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Between the young and the old americans ideas of tradition changed
A significant post-World War 1 American cultural trend of the 1920s was the prohibition of alcohol. The 18th Amendment to the US Constitution enforced a ban on the production and sale of alcoholic drinks.
Many people wanted to turn back Progressive reforms from the previous decades.apex-A tension between modernism and fundamentalism
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Prohibition was the largest social conflict in the 1920s.
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In the 20s, the largest cultural split existed between urban Americans and rural Americans.
Zeitgeist means the temper of the times. Therefore, if the author claims that the zeitgeist of the 1920s was one of frivolousness it means that the general mood of the people was that they wanted to avoid seriousness, have fun, be relieved of the pressures of the somber or dark elements of life. Perhaps the author is looking at the authoritarian values of the parent generation and thinking that people wanted to be released from the strict values of an earlier generation.
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Events of the 1920s, such as the Scopes Monkey Trial and the passage of Prohibition laws, reflected nation conflicts over social, cultural, and religious values. These events highlighted the tensions between traditional religious beliefs and modern scientific thought, as well as the divide between rural, conservative values and urban, progressive attitudes. The clash of these values spurred debates over issues such as evolution, morality, and individual freedom.