Chapter 15 Flashcards
Offered startling new ideas on space, time, energy, and matter, he was a scientist
Albert Einstein
Since relative motion is key to Einstein’s idea it is called the
Theory of relativity
An Austrian physician, were revolutionary as Einstein’s. He treated patients with psychological problems
Sigmund Freud
In their search for meaning in an uncertain world, some thinkers turned to the philosophy know as
Existentialism
The existentialists has been influenced by the German philosopher
Friedrich Nietzsche
An art movement that sought to link the world of dreams with real life
Surrealism
A new popular musical style, came out of the United States
Jazz
Captured world attention with a 33-hour solo flight from New York to Paris
Charles Lindbergh
A government controlled by a temporary alliance of several political parties
Coalition government
The republic that was established in Germany in 1919 and ended in 1933
Weimar Republic
The severe economic slump that followed the collapse of the US stock market in 1929
Great Depression
The first presidential election after the depression had begun, US voters elected _____
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Roosevelt immediately began a program of reform that he called the _______
New deal
A political movement that promotes an extreme form of nationalism, a denial of individual rights, and a dictatorial one party rule
Fascism
A newspaper editor and politician named ____ boldly promised to recuse Italy by reviving its economy and rebuilding its armed forces
Benito Mussolini