Modern Thought & Culture in 1900: Crash Course European Hist

What are some examples of political and social strife occurring during the beginning of the 20th century?

• Increasing activism feminists.

• Increasing political unrest in Ireland & Russia

• The Dreyfus Affair in France

• Anarchists assassinating heads of state and members of powerful families

What were the qualities of European art, dance, and music prior to 1900?

• Melodic melodies

• Realistic depictions of art

• Graceful movements within dance.

• All of the above

Modernism can be seen as a rejection of?

• The Enlightenment

• The Protestant Reformation

• Romanticism

• Nationalism

What ballet featured a modern score (music) and choreography (dance) enraging its audience and changed the world of dance and music forever?

• Rite of Spring

• Appalachian Spring

• 4′33″

• Afternoon of a Faun

This modern form of art uses dabs of color instead of clear lines and realistic shading.

• Impressionism

• Art Nouveau

• Realism

• Post-modern

Who are some notable Impressionism painters?

• Edouard Manet

• Claude Monet

• Vincent Van Gogh

• Paul Cezanne

This modern form featured curving lines, and other plant life as well as romanticized women's bodies with long flowing hair?

• Impressionism

• Art Nouveau

• Realism

• Post-modern

Marie & Pierre Curie were pioneers in what field?

• Radiology

• Microbiology

• Germ theory

• Atomic Theory

Max Plank is often associated with what scientific theory?

• Quantum Theory

• Special Theory of Relativity

• General Theory of Relativity

• All of the above.

Which theories are Albert Einstein often associated with?

• Quantum Theory

• Special Theory of Relativity

• General Theory of Relativity

• All of the above.