The age of modernism

Philosophy (Modernism)

In the age of modernism, which occurred after the Second World War, there occurred an increase in migration among people who were the direct casualties of war, particularly nations in Eastern Europe. This mass migration created sub-cultures in the American society, and acculturation happened among immigrants. Ultimately, this mass migration phenomenon led to the development of a multicultural society in the West, making the United States 'possesses' a special mandate over nations who have sought rehabilitation aid (military and financial aid) from the country. As a result of this mass migration, U.S. became superpower after World War II, giving it the political, financial and even military mandate to provide aid to countries experiencing the effects of World War II, as well as the Cold War. Thus, through the Modernist Project, America helped create and establish the United Nations, World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF). In effect, the mass migration in America allowed it to be a superpower and promote the American propaganda that is the Modernist Project.

As a response to the increased development in technologies during the age of modernism, the proliferation of film as an art form developed to become a medium of expression because of the increased clamor for the experience called "persistence of vision." This experience was developed out of the potential that photography held for its audience, wherein the public realized the potential for real events to be recorded at a continuous pace with the help of film and photography. As a result of increased development in technology, and the growth of mass media and popular culture, photography became a continuous art, and later developed as a mass medium, after the emergence of popular (pop) culture in the age of modernism.

As one of the dominant types of business organization that developed in the age of modernism, corporations allowed the public and individuals to actively participate, and in part own, shares on the profits of a particular business through the corporation. The emergence of corporations reflected the increasing complexity of business organizing in the age of modernism, wherein more merchandise is produced, hence necessitating more capital to produce these merchandise, which are then generated through investments given by the public or specific business-minded individuals. Along with the development of corporations, there has also been an increase in marketing strategies wherein surplus products are produced and marketed through different strategies, among which advertising is considered as the most effective and dominant. Initially, advertising and marketing was just formulated to distribute surplus products manufactured by companies, until surplus production became the norm in the manufacturing business, and marketing and advertising imperative strategies for easy distribution/allocation of these surplus products.