The 1920s Roaring 20s
The Roaring 20s Belief in progress and reason shattered by WWI People looked at the world very differently from the optimism of the Enlightenment period Literature reflected a disillusionment about war and the failure of reason and progress
The Roaring 20s Sigmund Freud Friedrich Nietzche (late 1800s) Father of Psychology Developed theories concerning the subconscious mind Friedrich Nietzche (late 1800s) Believed through willpower and courage, you could create supermen that could rise above and control the common herd of men Greatly influenced Hitler and the Nazi Party
The Roaring 20s New scientific theories Albert Einstein Theory of Relativity: only the speed of light is constant Space and time can change relative to the movements of other objects moving at the speed of light Also helped develop other theories including the atomic bomb E = mc2
The Roaring 20s Art showed society’s disillusionment after WWI Showed an inner world of imagination and emotion Weeping Woman by Picasso
The Roaring 20s Pablo Picasso Developed cubism, an early form of abstract art The Three Musicians Self-portrait
The Roaring 20s Salvador Dali Surrealism; links reality with a dreamlike state
The Roaring 20s Jazz Uniquely American music form that was developed mostly by black musicians
The Roaring 20s 1921 Miss America bathing suit contest Winner was 16 year old Margaret Gorman, third from left
The Roaring 20s Styles changed from corsets, long dresses and Gibson girl hairdos….
The Roaring 20s …to bobbed hair, short shirts, and dancing the Charleston; Flappers