The Scopes Monkey Trial
Political:
- William Jennings Bryan took a part in this prosecution but died 5 days later after the trial
- supreme court of Tennessee fined Scopes on a technicality
Economic:
- Scopes was found guilty and fined $100
- Rockefeller Foundation launched a public health program
Social:
- John T. Scopes, a biology teacher, was persecuted for teaching evolution
- Fundamentalists barely won a victory and their emphasis on a literal reading of the Bible remained a vibrant
force in American spiritual life
- More 16 and 17 year olds were being required to stay in school until they graduate
- life expectancy increased from 50 to 59 years
- William Jennings Bryan took a part in this prosecution but died 5 days later after the trial
- supreme court of Tennessee fined Scopes on a technicality
Economic:
- Scopes was found guilty and fined $100
- Rockefeller Foundation launched a public health program
Social:
- John T. Scopes, a biology teacher, was persecuted for teaching evolution
- Fundamentalists barely won a victory and their emphasis on a literal reading of the Bible remained a vibrant
force in American spiritual life
- More 16 and 17 year olds were being required to stay in school until they graduate
- life expectancy increased from 50 to 59 years