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Chapter 13 Section 1

Changing Ways of Life

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During the 1920s where did most people live? In the city
The 18th amendment was for prohibition, why did it fail? It was too hard to enforce
What characterisitics did big cities have that were new to most people? They were diverse, fastpaced, and full of strangers
What was prohibition? Manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcoholic beverages was prohibited
Who supported prohibition? The Women's Temperance Union who thought drinking was a sin, and western and southern protestants
What was the Volstead Act? It called for a Prohibition bureau, or 1500 underpaid agents to monitor the whole country for prohibition breakers
What were speakeasies? Illegal saloons filled with all kinds of people who had a password or special verification
Who were bootleggers? They smuggled in alcohol from Mexico, Cuba, and Canada
Who was Al Capone? An effect of prohibition, he was a bootlegger who controlled Chicagos illegal liquor industry by killing 522 of his competitors
Why and how was the 18th amendment repealed? Only 19% of the nation agreed that it was fair, the 21st amendment repealed prohibition
Who were fundamentalists Crazy people who believed the Bible word for word since it was written by God. Therefore they rejected evolutionism
Who were two famous fundamentalists? Aimee Mcpherson, an actress, and Billy Sunday, a retired baseball player
Who was Clarence Darrow? A very famous lawyer, who stood up for biology teacher John Scopes who was accused of teaching the theory of evolution in Tennessee
What was the Scopes trial Argued over whether or not evolution should be taught in public schools, Scopes lost.
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