Roaring Twenties: Culture and Economy · US History

The 1925 Scopes 'Monkey' Trial reflected a cultural conflict between:

  1. Isolationists and Internationalists
  2. Fundamentalism and Modernism
  3. Capitalists and Socialists
  4. Northern Democrats and Southern Republicans
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Correct answer: Fundamentalism and Modernism

The trial focused on a Tennessee teacher who broke the law by teaching evolution. It highlighted the growing tension between traditional religious values (Fundamentalism) and the scientific, secular shift of the 1920s (Modernism).

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