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What did Einstein write and what were they?

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Theory of Relativity (space and time)
Manhattan Project (atomic bomb)
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Developed psychology and behavior

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Freud

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What did Franz Kafka write and what are they about

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The Trial; the Castle

–people in situations that they can’t get out of

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What writing style did Joyce develop and what did it do?

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He developed Stream of Consciousness and it mimicked the way our brain works

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belief that there is no universal meaning to life

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Existentialism

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  1. Existentialist
  2. believed western society stifles creativity
  3. Thought we needed to go back to our old, traditional ways
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Nietzsche

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Bold exaggerated shapes

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Expressionism

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Two expressionism artists

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Kandinsky and Klee

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Sharp angles and geometric shapes and who is the artist?

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Cubism

Picasso

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Trying to link dream world and reality

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Surrealism

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Who wrote “Rite of Spring” and why was that different?

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Stravinksy

It had harsh sound combinations, and irregular beats

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Where was Jazz played and what was the purpose?

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Memphis, New Orleans, Chicago

Represented freedom after the war

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What changed in women’s roles?

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Voting, Girls challenging what they’re told to wear or do

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What started new with automobiles?

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Headlights, Electric Starters, Air filled Tires, and More powerful engines

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What did Lindbergh do?

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1st American to fly across Atlantic Ocean

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What did Earhart do?

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1st Woman to fly across Atlantic and then she tried to fly across the world but disappeared

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Why were the US and Japan special?

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They were the only countries that came out of WWI better than going in

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Why should everyone feel sorry for Weimar Republic (Germany)

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They had to take the blame for everything (the way they were treated in the treaty of versailles, WWI, having to pay for the world guilt claus)

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How did the Weimar republic handle paying for the world guilt claus?

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Printing as much money that was needed which caused INFLATION

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Who fixed inflation and how?

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Dawes (the Dawe’s Plan)

borrowed 200 million dollars in loans from US banks

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German Foreign Minister

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Stresemann

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French Foreign Minister

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Briand

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What did Stresemann and Briand do?

What becomes of it?

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SIgned the friendship treaty which means that France and Germany will never fight again.
Germany joins league of nations

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US Secretary of State

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Kellogg

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Who signed the Peace Pact?
Briand and Kellogg
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What was the peace pact?
All countries signed it, and it meant that countries will never just fight to solve problems, they'll talk about it
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3 big flaws in US Economy
1. Uneven Distribution of Wealth 2. Over Production 3. Buying Less
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When did the selling of stocks start and end?
September 1929 | October 24, 1929
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When did the Stock Market Crash
October 29, 1929
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Ripple Effect
World wide trade dropped 65%
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What did Britain do as a coalition?
Raised tax on people, imports and avoided extremes
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What did France do for coalition?
Helped workers, avoided political extremes, and it was the popular front
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Who solved the stock market?
Franklin Roosevelt | He came up with the NEW DEAL because men wanted to work and not have handouts, so he made PUBLIC WORK PROJECTS
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Loyal to country and obedient to leader
Fascism
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What did Mussolini (Italian) do as leader?
1. Outlawed political parties 2. Secret Police Force 3. Outlawed strikes 4. Trying to be totalitarian dictator but
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What two nicknames mean "the leader"
``` il Duce (Mussolini) Der Fuhrer (Hitler) ```
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Where was Hitler from and what did he do?
From Austria, joined German Army, made Nazi's and took over Germany
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Another name for Nazi Party
Nationalist Socialist German Workers Party
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What book did Hitler write and what was it about?
``` Mein Kampf (My Troubles) His hatred of Jews, Gays, deformed ```
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What is the name of the land that Hitler believed that belonged to the Arians and what does it mean?
Lebensraum | Living space
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Who are Arians?
Hitler thinks they're blonde haired blue eyed but their actually indians
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How did Hitler get the population on his side?
The GD hit Germany hard, and Hitler said things that they wanted to hear
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What was Hitler's official title and what did he do?
Chancellor of Germany | He outlawed political parties, and made 2 secret police forces
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Who are the two youth groups?
Hitler Youth and League of German Girls | INDOCTRINATION
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When is the Night of Broken Glass, what is the official name, and what happened?
1. November 9, 1938 2. Kristallnact 3. Violence started towards the jews
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What is special about Czech?
It is the only country to keep democracy
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Why was Japan governed by a Military Dictator
It was hit hard by great depression and the dictator decided that it needed to be in an area with resources
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What happens when Japan invades Manchuria
It is the 1st direct challenge to league of nations, and the league scolds them and walks away
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what happens with Japan after they invade Manchuria?
They attack China
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What happened when Mussolini saw how League of Nations responded to Japan?
He wanted Ethiopia
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Who wanted Rhineland and what was it?
Hitler and it was the area between france and germany
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Who were the Axis Powers and what did they want to do?
Germans, Italians, and Japanese | conquer the world
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Rome
Berlin Axis
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Who is the dictator of spain
Franco
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What does isolation mean when talking about the US
No loans or giving weapons to anyone in war
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Which countries do not have dictators
Britain, France, and Czech
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Third Reich
Hitler
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What did Hitler want that was part of Czech?
Sudetenland
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How were Britain and France involved with Sudetenland?
They said they would help but then they weren't ready
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What happened at the Munich Conference?
Chamberlain urged appeasement and gave into HItler to avoid conflict
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Who is Chamberlain
Prime Minister of England
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What did Hitler and Stalin sign and what did it mean?
Nonagression Pact | Soviet and Germany won't fight
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What is Hitler and what is Stalin?
Hitler: Fascist Stalin: Communist

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