Scopes Monkey Trial and 1920s Culture

The video explores the cultural and political landscape of the 1920s in the U.S., focusing on urbanization, opportunities for women, immigration, and the nativist response. It discusses the Great Migration, the Harlem Renaissance, and the cultural clash between modernists and fundamentalists, highlighted by the Scopes Trial. The video concludes with a call to action for viewers to subscribe.

What new opportunities became available for women in urban centers during the 1920s?

• Military service

• Jobs in nursing and teaching

• Political leadership roles

• Agricultural work

What was the response to the influx of immigrants from Southern and Eastern Europe in the 1920s?

• Increased cultural exchange

• A rise in nativism

• Expansion of immigration quotas

• Immediate citizenship for all

Which legislation was enacted as a result of nativist fears in the 1920s?

• The Emergency Quota Act

• The Civil Rights Act

• The Immigration Reform Act

• The Voting Rights Act

What was the Great Migration?

• Migration of Europeans to America

• Movement of African Americans from the South to the North and Midwest

• Urbanization of rural populations

• Relocation of Native Americans to reservations

What cultural movement was centered in Harlem during the 1920s?

• The Lost Generation

• The Harlem Renaissance

• The Beat Generation

• The Jazz Age

Who were some key figures in the Harlem Renaissance?

• Gertrude Stein and Claude McKay

• F. Scott Fitzgerald and Ernest Hemingway

• Louis Armstrong and William Jennings Bryan

• Langston Hughes and Duke Ellington

What was the main issue at the heart of the Scopes Monkey Trial?

• Prohibition laws

• Teaching of Darwin's theory of evolution

• Women's suffrage

• Civil rights for African Americans

Who defended John Scopes in the Scopes Monkey Trial?

• William Jennings Bryan

• F. Scott Fitzgerald

• Ernest Hemingway

• Clarence Darrow

What was the outcome of the Scopes Monkey Trial?

• Scopes was fined and the law was repealed

• Scopes was convicted but the conviction was overturned

• Scopes was acquitted

• Scopes was sentenced to prison

What did the Scopes Monkey Trial symbolize in the cultural context of the 1920s?

• The end of the Harlem Renaissance

• The triumph of fundamentalism over modernism

• The beginning of the Great Migration

• The victory of modernism over fundamentalism