Great Depression Modern Thought Modernism Consumer Society Peace and Political Stability

Topic 1 – 10 Points QUESTION: Which philosophy stressed the importance of finding individual meaning in a purposeless world? ANSWER: Existentialism

Topic 1 – 20 Points QUESTION: Sigmund Freud argued that human consciousness was divided into three different parts known as what? ANSWER: Id, Ego, and Superego

Topic 1 – 30 Points QUESTION: The idea that nature itself is unknowable and unpredictable was based off of what theory of Werner Heisenberg? ANSWER: Uncertainty principle

Topic 1 – 40 Points QUESTION: Which early Danish theologian argued that proving the existence of God was impossible, but that individuals must take a leap of faith? ANSWER: Soren Kierkegaard

Topic 1 – 50 Points QUESTION: What countries primarily developed logical positivism as the accepted psychology? ANSWER: English-speaking countries

Topic 2 – 10 Points QUESTION: What principle follows that buildings should be designed for the purpose they serve, without excessive ornamentation? ANSWER: Functionalism

Topic 2 – 20 Points QUESTION: What art school combined applied and fine art and brought many modern architects and designers together? ANSWER: The Bauhaus

Topic 2 – 30 Points QUESTION: What literary technique was utilized by authors such as Virginia Woolf and James Joyce to portray inner monologues of their characters? ANSWER: Stream of consciousness

Topic 2 – 40 Points QUESTION: What changes to musical expression largely characterized modern music in the 1910s and 20s? ANSWER: Emotional intensity and radical experimentation

Topic 2 – 50 Points QUESTION: Which author’s subject matter portrayed individuals crushed by overwhelming and unexplained hostility? ANSWER: Franz Kafka

Topic 3 – 10 Points QUESTION: Roosevelt’s “fireside chats” are an example of what new mass entertainment? ANSWER: Radio

Topic 3 – 20 Points QUESTION: What commercial entertainment was originally designed to distract troops from warfare during WWI? ANSWER: Cinema

Topic 3 – 30 Points QUESTION: How did the consumer society assist in creating social barriers ANSWER: Aggressive advertising targeted specific groups (class, economic status, gender)

Topic 3 – 40 Points QUESTION: What was the main difference between radio broadcast networks in the U.S. versus in Europe? ANSWER: U.S.=privately owned Europe= government run

Topic 3 – 50 Points QUESTION: What was the Left’s main criticism of the rise of consumer society? ANSWER: Undermined working-class radicalism

Topic 4 – 10 Points QUESTION: What American loan plan reduced German reparations and based payment off of economic prosperity ANSWER: Dawes Plan

Topic 4 – 20 Points QUESTION: What political party replaced the Liberal Party of Great Britain? ANSWER: Labour Party

Topic 4 – 30 Points QUESTION: Which economist denounced the Treaty of Versailles as severely detrimental to the British economy? ANSWER: John Maynard Keynes

Topic 4 – 40 Points QUESTION: What was Germany’s initial response to the French occupation of the Ruhr? ANSWER: Peaceful protest

Topic 4 – 50 Points QUESTION: Which German leader began the process of rebuilding the German economy by compromising with Poincare? ANSWER: Gustav Stresemann

Topic 5 – 10 Points QUESTION: President Roosevelt passed the _____________, which was designed to stimulate the economy and provide jobs? ANSWER: New Deal

Topic 5 – 20 Points QUESTION: What alliance between French Communists, Radicals, and Socialists supported the union movement and a far reaching social program? ANSWER: Popular Front

Topic 5 – 30 Points QUESTION: Which territory responded the most successfully to the Great Depression? ANSWER: Scandinavia

Topic 5 – 40 Points QUESTION: Great Britain achieved significant economic growth during the Great Depression by applying ___________ economic theory ANSWER: Orthodox

Topic 5 – 50 Points QUESTION: What was the main reason for France’s late entrance into the Great Depression? ANSWER: Later to industrialize than other countries