Social Studies Ch. 13 Section 3&4
Who is Albert Einstein?
- He was a German - In 1905 he published his theory of relativity; which was about that stated space and time are not absolute. - according to his theory neither time nor space had an existence independent of human experience. - He concluded that matter is nothing but another form of energy
Who is Sigmund Freud? What was his contribution to society? What is psychoanalysis?
- He was a doctor from Vinema. - In 1900 his book ; 'The Interpretation of Dreams' - His book was about the uncertainty of age. - He devised a method called psychoanalysis by which a therapist could probe into the patients earlier life
What is Anti- Semitism? Discuss the struggles of the Jewish people in the middle ages. In the 19th century what improved? who was Alfred Dreyfus and what happened to him? What was Zionism?
- Semitism is hostility toward and discrimination against Jews - In the middle ages they had been portrayed as murderers of Christ. - int he 19th century Jews were increasingly granted legal equality in many European Countries. - Alfred Dreyfus was a Jew; he was the caption in the French general staff. - He was found guilty selling army secrets and was condemned to life in prison. - 25,000 Jews moved to America. That movement was called Zionism.
Who is Louis H. Sullivan?
- he used re-forced concrete steel frames, and electric elevators to build skyscrapers - led the Chicago School in the 1890s
Who is Pablo Picasso?
- in 1905 he was one of the MOST important figures - he also created cubism - from Spain, but settled in Paris in 1904 - cubism is where you used geometric designs to recreate reality in the viewer's mind - attempted to view human form from many sides - he was influenced by the increasingly popular theory of relativity
Who is Claude Monet?
- painted pictures to capture light, water and sky - he was an impressionist
Who is Marie Curie?
- she discovered the element called radium that gave off energy or radiation that came from an atom itself. - French Scientist.
How did the United States become an industrial power? What problems did industrialization cause in the U.S. and how did people attempt to solve some of theses problems?
Between 1890 and 1914 the U.S. Made a shift from an agrarian to an industrial nation. Steel and Iron production was the best in 1900. The Carnegie Steel Company produced more steel than the WHOLE Great Britain steel industrialization. By 1900 the U.S. had become the world's richest nation. In 1890 9% of ALL AMERICANS owned 71% of ALL WEALTH. The American Federation of Labour had emerged as laborers chief voice, but lacked veal power. In 1900 only 8.4% of AMERICAN WORKERS were members.
Which country do you think had a stronger democracy at the end of the nineteenth century, France or England? Why?
I think that England had a stronger democracy because they had a 2 party parliment and France had more than 2 so, France was more unorganized than England which was more organized. I think this because in 1871 Breta Britain already had a 2 party parliamentary system for more than 50 years. And in 1900 they added a new party called the Labour Party. Which made them a stronger democracy.
