The Atomic State Flashcards
Why did less US high school students graduate from 1940-1945?
There were many job opportunities for the war effort
To what industries did high school students gravitate in 1940?
High-skilled work such as aerospace, printing and publishing, etc.
Since WW2, jobs in what educational level have precipitously declined in the US?
Less than high school
What year did manufacturing jobs for high school education start to decline in the United States?
approximately 1980
When did manufacturing jobs with at least a year of college start to rapidly grow in the US
1980
When did manufacturing jobs with at least a year of college decline in the US?
1990
What education has remained relatively stable in manufacturing employment in the United States since their growth?
At degree of at least 4 years of college
Since world war 2, employment in manufacturing sector has shrunk in the United States, but the educational level of workers in the sector has…
clearly risen
Who resurrected the olympic motto? When?
Pierre de Coubertin 1896
What was the olympic motto?
Faster, Higher, stronger
who created the olympic motto?
A French schoolteacher
What did the olympic motto symbolize?
A culture of the end of the 19th century emblematic of an attitude toward technology and a way of life
What did the Italian futurists believe?
That there was beauty in modern technology just as there was ancient beauty
What did the Italian futurists idealize apart from technology?
War, violence, patriotism
What artistic piece did the Italian futurists compare the beauty of technology to?
The greek sculpture of the Winged Victory of Samothrace
How did futurists describe movement in their art?
Blurry, distorted forms
What technologies did the futurists feature in their art?
Planes, bicycles, trains, occasionally modern city features such as new boulevards or buildings
How did soviet art contrast itself to the Tsarist past?
Quite literally paving over it with modernity. Soviet propaganda emphasized themes of material progress, electricity, paving streets, tractors, etc.
Why did some urban planning take place in industrial towns?
People set up factories where there was a power source (water). This was sometimes deep in the country with no available housing. Industries built small towns to house their workforce
With what trend(s) did reformers start to propose new city plans?
The general trend of improving the health of the population.
Also include the migration to the cities by the end of the 19th century
Who came up with the idea of a garden city? When?
British utopian Ebenezer Howard in 1898.
What is the garden city?
Central cities with countryside separating it peripheral garden cities. These would be connected by municipal railways.
What was the goal of a garden city?
Provide enough accessible green-space for people in the city core and periphery
Make sure cities are not too crowded
Kanata was built with to what kind of city planning in mind?
a Garden City
To open greenspace for more people, what was the alternative to garden cities?
Vertical cities
Where do pedestrians walk in Hilbersheimer’s vertical city concept?
in elevated walkways
What innovations made it possible to build taller buildings in the early 20th century?
elevators, better steel frames, reinforced concrete
What architectural tradition did early skyscrapers resemble?
Traditional architectural techniques dating back to antiquity.
How tall were skyscrapers in the early 20th century?
Tall enough (six or seven stories) but completely overshadowed by modern skyscrapers
Which architect proposed Ottawa’s urban master plan?
Jacques Gréber
What did Jacques Gréber envision for his Montreal suburb?
Separation between residential and commercial district, trees and parks intersperse through the residential areas, and a large Central Park in the commercial district. NO GRID PATTERN
What was the name of the Model town built during the Roosevelt administration?
Greenbelt, Maryland
What kind of living did the Roosevelt administration’s model towns have?
small and modest housing, relatively low density and interspersed with trees. Accessible to pedestrians and cars
What were suburbs designed by William Levitt called?
Levittown
What are the features of suburbs compared to earlier garden cities?
Fewer amenities, a smaller central business core, not a lot of variety in the street patterns.
Why did demand for housing explode in the United States after ww2?
-Little housing was built through the Great Depression and the war.
-Lots of veterans returned from the war and went to school and got well-paying jobs. They started families, so existing housing was not enough.
According to available data, is the US adult population less scientifically literate than europe’s
Absolutely not The US actually scores very high.
Why did the futurists like war?
“In article 9, war is defined as a necessity for the health of human spirit, a purification that allows and benefits idealism.”
What two major events led to a questioning of traditional values?
WW1 and the Great Depression
Faith in what came out of a rejection of traditional values?
Faith in science, technology, and modernity
What major change ind design occurred as a result of the new emphasis on modernity?
Streamlining; straight lines, clean corners, sometimes rounded– generally making things look more aerodynamic
What did streamlining start with? Why?
Vehicles, especially cars. There was a practical incentive to go faster, aside from it looking cool
What did Antonio Saint Elia do?
He was a futurist. He drew sketches of modern buildings and cities
What could modern designs be applied to other than buildings or cars?
Household objects such as chairs
What did le Corbusier call buildings?
Machines for living in
Henry Dreyfus Norman Bel Geddes represented what?
American adherents of modernism
What household object did the American futurist Raymond Loewy streamline?
Refrigerators
Who invented the geodesic dome?
Buckminster Fuller
Which American futurist designed Gm’s Futurama exhibits at the New York World Fair?
Norman Bel Geddes
Which meme is representative of the streamlining push in the United States?
The sleek FDR bullet train.
What kind of chair reflects the streamlining push in the United States?
The one-piece Eames chair
Between what years did diesel locomotives rapidly overtake steam trains in the US?
1945-1955
What was the modernist motto in the United States?
“Less is more”
How could streamlining fit the modernist motto?
Recall less is more– the design is sleeker and simple, yet it is more aerodynamic and performs better
True or false: Most of the technologies in modern military arsenals were developed in the two world wars
true