Tension in the United states Post Great Depression
... The 1920’s in the United States, it was just such a time. ... Between the drastic occurances of World War I and the stagnation of the Great Depression, many events showed this tension. ... Many of these changes helped produce the tension of the 1920s. ... Because of the great age of radio, the new ideas were spread quickly and larger numbers were exposed to them. However, one of the greatest contributors to the 1920s as a peiod of tension was World War I. During the war, thousands of people endured great hardship and misery. ... Society had a great emphasis on being comfortable. ... Tension between the old and new values occured every day. One of the great conflicts was the Scopes Monkey Trial.