World War I
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| After the [[First World War]] (1914-18) attitudes changed: the wartime trenches were infested with lice and fleas, so soldiers were forced to shave thir heads. Consequently, men with short hair appeared to have been at the [[front (military)|front]] in the war, while men with long hair might be thought of as [[pacifist]]s and cowards, even suspected of desertion. | After the [[First World War]] (1914-18) attitudes changed: the wartime trenches were infested with lice and fleas, so soldiers were forced to shave thir heads. Consequently, men with short hair appeared to have been at the [[front (military)|front]] in the war, while men with long hair might be thought of as [[pacifist]]s and cowards, even suspected of desertion. | ||
| - | Some artists managed to avoid the war by sitting it out in [[Neutral country|neutral]] [[Switzerland]]. A group of artists in [[Zürich]] invented [[Dada]]ism as an anti-war, anti-art, [[art movement]] and a parody of the pro-violent attitudes of Futurism. These artists became political activists in an [[underground resistance|underground]] [[anarchism|anarchical]] attempt to change the course of self-destruction. | + | Some artists managed to avoid the war by sitting it out in [[Neutral country|neutral]] [[Switzerland]]. A group of artists in [[Zürich]] invented [[Dada]]ism as an [[anti-war]], [[anti-art]], [[art movement]] and a [[parody]] of the [[Glorification of violence|pro-violent attitudes]] of [[Futurism]]. These artists became political activists in an [[underground resistance|underground]] [[anarchism|anarchical]] attempt to change the course of self-destruction. |
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World War I, also known as WWI, the First World War, the Great War, and "The War To End All Wars," was a global military conflict which took place primarily in Europe between 1914 and 1918. More than nine million soldiers died and millions of civilians perished. The conflict had a decisive impact on the history of the 20th century.
Subcultures during World War I
Hairstyles at the beginning of the century were not strict unless you were in a religious order or other controlled circumstances (the military or prison etc.). Both men and women regarded long hair as normal. Men and women had, after all, always had long hair, since prehistory.
After the First World War (1914-18) attitudes changed: the wartime trenches were infested with lice and fleas, so soldiers were forced to shave thir heads. Consequently, men with short hair appeared to have been at the front in the war, while men with long hair might be thought of as pacifists and cowards, even suspected of desertion.
Some artists managed to avoid the war by sitting it out in neutral Switzerland. A group of artists in Zürich invented Dadaism as an anti-war, anti-art, art movement and a parody of the pro-violent attitudes of Futurism. These artists became political activists in an underground anarchical attempt to change the course of self-destruction.
