Growing Anxiety Vocab

Bolsheviks

A faction of the Marxist Russian Social Democratic Labour Party (RSDLP) led by Vladimir Lenin that seized power in Russia during the October Revolution of 1917 and later became the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.

Vladimir Lenin

The leader of the Bolshevik Revolution and the first head of the Soviet state, Lenin established the foundation of Soviet communism and introduced policies such as War Communism and the New Economic Policy (NEP).

Theory of Relativity

A scientific theory developed by Albert Einstein that revolutionized physics by describing how space and time are interwoven. It consists of two parts: special relativity (1905) and general relativity (1915), explaining the relationship between motion, gravity, and the speed of light.

Sigmund Freud

An Austrian neurologist and the founder of psychoanalysis, Freud developed theories about the unconscious mind, dream interpretation, and the role of repressed desires in shaping behavior.

Cubism

An early 20th-century artistic movement, pioneered by Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque, characterized by fragmented and abstracted forms, multiple perspectives, and geometric shapes.

Dadaism

An anti-art movement that emerged during World War I, rejecting traditional artistic values and embracing absurdity, randomness, and chaos to criticize war and societal norms.

Surrealism

A 20th-century artistic and literary movement that sought to express the unconscious mind through dreamlike, irrational, and fantastical imagery. Influenced by Freud's ideas on the subconscious.

Uncertainty Principle

A fundamental concept in quantum mechanics introduced by Werner Heisenberg, stating that it is impossible to precisely determine both the position and momentum of a particle at the same time.

Great Depression

A severe global economic downturn that began in 1929 with the U.S. stock market crash and lasted throughout the 1930s, leading to mass unemployment, bank failures, and poverty worldwide.

New Deal

A series of economic and social programs implemented by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt in response to the Great Depression, aimed at economic recovery, financial reforms, and job creation.

Adolf Hitler

The leader of Nazi Germany from 1933 to 1945, responsible for initiating World War II and orchestrating the Holocaust, leading to the deaths of millions.