Decade - 1910s

In the 1910s, people used carriages pulled by horses. If possible they'd walk or ride a bicycle. It was around this time that cars were being invented, but they were relatively uncommon and only the rich could afford such luxuries as cars.

France got involved because France and Russia had a treaty of alliance. Serbia was an independent country, and the Serbian intelligence service backed an organization of Serbian nationalists called The Black Hand. The Black Hand assassinated the heir to the throne of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and his wife. The Austrians were furious and made very harsh demands of Serbia. Russia had no treaty with Serbia but historically the Russians had considered Russia to be the "mother of the Slavs". So though not obligated to do so, the Russians decided to intervene and take Serbia's part. Had the Russians not intervened, it would have remained a dispute between Serbia and the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Since Russia meddled, and Russia was the largest European nation, with the biggest army, the Hapsburg rulers of the Austro-Hungarian Empire called on their ally, the Germans, for assistance. The alliance between France and Russia was aimed at Germany. Since the Franco-Russian alliance Germany knew that war with either France or Russia meant war with both. The German army had planned for what to do if Germany got into such a two-front war. They developed a plan which called for beating France quickly, before Russia could get fully mobilized. After France was defeated, Germany could turn its entire attention to Russia. So with war now imminent with Russia, the Germans attacked France.

As part of the plan to beat France quickly, the Germans had decided to invade France by going through neutral Belgium. This would allow the Germans to go around the French border defenses. But Germany and three other great powers were bound by an 1837 Treaty to perpetually respect and defend Belgian neutrality. Nevertheless, in 1914 the Germans invaded Belgium, on the way to France, because they were about to go to war with Russia. Great Britain was another party to the 1837 treaty guaranteeing Belgian neutrality. When German troops crossed the border into Belgium the British demanded that the Germans stop the invasion and withdraw from Belgium. The German foreign minister scornfully denounced the 1837 treaty as "a scrap of paper". So Britain went to war over the German violation of Belgian neutrality, as obligated to do so under the treaty.

AAOCL stands for Anglo-American Oil Company Ltd. My great uncle was awarded one of these long service badges. A yellow-metal lapel stud badge in the form of a six-point star with a small diamond at the top. It is inscribed on the back with his name and 'May 1928', the year that he joined the company.

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1913 (2013)

Japan!

Very hard. It had only been 67 years since they were given citizenship after the Civil War. Many were former slaves and had lived through the Civil War. Discrimination was still very much around. Black children couldn't go to the same schools as white, couldn't go to the public swimming pool, or to play in playgrounds. Adults couldn't eat in the same places as white nor still not vote in elections ( there were laws passed to prevent them from voting). Most Black residents of a city/town were forced to live in a separate section of the city/town ( along with other ethnic groups). Jobs were also hard to come by beyond a certain level and getting into a college was impossible for a black young man ( a woman wouldn't have a chance to enroll). There were no heads of major businesses that were black and a few business owners.

the battle was so important because it was so that the australians could take back a chunk of the Germans army, the megority were on mont st quentin as a look out and the Australian army destroyed them

Between 1910 and 1920 people wore clothing that was durable and serviceable. The evening gown had gone out of fashion and was replaced by shorter hemlines and fringe or tassels. A high waist and loose or flowing dresses became more popular while men wore smoking jackets or evening coats with wide lapels.

They thought women should be housewives and stay at home to cook, clean and look after children. They also thought at the end of the war the women had taken their jobs away from them. By working, the women challenged the stereotype people had made for themselves.

Life in 1910-1914 was very difficult, women had no power to vote to change any government ideas. They were bossed around by their husbands and they were often bullied into doing things. They had to do all the cooking, cleaning, washing etc. Families were very poor and about 95% of the people living in Britain were poor, the other 5% were rich. The rich would never even be seen dead talking to the poor. They were very greedy and selfish people. Overall, life in 1910-1914 was so much worse then how it is now, except as each year goes on, we pollute the earth which means we get closer to global warming. Back in those days there were trees in the city! and there were all these forests and farms, now, in 2012, we have nothing. This shoes what we live like, were disgusting. Life back then was much better because we cared for earth, we didn't trash things onto it. Think about it, in movies you see how pretty things were, now its all gone.

Germany and Great Britain

Scientific Management

Girls in the 1910s wore dresses just below the knee and knee high socks that girls wore in the 1900s evolved into ankle high socks, girls wore their hair in bows behind their head. Boys wor pant called knickabocas which are short pants that fell just below the knee, wiith this they wore long, black, knee high socks.

The Wright Brothers built and flew the first successful airplane in 1903. Their plane "Flyer" was driven by a light gasoline engine and flew a distance of 2625 feet.

George Eastman came up with a lightweight roll-film Brownie camera.

The Lumiere brothers invented the first film projector. In 1904 they came up with color plates capable of producing a color transparency.

Leo Baekeland developed the first synthetic plastic in 1909 in Belgium. It was called "Bakelite" and it was used to make things from pitchers to radios.

Mary Phelps Jacob designed the first bra made of two handkerchiefs with straps.

US Car manufacturer Henry Ford started mass production with the invention of the moving assembly line.

Marie Curie researched radioactivity with the discovery of the elements polonium and radium.

In 1916, Albert Einstein revolutionized the laws of physics with his special and general theories of relativity.

Harry Brearley mixed steel and chromium to produce an alloy that did not rust. The became stainless steel.

The same rifle they used against Japan during the Russo-Japanese War fought 10 years earlier in 1904...the Mosin-Nagant model 1891 bolt action 7.62mm rifle with bayonet (of course).

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Using an open topped car.

Only putting policeman on the streets instead of an army.

Going to the hospital to visit the injured instead of going to safety.

Granville T. Woods accomplishments was to be a better inventor.

this is the year (1918) my father was born in Altoona Pa. it was a booming railroad town then PRR being a big form of income to the area. his father worked the railroad for 48 years. my dad just passed in 2009 & always told stories of the horse & buggy days.i really miss him .

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Yes, but. Everyone knows what a King is. He is a monarch who reigns, and in some places or eras, rules as well. A Queen may be a monarch, or may be the wife of a King, in which case she does not reign or rule. Britain did have a Queen (Mary) during WW1, but she was not the monarch; her husband ( King George V ) was.

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Things like CDs, Cars, Tv

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