Dictators+WW2 Terms Flashcards
Georges Clemenceau and David Lloyd George
Clemenceau (France) and George (England) wanted revenge from Germany. Clemenceau (France) feared Germany and wanted security from future German aggression.
Woodrow Wilson and the Fourteen Points
President Wilson in an address before Congress announced American’s war aims in the Fourteen Points. The Fourteen Points were a statement of principles to be used to stimulate peace negotiations to end World War 1.
Fourteen Points
- Self-determination
- Freedom of the seas
- Reduction of armaments
- Removal of trade barriers
- End to secret diplomacy
- League of Nations
Self-determination
The belief that each major European nationality should have its own country and government.
Treaty of Versailles
Llyod George (Great Britain), George Clemenceau (France ) and President Wilson (US) met up at the Palace of Versailles to discuss the terms of the end of World War 1
“Age of Anxiety”
The death and destruction of World War 1 made people pessimistic and uncertain about the future. Since people had these feelings, the time period after World War 1 is called the “Age of Anxiety”.
Friedrich Nietzsche and Existentialism
Friedrich Nietzsche was a philosopher who believed rational thinking was overemphasized and that the West was declining. Nietzche agrued human existence was meaningless which gave rise to Existentialism.
Existentialism
A philosophy that stressed the meaningless of human existence. Existentialist believed that humans needed to define their own values instead of relying on the Church to define morality for them.
Freudian psychology
Sigmund Freud was a psychologist who argued human behavior was irrational. Freud argued people’s unconscious desires affected their behavior. The “id” was the source of a person’s pleasure-seeking instincts. The “superego” was a person’s conscience that kept the “id” in check. Freud argued the “ego” was the rational self that mediated between the “id” and the “superego”.
Modernism
Experimentation during the late 19th century and early 20th centuries that challenged traditional art because World War 2 made people lose faith in Enlightenment values.
Picasso and Cubism
Picasso established cubism in Paris during the early 1900s. Cubism challenged traditional art because it focused on zigzagging lines and overlapping planes.
Functionalism and Bauhaus
Functionalism stressed the idea that buildings should reflect their purpose without excessive decoration. The Bauhaus was a school that stressed Functionalism and attracted architects from all over the world.
Dadaism
An artistic movement of 1920’s/1930s that attacked traditional art and celebrated outrageous behavior. Dadaists believed art should be meaningless because World War 1 had shown that life was meaningless. Dadaists were attracted to Surrealism
