedom (The Scopes Get more content on HelpWriting.net