Historical Events
This religious movement was a 'grassroots' one in which individuality in decision making came to the forefront.
What is the Protestant Reformation?
To this early twentieth century artists, the horror of Word War I ushered in modernity and set the stage for the after-effects of living (and fighting) in the new century.
Who was Otto Dix?
This painting by Georg Grosz is as impactful as a modern critique of (German) governmental life today as when it was painted between World War I and II.
What is 'The Eclipse of the Sun'?
What is Romanticism?
This "disconnect" between maintenance and this brand of manufacturing was noticed early on in the twentieth century.
What is mass production (of the automobile)?
What is psychoanalysis?
The aspect of modern society that critiques (overtly or subtly) by way of the visual arts, parody, or dystopian visions.
What is pop culture?
This animal has played a part in the military across time zones including the highly technologically-infused World Wars.
What is the horse?
Despite its 'ultra modern' concept, the lifespan and disposing of this part of electric vehicles is still not fully calculated into the renewability concept.
What is the electric car battery? (EV)
This form of government left behind a legacy of disrepair in many of its satellite states.
What is Communism?
This artificial language was intended to break down all barriers to international diplomacy. Unlike 'real' languages, there was no controversial history behind it.
What is Esperanto?
What was the symbol / logo used by the German protestors at nuclear power plants in the 1970s?
What is the sun with slogan "Atomkraft, nein danke!"?
Einstein's famous formula, E=mc2, gives insight as to how time functions.
What is the Theory of Relativity?
The industrialization of the West led to an increase in demographics here.
What are cities?
In pre-World War I Europe, this form of government lent itself to the development of physical fitness in schools.
What is the military state? (Turnen)
This social movement describes a shift in Western thought in which empirical approaches to explaining the world flourished.
This feature of city design can contribute greatly to the success of certain technologies.
What is "infrastructure"?
This innovation changed (Western) society due to its influence on punctuality and transportation.
What is the pocket watch?
This automobile is remembered for its 20-year waitlist in the communist-controlled former East Germany.
What is the Trabant?
Ironically, there exists among some people in former East German states a 'longing' for the social structure they once endured.
What is the 'Ostalgie?"
This nineteenth century German philosopher proclaimed "God is dead...and mankind killed him."
Who is Friedrich Nietzsche?
The idea that each new era brings in technology and ideas superior to those of the last age.
What is "progressivism"?
This feature of industrialized society rapidly unfolds alongside the eventual improvement of the standard work day.
What are organized sports?
The asymmetry between those profiting from modern production and those who worked in the factories gave rise to this theory about power.
What is Marxism?
This twentieth century German school of design and architecture was shut down by the Nazis for being uncultured. It lives on today and has become part of modern Western culture.
What is the Bauhaus?