ABSTRACT
When the war broke out in 1914, it was regarded as something of a lark by the young men who would soon be involved- as a chance to prove themselves. The war devastated large parts of the continent and resulted in the loss of thirty-eight million lives, including those of seven million civilians. Following a brief flirtation with Italian Fascism, which was still in its infancy, the Futurists resumed their earlier activities. Since many of the Dadaists had found refuge in Zurich, New York, or Barcelona during the war, they returned to their home countries and rejoined their former colleagues. In France, Andre Breton and his friends participated in Dada activities for a number of years until, tiring of the movement's repetitious activities and lack of focus, they founded Surrealism. In 1920, Tristan Tzara moved to Paris, where he became embroiled in a dispute with Breton over the future of French Dada.
