Roaring 20 Research Paper

The Roaring 20’ are known as a time of social, cultural and artistic growth in America. There were also serious issues and tensions during this time. Most of the tensions were caused by the Modernists and Traditionalists opposing ideals. Modernists embraced the new changes during the Roaring 20’s and were welcoming to changes to everyday life. Traditionalists believed the religion and culture their parents had taught them were more important than the new culture. Traditionalists were also worried about the future generation being influenced by the Modernist ideas. These two groups of people can be compared to political parties we have nowadays, with completely opposite opinions on nearly everything, with agreement on some issues. The main two issues Traditionalists and Modernists disagreed upon were …show more content…
This was similar with the Scopes Trial in 1925, John Scopes was accused of teaching his students the Theory of Evolution, concerning most Traditionalists. During this time it was against the law to teach evolution in most states. Traditionalists were strong believers in the Bible and thought if their children were taught Evolution they would not grow up the way they wanted them to. Modernists believed children should be shown all the information and be able to decide what they believed in, Modernists believed in science more than religion. John Scopes eventually lost the case and was fined $100. More importantly this showed people were allowed to choose what was taught in schools.
This was apparent in Document 11 when Frederic Lewis Allen wrote “There was something to be said for the right of the people to decide what should be taught in their tax-supported schools…”. This trial has caused a long term effect on teaching in American classrooms in America to this day, Although the teaching of evolution is now legal the topic is still very