Chapter 13 Section 1 Notes

1. Chapter 13 Section 1 Notes • Rural – Country (Urban vs. City) • - 1920 Census – 51.2% of people lived in big cities • - People started moving to big cities • - New York (5.6 million, biggest city) • - Moving from rural to urban required changes in way of living • - City people accepted behaviors considered shocking in rural towns. • - City fast paced filled with strangers • - Urban life – Friendly, safe, slow paced

2. Chapter 13 Section 1 Notes • 18th Amendment – Launched prohibition • Prohibition – Outlawed sale, transport or drinking of alcohol • Support came from rural South and West • People began to resent government for meddling with their social life • Government did not have enough money to enforce prohibition • 1500 poorly paid federal agents and local police • Task was impossible • Speakeasies ( Illegal underground clubs that sold alcohol) • Could be found everywhere and had to use a card or password to get in. • Bootleggers started popping up ( Distilled own alcohol or smuggled alcohol from other countries

3. Chapter 13 Section 1 Notes • Prohibition • Led to crime in every major city • Al Capone – Bootlegger from Chicago who netted over $60 Million a year • By mid 1920’s 19% of Americans supported Prohibition • 18th Amendment stayed in force until 1933 • Repealed by 21st Amendment • Rural people only ones to support prohibition

4. Chapter 13 Section 1 Notes • Church vs. Science • Fundamentalism – Protest movement believed all important knowledge could be found in the bible. • Rejected Evolution Theory • Laws started being passed banning teaching of evolution • John Thomas Scopes (Biology teacher in Tennessee protested) • Scopes arrested – ACLU hired a lawyer for him • Scopes Trial – Fight to teach evolution in schools. Proven that bible is open to interpretation. • Scopes fined $100 • Law outlawing teaching Evolution remained in effect.

5. 1.) What was the biggest city in the United States at this time? a.) New Orleans b.) San Francisco c.) New York City 2.) What type of environment describes living in the country? a.) Rural b.) Urban c.) Suburban 3.) If you lived in a city you lived in what kind of an environment? a.) Rural b.) Urban c.) Suburban 4.) What was life in a rural area like? a.) You would live next to a lot of people you didn’t know b.) Fast paced c.) Slow paced and laid back 5.) Which type of people accepted more risky behavior? a.) City people b.) Rural people c.) Suburban people 6.) What was prohibition? a.) Outlawing overseas trading b.) Outlawing the sale or use of guns c.) Outlawing sale, transport or drinking of Alcohol 7.) What did society think about prohibition? a.) They supported it b.) They were indifferent to it c.) They did not support it 8.) What was enforcement of prohibition like for government officials? a.) Very difficult b.) No different than any other law c.) Fairly easy 9.) What was the term used to describe Illegal underground clubs that sold alcohol? a.) Underground clubs b.) Speakeasies c.) Bordellos 10.) What were people called who smuggled alcohol from other countries? a.) Bootleggers b.) Alcohol Smugglers c.) Terrorists Chapter 13 Section 1 Quiz