chapter 13 Flashcards
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proletariat
the workers in a communist/ socialist society
soviets
local counsels
bolsheviks
followers of karl marx and lenin
mensheviks
other socialist group, wants change without violence
alexander kerensky
leader if the provisional government (duma)
cheka
communist secret police
prohibition
the banning of the transportation or sale of alcohol
speakeasies
illegal businesses to sell alcohol
virgina wolf and james joyce
employed the stream of consciousness (random thoughts and feelings without logic)
langston hughs and zora neale hurtson
told the experiences of harlem through writing
marie curie
discovered radioactive isotopes/ radioactivity
albert einstein
developed theory of relativity
sigmund freud
pioneered psychoanalysis
cubism
art broken down into basic shapes
abstract
art not based in reality
dadaism
art with no meaning
surrealism
art in a dream like state
frank lloyd wright
his designs blended with the surrounding environment
kellog-briand pact
agreement to not go to war
overproduction
the making of too much stuff
federal reserve
protect economy, govern banks, control interest rates
great depression
a downturn in the economy that lasted years
new deal
president roosevelt’s attempt to fix the economy
benito mussolini
first fascist dictator in italy