1. Postwar uncertainty and economic depression
After world war i
Postwar uncertainty and economic depression

2. What was europe like after wwi?
The Treaty of Versailles ends WWI.
The postwar period was one of loss and uncertainty, but also one of invention, creativity, and new ideas.
Postwar trends in physics, psychiatry, art, literature, communication, music, and transportation still affect our lives

3. Albert Einstein Where is Einstein from?
1905: Time and space are not constant
This is Einstein’s theory of relativity
Replaces Newton’s law
Why were Einstein’s ideas upsetting to many people?

4. Sigmund freud Revolutionized psychology
Constructed a theory about the human mind
Believed that we are influenced and motivated by our subconscious
Weakened faith in reason
In what way were Freud’s ideas as revolutionary as Einstein’s?

5. Literature in the 1920s Brutality of WWI
Postwar world as a barren “wasteland” drained of hope and faith
Many writers reflect these ideas in their writings
Search for meaning in an uncertain world
Existentialism
Do YOU agree with the ideas of existentialism?
Why did writers’ visions of the present and future change?

6. The Arts Rebel against tradition Music Surrealism
How was surrealism connected to Freud’s ideas about dreams and the subconscious?
Music
Move away from traditional music
New popular music style, jazz
Captures the new freedom of the age

7. Jazz

8. Society changes
Women’s roles change

9. New Technology Automobiles Airplanes Radio and Movies
Household Devices

10. Worldwide depression

11. Germany Weimar Republic Inflation: What does inflation mean?
Germany has huge war expenses
Government spends more than it takes in
Germany prints more money
Government prints more money
Prices go up
Value of money goes down
Cycle continues
Economy is in danger of collapsing

12. The Great Depression in the U.S.

14. Effects and solutions
America’s Depression= Worldwide collapse. Why? Britain: voters elect National Government - high protective tariffs, increased taxes, regulated currency, lowered interest rates France: more self-sufficient than Britain - leads to political instability - The Popular Front is formed: series of reforms to help workers - Not as effective as Britain

15. The U.S. Lead by Franklin Delano Roosevelt Government Reform
Who is he?
Government Reform
The New Deal
$10 billion on the construction of 122,000 public buildings, 664,000 miles of road, 77,000 bridges, and 285 airports
Why invest in building these things?

16. Homework
Complete 15-2 and 15-3 Worksheets