Rural/Urban conflicts of the 1920s
Rural and Urban Conflict in the 1920s At the end of World War I, changes in society began to dominate daily lives. Conflict arose as an increasingly urban, secular society came into conflict with older rural traditions. The rise of new ideas and the change into peacetime economy brought problems in both urban and rural environments. The two sections of the county had their own sources of conflict, but many affected both. One source of conflict was fundamentalism, in which the millennial zeal of the 19th century was combined with a less rational way of interpreting the Bible. The Fundamentals, a series of religious pamphlets, gave fundamentalism its name, and allowed it to gain popularity. Fundamentalism became institutionalized in 1919 and 1920. The Darwin theory of evolution became more widely recognized and accepted in the more liberal parts of Protestant churches. Higher criticism of the Bible, much of which contradicted Darwin's theory, followed. With the growing popularity of
Williams Jennings Bryan to the stand. Bryan was a highly religious fundamentalist. causing segregation. Harlem, once predominantly white well-to-do neighborhood, was McNary-Haugen bill. It proposed that the government purchase extra farm goods to sell overturned by an appeals court. This "Scopes Monkey Trial" showed growing conflict ------------------------------------------------------------------------ sentiment against him. Scopes was found guilty, but given a minimal penalty, later Darwin's theory to his students. When arrested, Rappelyea alerted media to attend the Klan emerged, wanting "100-percent Americanism". They wanted the American The 1920s had brought great change to urban and rural communities. These slowly turning into what became known as ghettos. Ghettos were segregated many people. The United States would never In the 1920s, a great number of southern blacks fled north for better opportunities. Protestant backgrounds, were alarmed. Many resented immi
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