1. Chapter 15 – Years of Crisis (1919 – 1939) Section I – An Age of Uncertainty
Main Idea: The postwar period was one of loss and uncertainty but also one of invention, creativity and new ideas
Why It Matters Now: Postwar trends in physics, psychiatry, art, literature, communication, music and transportation still affect our lives

2. Thinkers of the Age! Two main guys challenge deeply rooted ideas
Albert Einstein
German physicist gave new ideas on space, time, energy and matter
Theory of Relativity
Sigmund Freud
Austrian physician who treated patients with psychological problems
Theory that human behavior is irrational
The unconscious mind

3. New Art
Artists moved away from earlier realism to create new forms of art
Dadaism
Meant to be absurd and meaningless
Surrealism
Tried to link dreams to the real world
Music steps out
Jazz explodes in America

7. Society Changes
Becomes more open and young people break with the past and experiment with values
Women take new roles
Receive right to vote (1920)
Cut their hair short
Wear less clothing
Smoke and Drink in public
Speak out against the “woman’s role” in the home

8. Technological Advances after WWI
Automobile becomes available to all
Allows to move farther from work
Gives leisure time (VACATIONS!!!!!!!)
Airplane for normal travel
Major airlines created at this point
Popular entertainment
Radios for entertainment
1920 KDKA in Pittsburg 1st commercial radio station
Movies for fun

9. The World As One
Advances in science and the industrial fields bring the world closer together
Countries now more interdependent on each other economically
Global happiness becomes dependent on the economic well-being of all major nations