STUDENT STUDY SECTION Review questions Study the timeline above and then read the following quotation. The nation that political problems could more naturally be solved by violence than by debate was firmly entrenched in a country in which for a thousand years civil war has been if not exactly the norm then certainly no rarity. From Paul Preton‚ The Spanish Civil War: Reaction‚ Revolution and Revenge‚ 2006 1. Looking at the timeline above showing events in Spain in the 19th and early 20th
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20th-century art. Picasso is best known for co-founding the Cubist movement and also for the wide variety of styles embodied in his work. Among his most famous paintings are the proto-Cubist Les Demoiselles d’Avignon (1907) and Guernica (1937)‚ his portrayal of the German bombing of Guernica during the Spanish Civil War (PabloPicasso.org‚ 2009). No painter had been as famous as Picasso leading up to the 20th century. To say that he is one of the best that ever lived is an understatement. During the early parts
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Pablo Picasso "Good artists copy‚ great artists steal." Pablo Picasso was born on October 25th‚ 1881 in Malaga‚ Spain. He was baptized Catholic‚ but would later convert into being an Atheist. His father‚ a painter‚ specialized in painting birds and other animals. Pablo Picasso showed a passion for art at an early age. According to his mother‚ his first words were "piz piz"‚ an abbreviation for the spanish word "lapiz" which means "pencil". Starting from the age of seven‚ Picasso started receiving
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20th Century Arts and Artist Paper The subject of this course is an exploration of the ideas and values from the Scientific Revolution to the Second World War‚ examining the various revolutions in the world (scientific‚ political‚ economic‚ social‚ spiritual and artistic) and their impact on philosophy‚ theology‚ literature and the arts. This course so far has allowed me to see the influence of the Western thinking‚ forms of thinking and ideas on non-Western cultures and vice versa. As an accomplishment
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Fascist states Italy and Germany. Tank warfare tactics and the terror bombing of cities from the air were features of the Spanish Civil War which played a significant part in the later general European war. “The Spanish Civil War has been called "the first media war"‚ with quite a few writers and journalists covering it wanting their work "to support the
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What were the causes and consequences of the Spanish civil war? The Spanish Civil War had been majorly caused by a series of long-term events and short-term events which had contributed to its outbreak in July 17th‚ 1936. The consequences of the Spanish Civil War may be divided in terms of its effect on Spain and its effect upon the rest of the world. Paul Preston argues that the war had been influenced by a series of events‚ which had built up until the final eruption of the war in 1936. Preston
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Evacuation is the removal of vulnerable people form an area that could possibly be a likely target. There were many reasons as to why children were evacuated during world war two‚ theese reasons did not only have affect on the children but it also had effect on their parents and Britain winning the war. The children were evacuated to the country simply because it would be much safer for them there‚ as no bombs were expected to hit the countryside. There were many practical reasons as to why children
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reference to Guernica and the tension and growing turmoil in Spain. This allusion‚ juxtaposed to the uneasy peace in America at the time‚ establishes the tense atmosphere that the play is constructed around. The Americans of the thirties lived in relative peace after recovering from World War One and already experiencing the worst of the Great Depression. However‚ the audience of the time would see the thirties as the calm before the storm of World War Two. This allusion the bombing of Guernica by the
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The 20th century was a time period lasting from January 1‚ 1901 all the way through December 31‚ 2000. Commonly known as the modern era‚ this century was nothing less than contemporary in every aspect throughout the world. Art in itself has always been a widely known and incorporated feature around the world since the beginning of time. As centuries came and went‚ eras within art and certain portrayals were heavily integrated and became best known as being used within certain centuries. From visual
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Overview Pablo Picasso was the greatest and most significant artist in the beginning of the twentieth century. Best known as the father of Cubism‚ Picasso also made important contributions to Surrealism and Symbolism and he was the inventor of collage. Although he primarily saw himself as a painter‚ Picasso ’s sculpture work was highly significant‚ in addition he explored printmaking and ceramics. Pablo had a charismatic personality and was involved in many relationships with women which directed
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