2. New Unit: The Inter-War Years 1919-1939

3. Culture Between the Wars BIG Idea: The period between the wars was a time of breaking with tradition and trying new styles in politics and culture.

4. Women after WWI Won the right to vote in the U.S. and Western Europe. Won the right to vote in the U.S. and Western Europe. Flappers: exemplified new freedoms through dress and lifestyle. Flappers: exemplified new freedoms through dress and lifestyle.

5. How did 1920s flappers challenge pre-war gender norms?

6. Mass-produced Radios Created a more uniform culture. Created a more uniform culture. Millions heard the same news and entertainment. Millions heard the same news and entertainment. Advertising became a science. Advertising became a science. Used peoples insecurities. Used peoples insecurities. Propaganda? Propaganda?

7. A 1920s advertisement for weight-loss soap

9. The Arts Cubism: abstract art using geometric shapes. Cubism: abstract art using geometric shapes. Pablo Picasso Pablo Picasso Surrealism: dreamlike images and unnatural combinations. Surrealism: dreamlike images and unnatural combinations. Salvador Dali Salvador Dali

10. Picasso’s “Three Musicians”

11. Picasso’s “Guernica”

12. Dali’s “Persistence of Memory”

13. Dali’s “Swans Reflecting Elephants”

15. Einstein’s Theory of General Relativity

16. New Ideas Einstein’s theory of relativity broke Newton’s universe of law and order. Einstein’s theory of relativity broke Newton’s universe of law and order. Many believed there were no absolutes of knowledge or morality. Many believed there were no absolutes of knowledge or morality. Used to question moral truths. Used to question moral truths.

17. Assignment: Nietzsche & Kafka Readings ELT: Giving examples of the arts of the major periods of history and explaining what they indicate about values and beliefs. ELT: Giving examples of the arts of the major periods of history and explaining what they indicate about values and beliefs. Let’s read some philosophy reflecting the new ideas of the time. Let’s read some philosophy reflecting the new ideas of the time. Existentialism: Existentialism: “Existence precedes essence” (Man has no nature) “Existence precedes essence” (Man has no nature) No absolute moral standards No absolute moral standards

18. Works Cited 1920s advertisement for weight-loss soap. Bettmann/Corbis. Web. 9 Mar. 2010.. CR 80. Private collection. Web. 9 Mar. 2010.. Dali, Salvador. Swans Reflecting Elephants. 1937. Private collection, New York. Web. 9 Mar. 2010.. Dali, Salvador. The Persistence of Memory. 1931. Museum of Modern Art, New York. Web. 9 Mar. 2010.. Farah, Mounir A., and Andrea B. Karls. World History The Human Experience. New York: Glencoe/McGraw Hill, 1999. 768-75. Print. Flappers. Private collection. Web. 9 Mar. 2010.. Listerine Ad. The John W. Hartman Center. Web. 9 Mar. 2010.. Picasso, Pablo. Guernica. 1937. Reina Sofia. Web. 9 Mar. 2010.. Picasso, Pablo. Les Demoiselles d'Avignon. 1907. The Museum of Modern Arts, New York. Web. 9 Mar. 2010.. Picasso, Pablo. Three Musicians. 1921. Private collection. Web. 9 Mar. 2010..