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Chapter 25: Section 3

Chapter 25: Section 3.

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Chapter 25: Section 3

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  1. Chapter 25: Section 3 “I’m against sin. I’ll kick it as long as I”ve got a foot, and I’ll fight it as long as I’ve got a fist. I’ll butt it as long as I”ve got a head. I’ll bite it as long as I’ve got a tooth. And when I’m old and fistless and footless and toothless, I’ll gum it ‘till I go home to Glory.” Billy Sunday, sermon Social and Cultural Tensions Who wouldn’t agree with Sunday’s message? SECTION FOCUS ?? How did Americans differ on major social and cultural issues?

  2. Overview of the 1920s

  3. Traditionalism and Modernism Clash • Modernism • Education Becomes More Important • Religious Fundamentalism Grows • Americans Clash Over Evolution Scopes Trial 1925 Turn to pg 743 in your book City Dwellers v. Rural Dwellers

  4. Nativists Oppose Immigration Took away jobs Communist scare Quota Laws Limit Newcomers Emergency Quota Act National Origins Act More Mexicans Come North Quota system did not apply To Mexico Restricting Immigration

  5. 1882-Chinese Exclusion Act 1924-National Origins Act 1952-McCarran-Walter Act 1965-Immigration Act amended 1986-Immigration & Reform Control Act 2004-Guest Worker Program “There are significant numbers of illegal immigrants living and working and paying taxes in the United States, raising their families here. They’re clearly needed in our economy. It makes sense to bring them out of the shadows and give them full access to their rights” Amnesty for illegal aliens is simply reward for law-breaking. No system depending on a strict regard for the national law can treat law-breaking so casually. Amnesty will be a magnet for further illegal immigrants, who hope to be the future recipients of the nations “compassion”. American Issues Connector

  6. The Klan Rises Again Doctrines of hate Employed violence Geared towards African-Americans, Jews, immigrants 4-5 million members Indiana-David Stephenson Americans Oppose the Klan NAACP, Individuals, Jewish Anti-Defamation League Embraced diversity The New Ku Klux Klan

  7. Government Bans Alcoholic Beverages Prohibition-18th amendment “Drys” & “Wets” Americans Break the Law Bootleggers Speakeasies Al Capone Prohibition Divides the Nation Rural v. Urban 21st amendment-repealed prohibition - 1933 Prohibition and Crime

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