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Postwar Uncertainty
A New Revolution In Science
Revolution in Science
Albert Einstein offered starling new ideas on space, time, energy, and matter.
Einstein theorized that the speed of light is constant
Things that seemed constant, such as space and time, are not.
Influence of Freudian Psychology
The ideas of Sigmund Freud was a revolutionary as Einstein's.
He believed that much of human behavior is irrational, or beyond reason
He called the irrational part of the mind the unconscious. In the unconscious, a number of drives existed, epecially pleasure seeking drives
Freud's ideas weakened faith in reason. Even so, by the 1920s, Freud's theories had developed widespread influence.
Why were Einstein’s ideas upsetting to many people?
In what ways were Freud’s ideas as revolutionary as Einsteins?
Revolutions in the Arts
How was Surrealism connected with Freud’s Ideas?
Surrealism, an art movement that sought to link the world of dreams
with real life, was inspired by Freud’s ideas. The term surreal means
“beyond or above reality.” Surrealists tried to call on the unconscious part
of their minds. Many of their paintings have an eerie, dreamlike quality
and depict objects in unrealistic ways.
Facism
What aspects of earlier music did new composers rebel against?
Artists rebelled against earlier realistic and romantic styles of painting and moved toward modernism and expres-sionism. Their work was a symbolic response to political and economic changes that were taking place on a global scale. Artists of this period wanted to turn against tradition and depict the inner world of emotion
civilization
Literature in the 1920's
Brutality of war caused philosophers/writers to question accepted ideas & progress
Many feared the future/expressed doubts about traditional religious beliefs
T.S. Eliot in 1922, American poet of England, wrote Western society had lost spiritual values
Postwar world as a barren "wasteland"
drained of hope/ faith
Franz Kafka- wrote His books feature people caught in threatening situations they can neither understand nor escape
Existentialists believed that there is no universal meaning to life. Each person creates his or her own meaning in life through choices made and actions taken.
Friedrich Nietzsche. In the 1880s, Nietzsche wrote that Western ideas such as reason, democracy, and progress had stifled people’s creativity and actions
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Conflict
How might Nietzsche's ideas have influenced politicians?
Nietzsche's ideas were against western society and pro-dictatorships
Change
Why did Writers visions of the present and future change?
in response to the social, cultural, and technological changes of the early 20th century.
Society Challenges Convention
Women’s Roles Change
The war had
allowed women to take on new roles.
Their work in the war effort was
decisive in helping them win the right to vote.
Women abandoned restrictive clothing and hairstyles. They wore
shorter, looser garments and had their hair “bobbed,” or cut short.
As women sought new careers, the numbers of women in medicine,
education, journalism, and other professions increased.
How did changes in women’s clothes reflect their changing roles?
What goals were women seeking in the 1920’s?
What led to the Great Migration?
Technology Advances Improve Life
The automobile benefited from a host of wartime innovations and improvements electric starters, air-filled tires, and more powerful engines.
The war’s technological advances were put to use to improve transportation and communication after the war.
Cars were now sleek and brightly polished, complete with headlights and chrome plated bumpers.
Media expanded during the interwar period with new technologies.
Which Technological advance do you think had the greatest impact on society?
computers and eventually the internet
How might World War I have spurred developments in radio?
the government poured millions into research, which helped advance the industry and led to the rise of commercial radio stations after the war when the ban was lifted
During World War I scientists made new drugs and had medical treatments for millions of people that were in need.
