LESSON 3 .3 = CULTURAL CONFLICT

USH2 Unit 3: Conflict and compromise impact politics,

economics, and culture of the US

Standards

 4.1 Analyze the political issues and conflicts that impacted the United States since Reconstruction and the compromises that resulted 

4.2 Analyze the economic issues and conflicts that impacted the United States since Reconstruction and the compromises that resulted 

4.3 Analyze the social and religious conflicts, movements and reforms that impacted the United States since Reconstruction in terms of participants, strategies, opposition, and results

4.4 Analyze the cultural conflicts that impacted the United States since Reconstruction and the compromises that resulted

What Students will know: Students will know how cultural conflict of the 1920’s helped to

shape modern America. What students will do: Active Listening Evaluating and viewing films for modeling Notetaking from presentations Brainstorming Cooperative group learning Group dicussion Debate (silent grafitti) Graphic Organizers Web Quest Summaries

Essential Question

How did cultural conflict during the 1920’s impact modern America?

Unit overview

In this Unit, students will analyze how conflict and compromise have shaped politics, economics and culture of the United States

Activating

Culture is like an Iceberg activity

What is culture?What are the hidden

components of culture?

What are the visible components of culture?

Frayer Model: Fundamentalism

A CLASH OF VALUES

SETTING THE STAGE

THE 1920’S ARE OFTEN CALLED THE “ROURING TWENTIES” BECAUSE TO MANY THE DECADE SEEMED TO BE ONE LONG PARTY. URBAN AMERICANS CELEBRATED THE NEW “MODERN” CULTURE, BUT NOT EVERYONE AGREED THAT THE NEW TRENDS WERE A GOOD THING. RURAL AMERICANS BELIEVED TRADITIONAL SOCIETY AND MORALITY WERE UNDER ATTACK.

NATIVISM RESURGES

CAUSES OF ANTI IMMIGRATION FEELINGS DURING THE 20’S =

INFLUX OF IMMIGRATION, CULTURAL TENSION, RECESSION

NATIVISM = THE BELIEF THAT ONE’S NATIVE LAND NEEDS TO BE PROTECTED FROM IMMIGRATION, ALSO GREW

THE SACCO-VANZETTI CASE

IN 1920, 2 ITALIAN IMMIGRANTS NAMED NICOLA SACCO AND BORTOLOMEO VANZETTI WERE ARRESTED FOR MURDER

WIDELY REPORTED THAT THEY WERE ANARCHISTS = OPPOSED ALL FORMS OF GOVERNMENT

DESPITE THIN EVIDENCE, THEY WERE FOUND GUILTY AND EXECUTED= REFLECTS NATIVIST ATTITUDES OF TIME

RETURN OF THE KKK

ONE OF THE BIGGEST EFFORTS TO RESTRICT IMMIGRATION CAME FROM THE KKK

CONTROLLING IMMIGRATION

IN 1921 CONGRESS PASSED THE EMERGENCY QUOTA ACT TO LIMIT IMMIGRATION

THE NATIONAL ORIGINS ACT OF 1924 MADE QUOTAS STRICTER AND PERMANENT

THESE ACTS FAVORED PEOPLE OF WESTERN EUROPE AND EXEMPTED THOSE FROM CENTRAL AND S. AMERICA

HISPANIC IMMIGRATION

THE REDUCTION IN IMMIGRATION CAUSED A SEVERE SHORTAGE OF WORKERS FOR AGRICULTURE, MINING, RR’S

MEXICAN IMMIGRANTS FILLED THESE JOBS

LARGE NUMBERS ARRIVED AFTER THE NEWLANDS RECLAMATION ACT OF 1902 FUNDED PROJECTS IN SW

AP Word Splash = Nativism

A CLASH OF CULTURES

DURING THE 1920’S, A NEW “MORALITY” TOOK OVER THE NATION

CHALLENGED TRADITIONAL WAYS OF THINKING

GLORIFIED YOUTH AND PERSONAL FREEDOM

WOMEN IN THE 1920’S

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3svvCj4yhYc

WON RIGHT TO VOTE IN 1920 = ENCOURAGED THEM TO BREAK FREE OF TRADITIONAL ROLES AND BEHAVIORS

ATTITUDES TOWARD MARRIAGE CHANGED = ROMANCE, PLEASURE, AND FRIENDSHIP = SUCCESSFUL MARRIAGE

AUTOMOBILE ALSO MADE YOUNG PEOPLE FEEL FREE

YOUNG WOMEN BEGAN WORKING FOR FINANCIAL INDEPENDENCE AND CAREERS

AP: Think Pair Share

How did women begin to challenge traditional ways of thinking in the 1920’s?

Do young people still challenge traditions today? How?

FUNDAMENTALISM

MANY GROUPS WANTED TO PRESERVE TRADITIONAL VALUES

FUNDAMENTALISM STRESSED THE TEACHINGS OF THE BIBLE AS LITERALLY TRUE HISTORY

REJECTED THEORY OF EVOLUTIONISM, BELIEVED IN CREATIONISM

THE SCOPES TRIAL

IN 1925, TENNESSEE OUTLAWED THE TEACHING OF EVOLUTION

A HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER, JOHN T. SCOPES WAS TRIED AND CONVICTED OF BREAKING THIS LAW

AP: The Scopes Trial

PROHIBITION

IN JAN. OF 1920, THE 18TH AMENDMENT WENT INTO EFFECT

THIS AMENDMENT PROHIBITED, OR BANNED THE SALE OF ALCOHOL

MANY FELT PROHIBITION WOULD REDUCE UNEMPLOYMENT, VIOLENCE, AND POVERTY

MANY AMERICANS VIOLATED LAW

ORGANIZED CRIME SUPPLIED ILLEGAL ALCOHOL TO SECRET BARS CALLED SPEAKEASIES

IN 1933 THE TWENTY-FIRST AMENDMENT LATER REPEALED PROHIBITION.

REVIEW: Cultural conflict of the 1920’s

1920’s Web Quest

Assignment

ATSU Boom 3-2-1

Learning Log

In your journal, summarize what you have learned today in 5-7 sentences.

WHAT IS NATIVISM? WHAT 2 FACTORS INFLUENCED THE

LIMITS ON IMMIGRATION? HOW IS THE SACCO AND VANZETTI

CASE AN EXAMPLE OF NATIVISM IN THE UNITED STATES?

WHAT ISSUES CAUSED CLASHES BETWEEN TRADITIONAL AND NEW MORALITIES?

WHAT WAS A FLAPPER? WHAT IS FUNDAMENTALISM? WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE B/W

EVOLUTIONISM AND CREATIONISM? WHAT WAS THE UNDERLYING ISSUE

OF THE SCOPES TRIAL? WHAT IS PROHIBITION? WHAT ARE SPEAKEASIES?