Chapter 15 and 16 World History Patterns of Interaction
2nd Semester Comp ? 3rd Quarter info Chapter 15 ? Years of Crisis (1919-1939) Section 1: Postwar Uncertainty Setting the State WW1 shattered Enlightenment believes of reason and traditional beliefs. Science and Technology up. Society more open. Reflected uncertain times. A New Revolution in Science Impact of Einstein?s Theory of Relativity Einstein-determined speed of light. Relative motion ? Theory of Relativity. Science changed how people viewed world, replaced old beliefs. Influence of Freudian Psychology Sigmund Freud ? human behavior irrational, people seek pleasure. Weakened faith in reason Literature in the 1920s