Abstract Expressionism The term Abstract Expressionism was used for the first time in 1919 to describe the work of Kandinsky‚ but is now used to define some post world war two art. In the 1940’s in America‚ particularly New York artists were creating art in a new style one that shifted the art world’s focus. Though they were not formally associated‚ these artists all shared some common ideas. This group was referred to as "The New York School" or "Abstract Expressionists". This type of art
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World War 1 began in 1914 and ended in the late months of 1918. This war was often portrayed as one of the first modern war that took place in the 20th century. World War 1 was primarily the struggle for mastery in the continent of Europe. Equipment including rifles‚ artillery‚ and grenades were just a few of the many weapons and pieces of equipment that needed many improvements. Rifles used in the war were difficult to load quickly and some were heavier than others. Artillery was lighter than the
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It all started in World War 1‚ when women had to step up and do the men’s’ jobs when they were fighting in the war. The jobs included: munition factories‚ political jobs‚ and engineering. However‚ they received lower wages for doing the same work as men. This leads for demands for equal pay. They risked their lives to produce the weapons for the military and many lost their lives. When the war was over and the men came back for their jobs‚ they pulled the women out of the workforce and pushed them
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What was the Bauhaus and what was its purpose? The Bauhaus was a school of art‚ architecture and design that existed in three German cities including Weimar‚ Dessau‚ and Berlin. The school was founded by Walter Gropius in 1919 and it lasted until 1933. During its time‚ Bauhaus went through different distinct periods under different directors and cities including expressionism‚ constructivism‚ functionalism and architecture. The Bauhaus was the start of modernism‚ at the same time‚ it changed the
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Impact of Second World War on America The Second World War has a significant impact on the global political‚ economic and academic affairs. It is from this war that the United States rose to become the World’s super power. In his text titled From the Outside In: World War II and the American State¸ Bartholomew H. Sparrow discusses how the war impacted the growth of the federal government‚ the main focus being on labor management relations‚ public finance‚ social security and naval procurement. Currently
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Prologue: Throughout history‚ horses have significantly impacted the human species in more ways than many people can begin to understand. Before horses carried men into war‚ letters across countries‚ pulled wagons along the Oregon trail‚ provided police with easier means to control civil disobedience‚ or acted as fire-engines‚ they were already culturally active in the role of human survival during different crucial times throughout the progression of human development. Through the course of
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territory. This war was like the rich against the poor. The US troops had nothing to lose. However‚ the Vietnamese knew that they had everything to lose. The US soldiers were nothing new to the game. Even since the American Revolution‚ we have been at war. For example‚ World War 1. World War 1 was also known as “The Great War.” Over 70 million military troops were involved. World War 2 was also a war that made their even better at combat. Unlike the Vietnamese‚ who weren’t used to wars and weren’t
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renaissance had a large impact on many things in Europe involving the rebirth of culture and arts‚ and it also left behind a new spirit of curiosity and adventure. The new desire for adventure and thrill led to the European Age of Exploration. Europeans seemed answers to feed their curiosity‚ so as a result they decided to embark on voyages to discover what was beyond their borders. By the beginning of the fourteenth century‚ the Europeans striving for knowledge about the world around them‚ along with
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being fired at. Throughout World War 1 each side was always desperately looking the next way to get ahead.The first deadly chemicals were found in 1914 used by the Germans. These horrific gases had deadly side effects from extreme blistering‚ to intense coughing fits. Theses gases were as effective as a weapon could get‚ but are they humane? People died brutally immense pain because of these gasses. At the end of World War I chemical weapons had changed the face of the war and raise the death count
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The arrival of Europeans on the North American continent impacted Native American indigenous people in ways that have been discussed in written material of eyewitnesses 500 years ago‚ as well as anthropologists and historians in recent times. The science of human evolutionary genetics has now provided confirmation that the arrival of Europeans on the North American continent catalyzed a demographic disaster for Native American indigenous peoples. New evidence indicates that although the population
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