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CHAPTER 19.1
Section 1: The Postwar Era
Objectives:
1>Summarize the general attitude of the times as they were expressed in the arts & literature of the post-WWI era.
2>List the new developments in science.
3>Outline the changes in people’s tastes as revealed in the literature, art, music, popular culture, and architecture.
The Great Depression and the Rise of Totalitarianism
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Bell Ringer 19.1:What were some developments in science and art in the post WWI era?
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Freudian psychology
surrealism
functionalism
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WWI profoundly disrupted European and American society. The mass destruction changed ideas about nations and people.
Many people felt a sense of anxiety and concern for the future.
New scientific discoveries added to the concern.
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Mass destruction and wholesale slaughter ….
New events and ideas in science raised even stronger doubts about the predictable nature of the world.
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People felt that the world was a frightening and unpredictable
place.
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Sigmund Freud
…founder of modern psychology
…claimed that the unconsciousoften controlled people’s actions –explained the confusing andirrational events in life.
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Others looked to science –the theories of Albert Einstein
People argued that differentsocieties had different values.
No one could say that ONE setof principles was good for ALL.
This became known as moral relativism.
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Major writings of the post-war years show dissatisfaction with traditional ideas.
One group who expressed such disillusionment included several American writers who continued
to live in Europe after the war.
The Lost Generation
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surrealism…conscious and unconscious ideas brought together in a dreamlike way
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…broke from the traditional novel.
Used a technique called “streamof consciousness”
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T.S. Eliot
…described a world without faith, where moral and spiritual values could not be restored.
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StravinskyThe Rite of Spring
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Pablo Picasso
Salvador Dali
cubism
surrealism
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"Form follows function."
functionalism
Louis Sullivan
"The space within becomes
the reality of the building"
Frank Lloyd Wright
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Popular Culture• Leisure activities• Consumer goods• Shorter workdays –
more money & free time
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…the first feature-length motion picture with synchronized dialogue sequences
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Johnny Weismuller in 1922 broke the 100m record with 58.6 seconds swimming freestyle.
Ralph Samuelsoninvents waterskiingin 1922.
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Greyhound racing was introducedin Great Britain in the mid-twenties.
In 1926, Gertrude Ederle became the first woman to swim across the English Channel – 21 miles in 14:31 – beating the previous men’s record.
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Babe Ruth hit a total of 60 home runs in 1927!
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The average American made $1,500 in 1920, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
If, like many Americans today, you put 10,000 miles a year on your Model T back then and got 15 miles per gallon, you'd have spent $133 annually at the pump.
10% of your income!
Gas was 20 ¢ per gallon.… but don’t get excited.
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Consumer Prices in the 1920s• Bacon 47¢ pound
• Bread 10¢ pound
• Chicken 39¢ pound
• Cornmeal 7¢ pound
• Eggs 55¢ dozen
• Flour 31¢ five pounds
• Milk 28¢ ½ gallon
• Beef 33¢ pound
• Nash, Special, six sedan, 5 passenger, $1,225.00
• Men's suits, wool, $12.50/each
• Women's sweaters, wool, $2.95/each
• Bedspread, $2/each
• Victrola, mahogany, $75
• Camera, Brownie $5
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NO QUIZ FOR THIS SECTION!Homework:Read Ch 19 Section 2Complete questions 1-4 on page 545.There WILL be a quiz on Sec. 2!!Be prepared!!!!!
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Science and Art in the Postwar Era
Causes Effect
Freudian psychology helped people understand the devastation of World War I
surrealism combined conscious and unconscious to portray life in a dreamlike way
functionalism buildings designed for particular use instead of following style