To what extent World War I influenced the Dada art movementA. Scope of the surveyThe survey will assess to what extent did the First World War influence the artists of the Dada movement? The investigation will examine primary sources from the artists themselves, as well as secondary sources which may evaluate the artists and comment on any influence on the creation of Dadaism and the artists' motivations. In order to be able to determine the extent to which World War I influenced the artists of the Dada movement, multiple influences will be examined and examined in order to assess the appropriate influence. Since the Dada movement occurred primarily in America and parts of Europe, no sources outside of these areas will be used. Personal accounts and memories will be examined to gain first-hand opinions from the artists themselves, but historians' views on the era and influences will also be used.B. Summary of Evidence When considered with World War I, “Dada was not an artistic movement in the accepted sense of the term; it was a storm that broke over the art world like war over nations (Tucker). » In Zurich, the term and movement known as Dadaism emerged in early 1916 (Huelsenbeck). Also around the time of the start of World War I, the movement first began with performances at the Cabaret Voltaire (Caldwell). In these literary performances, artists such as Tzara created sentences so absurd that no meaning could be derived from them, Tzara being a prominent poet of the time. The absurd phrases symbolized the absurdity that Western culture surrendered to through war (Caldwell). These centers of exchange of ideas may be known as "neutral capitals", where artists gathered and showed their contempt for governments in middle of paper ......te for advanced studies. Institute for Advanced Study, August 14, 2003. Web. April 13, 2014. Livak, Leonid. “The place of suicide in the French avant-garde between the wars.” The Romance Review 91.3 (2000): 245. Gale Power Search. Internet. March 30, 2014. Rowland, Kurt F. A History of the Modern Movement: Artistic Architectural Design. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1973. 142. Print. Shipe, Timothy. “The International Dada Archives”. History. The Dada International Archives, November 1983. Web. April 28, 2014. Stadler, Ingrid. Contemporary art and its philosophical problems. Buffalo, New York: Prometheus, 1987. 98-99. Print.TUCKER, SHAWN R. "The Wastelands, Liminoid Phenomena, and the Dada Confluence." Mosaic [Winnipeg] 34.3 (2001): 91. Gale Power Search. Internet. March 30, 2014. Varnedoe, Kirk. A beautiful contempt: what makes modern art modern. New York: HN Abrams, 1990. 152. Print.