What does "modern" mean?
relating to present or recent times
Another name for WWI
The Great War
Support for one's country (nation)
Nationalism
Was a way for writers to explore elements in the world that are nonsensical after the two World Wars
Absurdity
A Spanish painter that inspired British writers to take chances
Picasso
Windsor
Winner of WWI
The Allies
Leader of India who called for Independence from Britain, which they received in 1947.
Gandhi
Name of the play we read in class that is an American version of Absurdity
The Sandbox
Austrian neurologist who helped writers understand how complex characters can truly be
Freud
Who gained the right to vote?
Women
Dictator from Italy who arose after WWI
Mussolini
Due to the spread of Nationalism, this continent lost its grip on world domination
Europe
Method of narration that describes characters' thoughts as a continuous flow
stream of consciousness
Wrote novels to expose British imperialism, like 1984 and Animal Farm
He was in love with a woman who had been divorced.
Dictator from Russia who arose after WWI
Stalin
In 1926, Canada, South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand were made members of the British ________________________________________, (these countries would be partners with Britain, instead of their possessions.)
Commonwealth (of Nations)
Best known author for using stream of consciousness
Virginia Woolf (or James Joyce)
Christian author who wrote The Chronicles of Narnia
CS Lewis
What year did Queen Victoria die? (Hint: This year started the Modern Time Period in England)
1901
The United States got involved in WWII when Japan did what? (must be specific)
Attacked Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
The last trace of Britain’s imperialism dissolved in 1997 when this city returned to Chinese control.
Hong Kong
author of The Wasteland
TS Eliot
21st Century Harry Potter series writer
JK Rowling