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14 Cards in this Set
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Pierre and Marie Curie
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Who pioneered work in radioactive manor?
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Albert Einstein
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Who made tremendous contributions to Science with his theories on the relationship between matter and energy and relativity?
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Albert Einstein
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Who was referred to as the "father of modern physics"?
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1. airplane
2. automobile 3. railway |
What three transportation inventions underwent tremendous change during WW1?
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credit
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What enabled the eager customer to buy the latest product and make payments later?
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natural materials and chemicals
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What combination did chemists experiment with during this time (WW1)?
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artificial and synthetic
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Gradually what two fibers became the raw materials for products around the world?
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despair and emptiness
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Literature following WW1 often reflected what of modern life?
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misery and gloom
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Much of the literature from this period (WW1) often expressed _________ and _______.
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1. Expressionism
2. Cubism |
What two schools of art emerged during this period?
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Expressionism
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The school of art that created art that reflected how the artist felt about his subject, rather than what he saw as he painted his subject.
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Cubism
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The school art where cubist painters reduced their subjects to geometric shapes (often cubes).
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Skyscrapers and Functional architecture
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What are the two types of architectural concepts that developed during this time?
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1. Print
2. Picture 3. Sound |
What are the three forms of media communication that became effective means of communicating ideas and aspects of culture around the world?
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