Question

In the 1920s what was the primary reasons for tensions that existed between those who embraced modernity and those who promoted a more conservative view ?

Answer 1

Overview

The old and the new came into sharp conflict in the 1920s. While many Americans celebrated the emergence of modern technologies and less restrictive social norms, others strongly objected to the social changes of the 1920s.

In many cases, this divide was geographic as well as philosophical; city workers tended to embrace the cultural changes of the era, whereas those who lived in rural towns to traditional norms.

The Sacco and Vanzetti trial in Massachusetts and the Scopes trial in Tennessee revealed many Americans’ fears and suspicions about radical politics, and the ways in which new scientific theories might challenge traditional Christian beliefs.