The New Materialism of the Belle Époque
Material improvement was grounded in the continuing progress of industrialization
Improvements in communications
Output of printing presses revolutionized
Rise of the mass consumer
More money
Rise of new forms of mass entertainment
Moulin Rouge Tour de France
The "woman question"
cult of masculinity "good woman"
International tension:Triple Alliance & Triple Entente
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