The Post War World

1918 to 1930

Influenza Pandemic of 1918

Sigmund Freud

Father of Modern Psychology

“The destruction of WWI came from non-rational

thinking”

Albert Einstein“Values and

Morals differ from society to society”

Oswald Spengler “Civilizations rise and fall therefore Europe will fall”

Gertrude Stein“All of you young men who served in the war, you are call a Lost Generation”

Coined the term: “The Lost Generation”

The Lost Generation

(Ernest Hemingway F. Scott Fitzgerald)The "Lost Generation" was lost in that the values that its members were being taught didn't fit the reality of life after the brutal and horrifying World War I. The group of writers who moved to Paris believed that America was intolerant, materialistic, and unspiritual. They helped to establish many of the styles and themes that are still used in literature today.

Marcel Proust“Reality is a world of memory and sensation lost through daily life”

Thomas Mann “Europe is in a moral state of

decay and sadness”

Franz Kafka “Life is a struggle to not only find

meaning but find authority to lead”

James Joyce “Stream of consciousness

seeks to portray an individual's point of

view “

T.S. Eliot “In a world without faith morals and

values cannot exist”

The Radio

Jazz Music

Jazz Clubs

Louis Armstrong

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUASOK8U5cg&feature=related

Billie Holiday

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWtUzdI5hlE&feature=related

Jelly Roll Morton

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qf-it_pSk8&feature=related

Life of the 1920’s

Cubism“the use of geometric shapes in art”

Pablo Picasso = “The Musicians” Georges Braque = “Le Jour”

Surrealism“to represent the unconscious in art”

Salvador Dali = “The Persistence of Memory” Salvador Dali = “Reve”

Dadaism“random images reflect insanity of war”

Wassily Kandinsky = “Unknown 73” Piet Mondrian = “The Grey Tree”

Functionalism“design buildings for specific use not for style!!”

Leads To………………….

Louis Sullivan

Developed the first skyscraperThe world’s first skyscraper (NYC)

Frank Lloyd Wright “Buildings should fit into their

environment”

“Falling Water”

The Motion Picture

Silent Films!

Black and White!

Developed in late 1800’s

Shown in public by 1910

The Jazz Singer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkyvstNrkHo

First motion picture with sound

Spectator Sports

Consumer Goods

“Buy on Credit” “Live for Now not the Future”

Don’t have the money, but want to buy now?