Describe the social, political, and economic changes during this era that contributed to both of these attitudes. In particular explain the implications of the trend known as cultural modernism and how did it differ from the force of the Enlightenment thought, and how did modernism represent a loss of confidence in order, traditions, and beliefs, and what were the political implications of mass culture?

To many Europeans, the turn of the 20th century was a time of optimism and confidence in

progress. To others, both European and non-European, it was an age of discontent and

anxiety. Describe the social, political, and economic changes during this era that

contributed to both of these attitudes. In particular explain the implications of the trend

known as cultural modernism and how did it differ from the force of the Enlightenment

thought, and how did modernism represent a loss of confidence in order, traditions, and

beliefs, and what were the political implications of mass culture?