What did the Scopes Trial of 1925 reveal about American culture?
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Correct answer: A conflict between modern science and traditional religious beliefs
The Scopes Trial centered on teaching evolution in public schools. It became a national symbol of the tension between modernist ideas and religious fundamentalism.
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