CCII Test 11-20 Flashcards
(10 cards)
Name a Dada artist and two Dadaist characteristic styles.
Marcel Duchamp- Absurdism, Mundane objects used in art as irony (I.e. Bicycle wheel, urinal) almost a “fuck you” to the audience
What is Surrealism and name two Surrealist painter?
a 20th-century avant-garde movement in art and literature that sought to release the creative potential of the unconscious mind, for example by the irrational juxtaposition of images. Salvador Dali, Pablo Picasso
What were the leading causes of WWI?
alliances, imperialism, militarism, nationalism. The assassination of Arch Duke Ferdinand
What was Hitler’s party called and what did it stand for?
The National Socialist Party (Nazi) it stood for Nationalism and Racial Purity
What is Totalitarianism? (Give two examples)
a system of government that is centralized and dictatorial and requires complete subservience to the state. Ex. Stalinist Russia, Pol Pot Cambodia
Name the three causes that led to WWII.
The treaty of Versailles destroying Germany, Japanese Militarism, and the great depression
Name two writers of the post WWII society and one of their major works.
William Faulkner Intruder in the Dust (1948), Ernest Hemingway - The Old Man at the Sea (1952)
What were the two oppositional dynamics of the Cold War era?
Capitalism (The U.S.) vs. Communism (The U.S.S.R. Cuba, Vietnam)
Name four qualities that photography brought to the modern world.
Photography allowed people to capture a moment, accuracy in recording of the world, easier access to making fine art, and brought more realism in the art world.
What is “Existentialism”?
a philosophical theory or approach that emphasizes the existence of the individual person as a free and responsible agent determining their own development through acts of the will.
