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Describe the cultural impact of the Great Migration in the 1920s.
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The Great Migration involved the continuous movement of African Americans from the South to urban areas in the North and Midwest, notably Harlem.
What characterized the works of the Lost Generation writers like F. Scott Fitzgerald and Ernest Hemingway?
The Lost Generation writers criticized materialism and the waste experienced during World War I, expressing post-war disillusionment.
What cultural conflict was highlighted by the Scopes Monkey Trial of 1925?
The Scopes Monkey Trial highlighted the cultural conflict between modernists and fundamentalists regarding the teaching of Darwin's theory of evolution.
Differentiate between Modernists and Fundamentalists in the context of urban and rural Protestants in the 1920s.
Modernists were urban Protestants who embraced societal changes, while Fundamentalists were rural Protestants who opposed modernist beliefs, focusing on a literal interpretation of the Bible.
What legislation resulted from the nativism movement in the 1920s to restrict immigration?
The Emergency Quota Act of 1921 limited immigration to 3% of each nationality based on the 1910 census. The National Origins Act of 1924 further restricted immigration with more stringent quotas.
How did the Scopes Monkey Trial end?
The highly publicized Scopes Monkey Trial ended with Scopes' conviction, which was later overturned on a technicality, favoring modernist views over fundamentalist perspectives.
What were some prevalent fields that offered middle-class women job opportunities beyond traditional roles in urban areas during the 1920s?
Nursing and teaching were prevalent fields for middle-class women in urban areas during the 1920s.
Who were some key figures leading the Harlem Renaissance?
Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Langston Hughes, and Claude McKay were notable figures leading the Harlem Renaissance.
Who was John Scopes and what was he prosecuted for in the Scopes Monkey Trial?
John Scopes was a teacher prosecuted for teaching Darwin's theory of evolution, which was illegal in Tennessee at the time.
How did social changes in the 1920s impact women's liberation, particularly represented by *flappers*?
Social changes in the 1920s led to the emergence of *flappers*, symbolizing women's liberation through new fashion and lifestyle choices.
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