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Religious Fundamentalism
LO: Was America a country of religious and racial intolerance during
this period?
Key Words: Monkey Trial, Darwinism, Creationism
KEY WORDReligious fundamentalist:
Someone who takes the Bible literally and holds extreme views on religion.
Sister Aimee McPherson Popular preacher of
the 1920s One of the first people
to use radio to spread her message
Thousands flocked to hear her speak
America in the 1920s The Southern States of America in the 1920s
were known as the Bible Belt. They were traditionally religious and many people
here did not like the changes brought about by the ‘Jazz Age’
They thought flappers (fashionable women who often drank and smoked) were immoral and didn’t agree with the emphasis on sex, material goods and ‘loose morals.’
They passed laws banning wearing of ‘indecent’ bathing costumes, gambling on Sunday etc
1925 1925 –6 states, including Tennessee
passed law banning the teaching of Creationism
They thought it contradicted
the Bible
The BibleThe Bible teaches that God
created the world in 7 days.
Fundamentalists take the Bible literally. They believe that man came from Adam and Eve.
Charles Darwin Charles Darwin was a scientist. He came up with the Theory of
Evolution Life on earth evolved slowly over
millions of years Modern science has shown that
human beings are descended from apes and monkeys
Test yourself
1. What was the ‘Bible Belt’? (4 marks)
2. What did many southern states ban in 1925? (1 mark)
3. What are Fundamentalists? (1 mark)
4. Explain Darwinism (2 marks)
Johnny Scopes Johnny Scopes was a
science teacher in Tennessee.
He decided to put the law to the test.
He taught Darwinism knowing he would be prosecuted.
His trial took place in July 1925 in a packed courtroom, with over a hundred newsmen.
It was the first trial in American history to be broadcast on the radio
Clarence Darrow v William J. Bryan
Clarence Darrow offered to defend Stopes without a fee.
William Jennings Bryan was the leader of the prosecution
There was no doubt that Scopes was guilty.
However, the trial concentrated on the arguments for and against the Theory of Evolution
For this reason it was nicknamed The Monkey Trial
During the Trial
“Darrow: “Do you believe in Jonah and the Whale”?
Bryan: “It is easy to believe in the miracle of Jonah”
Darrow: “Did Eve really come from Adam’s rib”?
Bryan: Yes”
How did Darrow try to make a fool out
of Bryan?