20th Century Political and Cultural Movements

What significant political event occurred at the beginning of the 20th century, challenging royal rule in Russia?

• The American Civil War

• The Russian Revolution of 1905

• The French Revolution

• The Industrial Revolution

What artistic and cultural movement emerged around 1900, characterized by a rejection or radical alteration of traditional forms in music, art, and dance?

• Renaissance

• Baroque

• Modernism

• Romanticism

Which artistic style, prominent in the early 20th century, focused on capturing the fleeting, changing appearance of nature using indistinct colors and lines rather than precise realism?

• Realism

• Impressionism

• Cubism

• Art Nouveau

The new ideas and discoveries at the turn of the 20th century led to a major shift away from which earlier scientific understanding?

• Quantum physics

• Newtonian science

• Relativity theory

• Psychoanalytic theory

According to Sigmund Freud, which part of the human psyche is focused on realistic activity for survival?

• The Id

• The Ego

• The Superego

• The Libido