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Decade - 1910s
This category has questions involving events, social trends, political beliefs, major discoveries, or general information related to the 1910's.
778 Questions
How Many of the World War I Canadian Expeditionary Force died from disease?
Approximately 112,000 Americans died in WWI - half of which died from disease. http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_Many_of_the_World_War_1_Canadian_Expeditionary_Force_died_from_disease The main disease would have been Spanish Influenza in both cases?
How much oil was there in the Titanic?
These ships were not burning oil yet. They were still fueled by coal.
After World War One, vessels like these were refitted for oil.
When was the union of South Africa established?
House of Assembly of South Africa was created in 1910.
Why was J. Bruce Ismay blamed for the sinking of the Titanic?
he changed the frame of the ship to wrought iron rivets that meant when the titanic hit the iceberg it could rip the exterior easily and flood the watertight compartments that had a little gap between each that let the water flood them 1 by 1; which he reduced the size of for a bigger staircase.he ordered the ship to go faster to therefore they probably crashed into the iceberg for that reason.
What names were given to the sister ships of RMS Titanic?
Answer: Olympic and Britannic
The Royal Mail Steamer Olympic and the Royal Mail Steamer Britannic were both built in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Olympic was the first sister to be launched, ahead of Titanic, Britannic (formerly designated Gigantic) was launched much later though from the same slipway. RMS Britannic was commissioned by the British Government for use as a hospital ship, during which time the name was changed to match its duty: HMHS Britannic. It sank shortly after either hitting a mine or being torpedoed (the reason is still uncertain but the former is considered most likely). RMS Olympic was also utilised in war service, however it ended its long life in 1935 at the breakers yard due to old age. However during its service it sank a German U-Boat by ramming it, also sank many ships and damaged others (accidentally, the most famous of which was the Nantucket Lightship. During this incident 7 of the 11 crew members of the lightship were killed when the Olympic cut it in two in heavy fog. The Olympic was only doing 3-4 knots at time of impact.
List of famous people born in 1910?
Some well known people from the 1870 US census:
- Jane Adams
- Louisa May Alcott
- P.T. Barnum
- Alexander Graham Bell
- Amelia Bloomer
- Nelly Bly (Elizabeth Jane Cochran)
- Lizzie Bordon
- Chang and Eng Bunker
- Butch Cassidy (Robert LeRoy Parker)
- Buffalo Bill Cody
- George Custer
- Jefferson Davis
- Emily Dickinson
- Frederick Douglas
- Wyatt Earp
- Henry Ford
- James A. Garfield
- Ulysses S. Grant
- Warren Harding
- Rutherford B. Hayes
- O. Henry
- Milton Hershey
- Oliver Wendell Holmes
- Scott Joplin
- Robert E. Lee (died 1870)
- William McKinley
- Herman Melville
- Samuel Morse
- Carrie Nation
- Robert E. Peary
- Allen Pinkerton
- Richard Sears
- John D. Rockefeller
- John Phillip Sousa
- Harriet Beecher Stowe
- Levi Strauss
- Sundance Kid (Harry Alonzo Longabaugh)
- William Howard Taft
- Mark Twain (Samuel Langhorne Clemens)
- Theodore Roosevelt
- Cornelius Vanderbilt
- Laura Ingalls Wilder
- Orville and Wilbur Wright
- Frank Lloyd Wright
- Florenz Ziegfield
Did Titanic have 4 electric elevators with operators?
Yes, there were elevators on the Titanic. Not like the ones we know today though.
What were the living conditions for rich people in industrial towns?
they were really bad families shared houses and each family had a room 2 live in the children played on the filthy streets with no shoes on which gave them disease which spread to different families so lots of people died they were really bad families shared houses and each family had a room 2 live in the children played on the filthy streets with no shoes on which gave them disease which spread to different families so lots of people died
Was money a key factor for the titanic?
Money is a key factor for everything, especially big things.
The Olympic-Class vessels were built to compete with several ships in the Cunard Line that were the largest and fastest ships in the world.
What are Queen Elizabeth II private residences?
Queen Elizabeth has a number of homes, but her main residence during the week is Buckingham Palace, London. Windsor Castle is the home at which she spends most weekends.
