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The Rise of Totalitarianism
Section 1: Postwar Social Changes
Witness History Audio: The Jazz Age
Changes in Society After World War I
In the twenties, many Americans were ready for a more carefree existence. Others rallied against
the trend and pushed Prohibition through Congress. Jazz became the soundtrack in the
underground world of speakeasies and flappers.
History Interactive: Pop Culture in the Jazz Age
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The New Literature
The postwar years ushered in many original works of literature. It was a time of experimentation
with language and structure. Some writers—such as Virginia Woolf and James Joyce—employed
stream of consciousness. Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston, and other African American
writers in Harlem told about the experiences of a people who had not been heard from.
New Scientific Theories
In the early 20th century, scientists made many breakthroughs that would greatly advance their fields.
Marie Curie and others worked with radioactivity; Albert Einstein developed his theory of relativity;
Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin; and Sigmund Freud pioneered psychoanalysis.
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Modern Art and Architecture
Art moved away from the traditional in the early 1900s. Some of the new styles were called fauvism,
cubism, abstract, dadaism, and surrealism. Architects also rejected the work of the past and began
to work with glass, steel, and concrete structures (in the Bauhaus school) and with materials and
designs that blended with the environment (Frank Lloyd Wright).
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Looking Ahead
The growing sense of hope and relief that came after World War I would soon be devastated by
an economic crisis.
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