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La Belle Epoque - Coggle Diagram
La Belle Epoque
Social Changes
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Western Europe
A lot of changes (economical...), increase in the standart of living, governments appeal to the people
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Family
Wife: Stays home, Husband: works. However, some women have to work
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Political Changes
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Rise of
Anarchism
Idea: the state is the problem. They tried to assassinate the leaders and destroy the state. The anarchist movement was rather unsccessfull than successfull
Evolutionary Socialism, Socialist parties
They created a political party and tried to push socialist changes to the top being sort of successfull
Unions
Unions allow workers to negotiate their contacts together and try to get better wages, work conditions. It generally improves the lives of workers
Unions lead to Mass Society, people are getting shorter work hours, people have more disposable income and free time. This then leads to Mass Consumerism
Governments appeal to the people: more people are given the vote. These governments expand the production, seek colonies in Africa and Asia
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Innovations
Psychology
Sigmund Freud's ideas are that the irrational is oftentimes more important in understanding individual behavior than the rational
Science
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Scientists: Albert Einstein proves that Newton was not quite correct. Pierre and Marie Curie, Max Planck: radiation.
Art
Camera was developed and artists started to no longer have the need to paint. This lead to the rise of impressionism, post-impressionism, cubism, abstract art
Economic Changes
Markets
Consumer culture
Increase in: wages, standard of living
Mass Consumerism
Products are being created and advertised thanks to mass market (radio, magazines, catalouges)
Mass Leisureis when leisure activities become very popular: professional sports (soccer, rugby) start with competitions where people go to have fun and relax. More popular music, theatre, parks are created