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AP European History
Unit 9: Cold War and Contemporary Europe (1945–Present)
9.14 20th- and 21st-Century Culture, Arts, and Demographic Trends
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Demographic shifts, such as increased urbanization, transformed cultural norms and artistic
expression
How did technological advancements contribute to globalization in post-war Europe?
Facilitated communication
What was a key characteristic of Modernism in post-war Europe?
Emphasis on innovation
Surrealism explored the subconscious and juxtaposed unrelated
elements
What type of imagery did Pop Art incorporate into its works?
Popular culture
Match the artistic movement with its key characteristics:
Expressionism ↔️ Subjective emotional experiences
Surrealism ↔️ Exploration of the subconscious
Pop Art ↔️ Incorporation of consumer products
What is the focus of Expressionism in art?
Subjective emotional experiences
Abstract Expressionism emphasizes spontaneous, gestural painting
techniques
How did economic reconstruction after WWII influence post-war European culture?
Consumerism and modernization
What cultural trend was driven by economic reconstruction in post-war Europe?
Consumerism
Increased urbanization and the rise of the middle class transformed cultural
norms
Match the artistic movement with its key characteristics:
Modernism ↔️ Rejection of traditional forms
Expressionism ↔️ Distortion of reality
Surrealism ↔️ Exploration of the subconscious
Expressionism focused on objective reality rather than subjective emotional experiences.
False
What painting technique is associated with Abstract Expressionism?
Spontaneous, gestural painting
Post-war artistic movements reflected the cultural and
technological
changes in Europe.
True
Which artistic movement influenced visual arts, film, and theater with its focus on distortion of reality?
Expressionism
Surrealism explores the
subconscious
and uses unrelated juxtapositions.
True
What type of imagery is incorporated into Pop Art?
Popular culture imagery
Match the artistic movement with its key characteristic:
Modernism ↔️ Rejection of traditional forms
Expressionism ↔️ Focus on emotional experiences
Surrealism ↔️ Exploration of the subconscious
Abstract Expressionism ↔️ Gestural painting techniques
What major political event led to cultural changes in Eastern Europe after 1991?
Collapse of the Soviet Union
The spread of popular culture through globalization has led to a global cultural
product
Economic reconstruction in post-war Europe led to increased
consumerism
and modernization.
True
Modernism in art emphasized innovation and experimentation while rejecting traditional
forms
Surrealism explored the subconscious and juxtaposed unrelated
elements
What was the impact of Pop Art on traditional notions of high and low art?
Challenged them
Nationalism in Eastern Europe after
1991
was a reaction to globalization and economic changes.
True
Arrange the following cultural effects of globalization from most to least homogenizing.
1️⃣ Cultural Homogenization
2️⃣ Cultural Hybridization
3️⃣ Spread of Popular Culture
Eastern Europe after the Soviet Union focused on democratization and the revival of traditional cultural
identities
Post-war European artistic movements reflected cultural, social, and
technological
changes.
True
Order the major demographic trends in Europe since 1945:
1️⃣ Urbanization
2️⃣ Aging population
3️⃣ Migration
An aging population in
Europe
has led to increased demand for social services.
True
What is the primary focus of globalization in cultural terms?
Interconnectedness worldwide
What is the term for the blending of cultural elements from different regions through globalization?
Cultural hybridization
How did social changes like urbanization affect post-war European culture?
Transformed cultural norms
Which artistic movement focused on subjective emotional experiences and the distortion of reality?
Expressionism
These artistic movements reflected cultural, social, and technological changes in
post-war
Europe.
True
Migration in Europe has led to greater diversity and multiculturalism, but also created integration
tensions
What type of economy did Eastern Europe transition to after the collapse of the Soviet Union?
Market economy
What is a major concern about globalization's impact on culture?
Loss of local identities
What are two key cultural trends in Western Europe today?
Consumerism and multiculturalism
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