What Mendel Cooper had to say is spot on, in spite of the breezy tone of his answer. WWI wiped out an entire generation of European men, and left the industrial sector of Europe shattered. read more
Artists like Pablo Picasso and Salvador Dali also drew inspiration from the chaos of World War I for their work that fueled the growth of the modern avant-garde. A young German veteran named Adolf Hitler also tried to express his postwar frustration through painting but, unfortunately for Europe, he later turned to politics. read more