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Decade - 1910s

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What kinds of communication were available in the 1910s?

i would like to say they used letters and walked and actually spoke to the people they got a lot more excercise

I'm assuming that the question has to do with long-distance communications. Written letters send by surface mail or ships were the most common method. Telegraphs were now common, and were by far the speediest method of long-distance communications. The newly-invented Wireless Telegraph (an early form of Radio, which sent telegraph-like pulses, not voice signals) was becoming the primary means that ships used to communicate.

What did people in 1910 wear?

the people in 1910 would wear poofy skirts with panty hosens and a corset with a gurdle and a blouse with the shoulder poofed out.

*women*

also, they wore trousers, with belt buckles. they wore a button up blouse for men and a coat that went down to their waistline.

*men*

What was life like in 1914?

Life in 1914 was centered on the cities. As jobs became more available, people moved from farming to working in factories and in industry.

How much was milk in 1910?

Since it was the great depression, milk was $400 a gallon in 1910! WHOA! Ayalnesh's virus-free milk was the BEST! :) I LOVE CHEESE

How much were everyday expenses on September 2 1910 such as food utilities house clothing and car and what was the average income and taxes in 1910?

Babe Ruth's Average income in 1914 was $1,900.00, so I guess in 1910, the average American family would have to earn $700 to meet the required standards...

What did people do in 1914?

Well, 1914 is the year when ww1 broke out, so a lot of men went to fight. This meant women needed to do all the men's jobs like

  • engineer
  • mechanic
  • carpenter
  • chemist
  • teacher
  • ships captain
  • butcher
  • farmer
  • shop keeper
  • tram runners
  • factory workers.

What kind of jobs did they have in 1900s?

stonemasons, blacksmiths, shopkeepers, squatters, farmers that kind of stuff

What did the poor people have for transportation in 1910?

Even though there were around 500,000 cars registered in 1910, they were mostly owned by Doctors, Lawyers, Politicians, and the wealthy. Very few middle class people had them and the poor could not afford a car. The vast majority of the poor rode horses, or horse and buggy. The city poor walked or took the trolley or some sort of public transportation.

Who were the rivals in World War I?

The Central Powers were Germany, Austria-Hungary, Turkey, and Bulgaria. The Allies were Great Britain (and the countries of its Empire),France, Russia, Italy, United States, Serbia, Greece, and Poland.

Where did the Spanish flu hit?

The Spanish Flu was a true Pandemic, affecting every corner of the world.

How many people did spanish influenza kill?

Thought to have started in the trenches of the end of WWI the Spanish flu reached pandemic status in the summer of 1918 & within 8 months was almost over.

The 1918 flu pandemic (January 1918 - December 1920) was an unusually deadly Pandemic which infected 500 million people across the world, including remote Pacific islands and the Arctic, and killed 20 to 50 million of them-1 to 3 percent of the world's population at the time-making it one of the deadliest In human history far more died in the Spanish flue Pandemic that from the Black plague in europe 500 years earlier.

To be very specific, most did not die from the Flu Virus, Most died from getting Pnuemonia caused by the flu.By the end of 1918

How did soldiers in World War 1 get dysentery?

Dysentery is caused by drinking contaminated water. Soldiers in WW1 often did not have access to clean water supplies.

What time did the spanish flu epidemic occur?

The Spanish inlfuenza was an especially virulent virus that spread across the world in 1918, killing many millions of people. It was likely carried around the globe by soldiers returning from World War I (1914-1918). Both soldiers and civilians may have been made more susceptible by malnutrition -- there were famines in many of the countries where the war was waged.

As many as 500 million people became infected, and between 50 and 100 million died.

What events happened between 1890 to 1900?

The 1890s were a period of rapid technological and cultural change. In the United States,

  • Idaho (1890), Wyoming (1890) and Utah (1896) were admitted to the union.
  • The Weather Bureau was created within the Department of Agriculture.
  • Punch cards were used to tabulate census data.
  • The corrugated cardboard box was invented.
  • The Music Hall in New York (now Carnegie Hall) opened.
  • The first long-distance transmission of alternating current.
  • Thomas Edison developed the kinetoscope.
  • Stanford University was founded.
  • Grover Cleveland was elected President.
  • Nikola Tesla invented the Tesla coil.
  • The immigration station at Ellis Island began operating.
  • The first basketball game was played.
  • The Pledge of Allegiance was composed by Francis Bellamy.
  • Thomas Edison constructed the first motion picture studio.
  • The Chicago World's Fair.
  • A crash on the New York Stock Exchange started a depression.
  • Coca-Cola was sold in bottles for the first time.
  • Volleyball was invented.
  • W.E.B. Du Bois received a Ph.D. from Harvard.
  • William McKinley was elected President.
  • The Boston subway began operation.
  • The word "computer" was applied to an electronic device for the first time.
  • The Spanish-American War.
  • The US annexed the Hawaiian Islands
  • Pepsi-Cola was invented.
  • A hurricane destroyed Galveston, Texas, causing the greatest loss of life of any natural disaster in US history.

How many people died in the flood in 1910?

None. The flood waters did not rush into Paris, creating great waves and washing people away; they rose gradually over a period of 10 days, then sank again over 35 days. Many people were flooded out, several houses crumbled slowly; but there were no deaths directly caused by the flooding.

How many people died in the tragic Pennsylvania flood?

In May 1889 over 2,200 people died in the Johnstown (Pennsylvania) flood. Other estimates over the years say that as many as 5000 may have perished.

What are the names of early settlers in Singapore?

Hoo Ah Kay , Tan tock seng , milkman , coolies , middlemen , money changer , Alexander Guthrie and the Arabs.

Was it Bruce Ismays fault that the rivets of the Titanic were cheap?

When buying iron for the Titanic's rivets, the company ordered No. 3 bar, known at the time as "best" - not No. 4, known as "best-best". Records show that shipbuilders of the day typically used No. 4 iron for anchors, chains and rivets.

Many of the rivets studied by the scientists - recovered from the Titanic's hull two miles down in the North Atlantic were found to be riddled with high concentrations of slag. This is a glassy like residue of smelting, slag can make rivets brittle and prone to fracture as it causes small pockets which are brittle. There are still reports (as complied by the UKs BBC) that there was actually a fire in the coal bunkers in the forward boiler room which was burning to such a degree that this may have added to the issue of metal fatigue. In their report the BBC found notes from firemen of the time at the dock that the hull glowed as the internal heat increased. Stokers were, until disembark time trying to shove out the hot coals to bring down the temperature. The enquiry post accident was, it is claim told to ignore this as it did not represent the instances of the collision

Did college kids party in the late 1800's and early 1900s?

There were many colleges in the US, for instance, William & Mary, in Williamsburg, Chowan College in Murfreesboro NC, Guilford Female College NC,and many many more.