Weekly Article: Sacco & Vanzetti

Sacco and Vanzetti, two Italian Anarchist who met in May 1917 (date unspecified) were living in New York were found guilty and put to a Death Sentance. I myself am all for it, Sacco and Vanzetti had too much evidence to their name not to be given the death sentance. If not given the death sentance it would have made the police force look weak. So overral I think that the police force did a great job capturing them and the judge did a even greater job giving them a death sentance.

One major piece of evidence was that they both had eyewitness reports on the both of them. But not just one or two multiple cases laced on them. Sacco's Hat and Car were both found also including ballistics testing. Some people would like to say that the chamber was changed but I suspect they did that just to cover up their names and make at least one of them seem innocent. Vanzetti's also lied about his gun as well, he lied about the price and lied about where he recieved the bullet he also stated he didn't remember the store he bought the gun at.

The judge had Given them a death sentance in the state of Massaschusetts by electric chair a fitting crime for two murderous anarchist who wanted to turn over the goverment and to me it was a good choice upon the judge.

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Scope in the Scopes Trial

The Scopes Trial brought up the great topic of evolution but the bigger picture is what we should believe in, the Religious "Creationism" or the Scientific "Evolution". In my honest opinion I choose to be taught the Scientific Evolution because there are many people with different religions, and with different views on religion their creation myth must be different from one another, Scientific Evolution or "Darwin Adaption" to me is something that can be shared world wide and is not changed or manipulated at all

Acrostic Poem

People in the streets
Raving in the clubs
Ordering in restaurants
Having dinner at the table
I just forgot one thing
Booze has been banened
I can't drink socially anymore
They think we're savages
I can't believe it!
Oh wait.. what was that-
Never say the secret of the speakeasy?

Raves have never been so fun
Oh the joy in being young!
Are you playing with your stocks yet?
Really fun stuff those stocks are
I make great money on just assumptions
Never has life been better!
Great times these are, and a great time to be so young!

The Stock Market Crashed?!
What?! How is that possible?!
Even top companies are losing their money?!
No this has to be a April fools prank
There's no way I just went bankrupt
I have a family to feed!
Everything is falling!
Someone help us!

Concept Guide

1925 The Scopes Trial
Biology teacher John Scopes was arrested for teaching evolution to his students.
Lots of media attention and national publicity
Scopes was found guilty originally, but verdict was overturned
Creation/Evolution controversy demonstrated: contradicted the Bible
After, evolution was more widely taught in schools
Prohibition of 1920

Pushed by women's organizations

Henry Ford believed that without drinking, there would be better work ethic.
The IRS was the main enforcer of Prohibition
Prohibition actually created more speakeasies than before
"Bootleggers" "Moonshine" "Bathtub Gin" "Rum Runners"
Most rum came from Canada
1933, 21st Amendment past, repealing 18th amendment (FDR)
1920 Economic Issues
Demand
Credit cards, building up debt
Stock market speculation
Dust Bowl
Severe dust storms
Caused by drought and extensive farming without crop rotation
Over 500,000 Americans left homeless
FDR created government organizations to help
Agriculture Issues
No crop rotation and deep plowing caused dust storms
Collapse in prices
Long term agricultural depression
Farmers overproducing with new machinery after the war effort

1920 Immigration Policies
USA can thrive without immigrants
Opposition of quotas disappear

Emergency Quota Act of 1921: ethnic groups limited to 3% of 1910 population
Laws became more strict
Nativism
Americans were for isolationism following the end of WWI
Immigrant restrictions
Afraid of Communism spreading
KKK used Nativist rhetoric and reemerges 3 million strong
1920 Significant Literary Works
Main Kampf By: Hitler
The Great Gatsby By: Fitzgerald
Of Mice and Men By: Steinbeck
The Ways of White Folks By: Hughes
The Great Migration
Escaping widespread racism of the South
Better employment and education opportunities
Rapid African American increase
Harlem Renaissance
African American artistic movement
New York City
Music
Writing
Sacco and Vanzetti
Italian Anarchists
Accused and charged with robbery and murder
Sentenced to death
1920 Labor Issues
Unions were suppressed
Welfare
Wages increased, work time decreased
Lack of leadership in labor movement
The Red Scare
Afraid of Communism
Bolshevik Revolution
Afraid of un-American behavior and foreigners
Schenk vs. USA
Upheld Espionage Act
Schenck's conviction was decided constitutional
Schenck sent letters to draftees saying that the draft was motivated by capitalists

Group Reflections

I sadly was not here of the day of group reflection but I did talk to enough people to understand the comparable aspects of these crime organizations, Usually it starts out with 1 or 2 people with small crimes, I had the privilage to have Bonnie and Clyde who actually started out small just robbing small groceries. And I really do not remember the name of the rest of the Gang members so I sadly have to end here.