Lindbergh Dbq 1 Essay

After World War 1, American society was rife with both conflict and opposing ideals. By this same token, traditional Americans had still stubbornly clung to their old puritanical traditions and small town life as manifested in the K.K.K. However, a new generation of Americans had reacted to the Great War with new political doctrines, debatable views of religion, and emerging social and artistic movements. New Heightened tensions had demonstrated how this new generation of Americans had reacted to the Great War. Disputes over religion, politics, and the arts had highlighted the division between modern and traditional Americans.
American religion was at the forefront in the 1920s’ culture wars. Protestantism, Catholicism, and Judaism were often prominent and even controversial in the roaring 20’s. While Protestants had retained control of America’s religious sectors, the influx of traditional “old” Americans and newly imported Roman Catholics and Judaists brought by the “new immigrants” had ultimately led to an explosive mix between the two groups. For example, Alfred Smith, who had ran for presidency in 1928, had lost mainly due to his Roman Catholic faith.

Charles Lindbergh’s achievements as an American aviator, particularly when he had traveled around the world, had occurred only because Lindbergh had followed his traditional “ethics” (Document F). Famous entrepreneur, Henry ford had recognized himself as a defender of “old” America, supporting prohibition and opposing labor unions at his company. To Ford, alcohol and labor unions had represented the problems of modernism. However, Ford and his newly developed automobiles had served as symbols of both old and new conflicts. In addition, Sunday school teachers were often caught blending tradionalism and modernism when asked to teach the new youth about the “well proven facts of science” (Doc