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A. New Revolutions in Science

1. Albert Einstein’s theory of relativity said that time and space could change, showing that some laws of science were uncertain.

2. Sigmund Freud’s findings portrayed humans as irrational and unpredictable beings driven by their own desires.

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B. Literature in the 1920s

1. “Lost Generation”: expressed anxiety about the future as the brutality of WWI made people question new ideas. Includes Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, etc.

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B. Literature in the 1920s

2. Existentialism: there is no universal meaning to life. The literary works of Friedrich Nietzsche inspired the movement.

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C. Revolution in the Arts

1. New movement in art, surrealism, expressed the inner world of emotion and imagination through symbols and dreamlike figures.

The Persistence of Memory, 1931 - Salvador Dali

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Salvador Dali, The Persistence of Memory (1931)

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Rene Magritte painting "Son of Man"

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Joan Miro, Harlequin's Carnival, 1924

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Max Ernst, L'Ange du Foyer ou le Triomphe du Surréalisme (1937)

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Create Your Own Surrealist Art

Surrealism art is aimed at expressing imaginative dreams and visions free from conscious rational control.

It can be on any subject, but it must be classroom appropriate. If you can make it about something we have learned, great!

You art should follow the same style as surrealist art in the 1920s and 1930s, but you can be as creative as you would like. You will use a blank piece of printer paper to complete your art. Use pg. 465 to get a better idea of surrealism if needed.

You will also need to create a title and short caption for your artwork. Leave room at the bottom of the page for this.

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C. Revolution in the Arts

2. The 1920s was the Jazz Age. Jazz music used irregular rhythms and sounds, capturing the freedom and spirit of the decade.

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D. Society Challenges Convention

1. Women’s contributions in WWI helped earn them achieve suffrage (right to vote).

2. Women’s fashion and lifestyles became less restrictive. Most women kept traditional societal roles, but others became flappers or had careers.

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Women’s Fashion: Victorian Era

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Women’s Fashion: 1920s

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E. Technological Advances

1. The increased popularity and accessibility of the automobile transformed life for the average family.

2. After WWI, more airplanes were developed. At first, only the wealthy could afford air travel.

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E. Technological Advances

3. By the early 1920s, most families owned a radio. Radios were used for news and entertainment.

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E. Technological Advances

4. The motion picture industry flourished. Silent films were popular until sound was introduced in the late 1920s.

Charlie Chaplin

Clara Bow

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E. Technological Advances

5. New labor-saving devices like the washing machine, vacuum, refrigerator, iron, and coffee pot came out in the 1920s-1930s.

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Silent Film Video Clips

Charlie Chaplin’s The Circus (1928) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0a998z_G4g

Clara Bow’s The It Girl (1927) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAF2g5X-P4c

Charlie Chaplin’s The Kid (1921) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DE2R7s5SCSQ