20.3 Cultural Conflict

20.3 Cultural Conflicts

Prohibition 18th Amendment made alcohol illegal. Main goals of Prohibition wereA. Eliminate family abuse problems.B. Get rid of saloons were gambling and prostitution thrived.C. Prevent work absenteeism and work accidents.

Bootleggers supplied illegal alcohol.Some produced their own with stills.Others smuggled it in from Canada and the Caribbean.Speakeasies were illegal bars.4,000 in Boston alone. Bootlegging led to the development of organized crime.Rival gangs resorted to violence to expand territories to distribute alcohol.Most notorious was Al Scarface Capone.Bought off cooperation of local authorities.FBI was created to halt the problems of organized crime. Bootlegging remained a problem until Prohibition ended in 1933.

Issues of Religion

Fundamentalists believed in a literal interpretation of the Bible.Evolution challenged those beliefs.John Scopes attempted to teach evolution.Tried, found guilty, and had to pay $100 fine.

First trial to be broadcasted over the radio.Even though fundamentalist won, set back their movement.

Racial Tensions

Great Migration brought African Americans north.Tension turned to race riots during the summer of 1919, Red Summer.Worse took place in Chicago.KKK membership grown to 4 million by mid 20s.KKK only supported white protestants.KKK was against: Blacks, Jews, immigrants, Catholics, etc.NAACP tried to protect Black voting rights, limited success.Marcus Garvey urged African Americans to return to Africa.Several African groups criticized Garvey for being too militant. Garvey was later jailed on fraud charges and deported back to Jamaica.