World War I Showed New Technology And Exposed Men And Women

J’Taiya Carr 3/21/16 Chapter 25 REFLECTION PAPER 3 World War I showed new technology and exposed men and women to a new type of brutality. European countries were in a state of disarray and America found itself searching for the meaning of life and happiness. Radical changes will occur in the U.S. involving politics and social ideas. Some people were shedding their old traditional skins to accept the new modern world, while others are trying to hold onto the old ways of the world. The United States was facing varied problems, racism between blacks and whites rose during the famed roaring twenties, and modernism was the new trend. This was America from 1919 to 1929 before its economic downfall. The United States was having varied†¦show more content†¦A reason America disliked immigrants was because anarchism and socialism was associated with them, especially those from countries with failing governments. Stereotypes were common even then. Now, the KKK, which had become very popular in the late 1800’s, found itself with an influx of new members. They called for â€Å"100 percent Americanism,† which I am sure appealed to many Americans at the time and only allowed white Protestants to join (794). It is known that the KKK were fundamentalist, many people from the South but also other parts of the country joining. Fundamentalism and Modernists were butting heads at the time, especially with the Scopes Trial/ â€Å"Monkey Trial† was in the air. A school teacher, John Scopes taught his students about evolution and was arrested in Tennessee. The attorney defending Scopes was Charles Darrow. William Jennings Bryan, whom had been the Secretary of State, had recently denounced Darwinism due to his firm religious views and supported the prosecution during the Scopes Trial. I believed religion was part of the government a bit too much during these times. It is the same today because we all want a president or government official to have the same belief as we do. This would almost guarantee the laws we want being approved, such as a liberal democrat who support same-sex marriage would be in favor of Hillary Clinton now. I believe Darrow was focused more on whether or