Chapter 15 Flashcards
Who was the psychologist who challenged the idea that we understand our own motivations?
Sigmund Freud
What is the core belief of existentialism?
You determine your purpose in life; There is no universal meaning to life
Which philosopher argued for the power of emotion and instinct over human reason?
Friedrich Nietzsche
What novel introduced “stream-of-consciousness” as a style of writing?
“Ulysses”
Which of the following was NOT an art movement of the early 1900’s?
WAS: Cubism, Existentialism, Dadaism, Surrealism, ((Functionalism - an architect style; not art movement))
What new musical style evolved in America in the 1920’s?
jazz
What two forms of transportation made a great impact in the 1920’s?
automobiles and airplanes
What two forms of entertainment made a great impact in the 1920’s?
radio and movies
What was the name of the new German government?
Weimar Republic
Who was the physicist who challenged Newton’s view of the universe?
Albert Einstein
Which of the following was not a primary causes of the Great Depression in America?
WAS:
uneven distribution of wealth,
overproduction by business and agriculture,
decline in demand for consumer goods
What event set off the Great Depression in 1929?
Stock Market Crash in Wall Street, New York
Which American president is associated with the recovery from the Great Depression?
President Franklin Roosevelt
What was the name he gave to his economic program?
The New Deal
Fascism was a term coined in what country?
Italy
Who was the first Fascist leader?
Benito Mussolini
What was his “nickname”? (first fascist leader)
Il Duce
What was the name for Germany’s form of Fascism?
Nazism
Who was the leader of Germany’s fascists?
Adolf Hitler
What was his “nickname”? (Germany’s fascist leader)
Der Fuhrer
What was the name of the book he wrote in prison?
Mein Kampf
What is the translation for the German word lebensraum?
living space
What 1938 event destroyed Jewish synagogues, stores and homes?
Kristallnacht, Night of Broken Glass
What was the Japanese emperor’s name?
Emperor Hirohito
What iron- and coal-rich area of Asia did Japan covet?
Manchuria (Northeast part of China),
What city was savagely attacked by Japan in 1937?
(The Rape of) Nanjing
Italy invaded what African country in the 1930s?
Ethiopia
What policy did the British use to try to keep Hitler in check?
appeasement
The (illegal) German air force supported which European fascist in the late 1930s?
Francisco Franco
What was the term for the American foreign policy of the time?
isolationism
What was the German name for their vision of an empire?
The Third Reich
Germany was able to pursue its aims because which country agreed not to attack for 10 years?
Russia (agreed to split poland)
What was Germany’s primary economic problem in the 1920’s?
inflation; reparations
