Study Guide.

        I. The Scopes Trial- An American legal case in 1925 where John Scopes wass judged for teaching evolution, and it is when it became against the law to teach it.people were very religious at this point in history.
      II. Prohibition-It was pushed by women's organizations due to:
                       A. Domestic Violance
                       B. Child Abuse
           Henry Ford was for Prohibition since his workers were not as productive as they could be when they were hungover. 18th amendment is for prohibition but it did not banned the possesion, consumption or tranportantion of. The IRS was the one in charge of enforcion it but did not work out very well.   
     III. Flappers- Were the exotic women who had short hair, drank, smoked, were v-necks, and constantly showerd her legs. This women were viewed as sinner in society's eyes because at this point in history people were very religious in the United States.

      IV.Economic Issues- We had a lot of economic issuas as a country when we brought the soldiers back because they had no jobs, they were in dept, and many of them had physical and psycological damages.

      V.Dust Bowls- drout, over farming, and mechanization were all factors of the dust bowls.

     VI.Agriculture Issues- Farmers over farmed their land without letting it heal because they were getting a lot of money. Eventually the land became unfarmable anymore.

       VII.Immigration Policies- Asians were banned intirely due to the invasion of the japanese and china, the ethnic groups were limited to 2%.

       VIII.Nativism- People who considered only native born americans good enough to be in this country and work for the country.

        IX.Significan literary work- How the other half lives, Jungle, and Unsafe and only Spread.

         X.The Great Migration- It was the first time African Americans moved collectively to the North.

         XI.Sacco and Venzetti- Were two italian boys who were anarchist in the 1920's.

        XII.Labor Issues- With the nativist around and the soldiers just coming back there were not a lot of jobs available. Also a lot of men were coming to the alcohol and could not do their jobs correctly.

       XIII. The red Scare-Bolshevic Revolution, Lennin fakes over power in Russia, The USSR is formed, Americans were scared of unamerican behavior, especially if you were foreign.

        XIV.Scheneck v. US- it is declared that the government can violate our rights if they are trying to protect you.