THE ROARING 20S 1920 1929
1920S AMERICAN CULTURE
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Question
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The teaching of evolution in schools was literally put on trial when a teacher was are arrested for teaching it. What was the trial called?
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The Scopes Trial
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The Dread Scott Case
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Sacco-Vanzetti Case
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Sherbert V Verner
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The Scopes Trial, also known as the Scopes Monkey Trial, was the 1925 prosecution of science teacher John Scopes for teaching evolution in a Tennessee public school, which a recent bill had made illegal.
Detailed explanation-2: -John Scopes was playing tennis when a group of businessmen called him to the town gathering place, Robinson’s drugstore. They asked if he would be willing to be indicted for teaching evolution. Though he couldn’t remember actually teaching Darwin’s theory, Scopes believed in evolution and agreed to the plan.
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