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Friedrich Nietzsche
The people were influenced by Friedrich Nietzsche. He wrote that Western ideas (reason, democracy, and progress) had ceased the creativity and actions. He wanted people to return to the traditional values of pride, assertiveness, and strength. His views gained popularity and impacted the governments of Italy and Germany in the 1920's and 1930's/ -
Cubism in Arts
Cubism was inspired by traditional African Art. Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque founded cubism. Portrayed objects as simplified and broken down into geometric shapes. Had sharp angles and edges, and could show man views at once. -
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Radio
The first commercial radio station known as, KDKA, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, first broadcasted. This form of communication spread like wildfire. Soon major cities began broadcasting news, plays, and sporting events. Many families caught a part of the trend and got a radio to listen. -
William Butler
William Butler wrote the poem, "The Second Coming", it portrays a feeling of strenuous times ahead. 'Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold;/ Mere anarchy in loosened upon the world." -
T.S. Eliot
T.S. Eliot wrote that western society lost their values and also described the post war world as a wasteland drained of hope and faith. -
James Joyce
James Joyce wrote the novel, 'Ulysses', this broke normal sentence structure and vocabulary as a way to portray the thoughts of the brain. -
Arts were Revolutionized
Artists moved away from realistic traditions and shifted to show more emotion, imagination, and movement. Paul Klee and Wassily Kandinsky were known for their bold colors and distorted shapes in their pieces. -
Movies/Motion Pictures
Motion Pictures was a huge industry in the 1920's. Countries near and far produced films. In Europe it was taken seriously, however, in Hollywood, where a majority of films are made, it was used as just entertainment. -
Franz Kafka
Franz Kafka wrote, 'The Trial', in 1926 and, 'The Castle', in 1925. These books told of struggle with little explanation, or hope for the escape of his characters. The plots often were tear jerkers. -
Surrealism
It was inspired by Freud's ideas which connected dreams with real life depicting things in a unrealistic or unusual format with artists trying to tap into their unconscious minds. -
Musical Arts
Composers followed suit by breaking from tradition and using irregular rhythms in harsh combinations of sound, some also rejected traditional harmonies and musical scales such as: Arnold Schoenberg and Russian composer, Igor Stravinsky. -
Jazz Music
First emerged in the United States, and was mainly developed by African Americans in New Orleans, Memphis, and Chicago. Quickly spread to Europe, it had a loose beat that captured the new found freedom. -
Impact of People
Changed the people's opinions, values, and shows experiences. Different cultures could communicate better. It told the story of history, and was a way to document the changes in society. -
Existentialism
In the look for any source of meaning people turned to the branch of philosophy known as, Existentialism. The major leader was Jean Paul Sartre. The followers believed there was no one meaning to a person's life, but the could formulate one through actions and choices made. -
Works Cited
Littell, Mcdougai. Book. City: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2009. Print.
VOA. "American History: 1920s Were a Big Time for the Arts." VOA, 5 Jan. 2011, learningenglish.voanews.com/a/american-history-the-1920s-were-an-active-and-important-period-for-the-american-arts-112975584/115980.html.
