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Inherit the Wind Online Scavenger Hunt
SCOPES TRIAL QUESTIONS AND RESOURCES
Websites:
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/evolution/library/08/2/l_082_01.html
http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/scopes/scopes.htm
Who are the key players in the Scopes trial and what was their part?
What was the Scopes Trial about? What was its “nickname”?
Where did the Scopes Trial take place and where did some of the key players come
from?
Why was the Scopes Trial such a big deal?
When did the Scopes Trial occur why is that significant?
How was the Scopes Trial resolved? What was the outcome?
LIFE IN THE 1920s QUESTIONS AND RESOURCES
Websites:
http://ehistory.osu.edu/osu/mmh/clash/default.htm
http://library.thinkquest.org/C005846/The_1920/the1920.htm
What were some of the major events in world and national news?
Who were some of the key figures in art, sports, literature, crime, and science and
technology?
Where do we see innovation and big discoveries?
Why was immigration such a big issue in the 1920s?
When were women granted suffrage and how did that affect the female image
of the 1920s?
How did music, visual art, and theater reflect the 1920s?
INHERIT THE WIND AND McCARTHYISM QUESTIONS AND RESOURCES
Websites:
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/episodes/arthur-miller/mccarthyism/484/
http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/scopes/SCO_INHE.HTM
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_McCarthy
Why was Inherit the Wind written?
What is McCarthyism?
Who is Joe McCarthy and who wrote Inherit the Wind?
When was McCarthyism and why was it such a big deal at that time?
Where was HUAC held and what is HUAC?
How accurate is Inherit the Wind to the Scopes trial and why?
IMAGES FROM THE SCOPES TRIAL
http://www.siarchives.si.edu/research/scopes.html
Check out pictures from the Scopes Trial here including pictures of Dayton,
Scopes, events, the courthouse, and other interesting historical photographs and key
players. Choose one and comment on it below.
IMAGES FROM INHERIT THE WIND AT THE OLD GLOBE
http://www.theoldglobe.org/tickets/production.aspx?PID=9557
Choose an image and describe how lighting, set, blocking, or costume
contributes to the message of the play.