Ch. 5.4 Toward the Modern Conciousness Flashcards
psychoanalysis
developed by Sigmund Freud. method by which a therapist and patient can probe into patient’s memory to heal the unconscious mind
Social Darwinism
theory used to justify dominance of Western nations in late 19th century. strongest and fittest races survived. extreme nationalism
pogrom
organized massacres (of the Jews—Anti-Semitism)
modernism
changes that writers and artists have produced against traditional styles dating back to the Renaissance
(a) discrimination
“Anti-Semitism, or hostility toward and DISCRIMINATION against Jews, was not new to Europe.”
(a) annually
“Although about 3,000 Jews went ANNUALLY to Palestine between 1904 and 1914, the Zionist desire for a homeland in Palestine remained only a dream on the eve of World War I.”
(a) reinforce
“Louis H. Sullivan led the Chicago school of the 1890s, which designed skyscrapers of REINFORCED concrete and steel free of external decoration.”
(p) Marie Curie
French scientist. discover radium gave off energy (radiation) that came from atom.
(p) Albert Einstein
German-born. Switz. citizen. genius. 1905: special theory of relativity (space and time relative to observer). matter=another form of energy.
(p) Sigmund Freud
from Vienna. study human mind. {The Interpretation of Dreams} human behavior determined by past experiences+unconscious. develop psychoanalysis method.
(p) Claude Monet
Impressionist. capture light, water, and sky
(p) Pablo Picasso
Spaniard. new style—cubism (using geometric designs to re-create reality). try to capture human form from many sides.
(p) Frank Lloyd Wright
Sullivan’s pupil. specialized in building homes with geometric lines and overhanging roofs. model for American home.
(pl) Vienna
capital of Austria
(pl) France
European country. Impressionism began here in 1870s.
