Society Changes after the War
Answer the following using pages 463-467. RESTATE & TURN IN!
1. Describe how Einstein’s theory of relativity conflicted with Newton’s laws of motion and gravity.
2. Explain why Sigmund Freud’s ideas on the working of the conscious and unconscious could weaken people’s
faith in reason.
3. Describe the fears that were reflected in the literature of the postwar era.
4. Define existentialism
5. Explain the reasoning behind Nietzsche’s plea for people to return to ancient heroic values. What did Nietzsche
believe that Western ideas were doing to people?
6. Describe the Cubist and Surrealist movements in art of the postwar era.
7. Explain how jazz reflected the independent attitude of the 1920’s.
8. Describe how the war played a role in changing the woman’s role in society. How did women demonstrate their
independent spirit?
9. How did the airplane and the expansion of the automobile change society in the U.S. and overseas?
10. Analyze the improvements in radio and communications during the 1920’s and explain how those changes
demonstrated changes in the everyday lives/concerns of the people.
Society Changes after the War
Answer the following using pages 463-467. RESTATE & TURN IT!
1. Describe how Einstein’s theory of relativity conflicted with Netwon’s laws of motion and gravity.
2. Explain why Sigmund Freud’s ideas on the working of the conscious and unconscious could weaken people’s
faith in reason.
3. Describe the fears that were reflected in the literature of the postwar era.
4. Define existentialism
5. Explain the reasoning behind Nietzsche’s plea for people to return to ancient heroic values. What did Nietzsche
believe that Western ideas were doing to people?
6. Describe the Cubist and Surrealist movements in art of the postwar era.
7. Explain how jazz reflected the independent attitude of the 1920’s.
8. Describe how the war played a role in changing the woman’s role in society. How did women demonstrate their
independent spirit?
9. How did the airplane and the expansion of the automobile change society in the U.S. and overseas?
10. Analyze the improvements in radio and communications during the 1920’s and explain how those changes
demonstrated changes in the everyday lives/concerns of the people.