What was life like for free african americans in the south?
Freedom greatly changed the lives of African Americans in the south. After they became free, they were no longer forced to do work for plantation owners, and could have their own families.
Ballet, Opera and Symphony. Irrespective of country this was the best entertainment. The most ELITE. Sporting activities were big also like boxing. It all depended on what social position an individual was a part of.
Silent movies were a major part of popular entertainment in 1919 - although, not a great year for memorable movies. The most acclaimed movies of the year were probably D.W. Griffith's romance, "Broken Blossoms", starring Lillian Gish and Cecil B deMille's "Male and Female", starring Gloria Swanson. Comedy shorts starring Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton, Harold Lloyd and Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle were popular as were westerns starring Tom Mix and the swashbuckling adventures of Douglas Fairbanks.
Roller skating was a major craze in the first quarter of the 20th century and was reaching it's peak around this time - having featured in Chaplin's movie, "The Rink", in 1916. The Coliseum in Chicago opened a skating rink in 1902 with over 7000 people attending on its first night. In 1908, Madison Square Garden in New York became a skating rink, to be followed by hundreds of similar venues in the US and europe.
Sporting events were popular, as always - live, of course. It would be another 3 years or more before the first public radio broadcasts. 1919, however, was the year in which gramophone records first started to become available to a mass market - replacing phonograph cylinders in popularity and starting a shift towards entertainment in the home.
What the first class passengers drink on the Titanic?
Loads of alcohol like
Red wine
White wine
Champagne
Brandy
Shandy
Beer
And loads more other alcohol
Did titanic and all it's sister ships sink?
No.
Titanic had two sister ships, Olympic and Britannic. Olympic was the first of the trio of ships, and she sailed the Atlantic successfully until 1935, although with two major mishaps, a collision with the British warship HMS Hawke in 1911, and a collision with the Nantucket Lightship in 1934 which sliced the Lightship in half; seven of the 11 Lightship crew members were killed. The third of the sister ships, completed after Titanic, was Britannic. There is some indication that she was to be named Gigantic, but the name was changed to Britannic after the Titanic tragedy. Britannic never sailed in commercial passenger service; she served as a hospital ship for the Royal Navy on the eve of World War I. In November of 1916 Britannic struck a mine and sank in the Aegean Sea.
What could you find in most western towns?
In most western towns you could find at least one prostitute. When the cowboys came in to town they were ready to spend money. Liquor, women and a good time, then on back to work or the trail.
This era is the Romantic age era therefore meaning most composers mixed traditional music to create their own tunes to represent their own or a different country. Some of the famous musicians fit under 3 categories: musicians of the future, traditionalist and nationalist.
Some famous musician are Mahler, Tchaikovsky, Rimsky-Korsalov, Cui, Wagner, and Brahms.
Where can you see the flag that inspired the writing of the star spangled banner?
Ludwig van Beethoven was born in Bonn, Germany. His father, who was a singer, was his first teacher. After a while, even though he was still only a boy, Ludwig became a traveling performer, and soon, he was supporting his family.
In his early twenties, Beethoven moved to Vienna, where he spent the rest of his life. Beethoven was one of the first composers to make a living without being employed by the church or a member of the nobility. At first, he was known as a brilliant pianist. But when he was around 30 years old, Beethoven started going deaf. Even though he could no longer hear well enough to play the piano, Beethoven composed some of his best music after he was deaf!
Beethoven is considered one of the greatest musical geniuses who ever lived. He may be most famous for his nine symphonies, but he also wrote many other kinds of music: chamber and choral music, piano music and string quartets, and an opera.
How much coal did the RMS Titanic have on board when it left England?
The Titanic was a nuclear vessel.... but ran on electricity
The above answer is complete baloney. The data from the white star line shows that;
The ship was fitted with 29 boilers and 159 furnaces. (24 double ended boilers and 5 single ended boilers) Over 8,000 tons of coal filled her coal bunkers. The coal fired furnaces heated water in the boilers to generate steam. The steam (215 psi) was then funneled to the tipple expansion engines. Once the steam entered the engine cylinder it created the necessary power to turn the propellers. If the turbine was not in use, such as reverse orders to the helm or entering or leaving port, lost steam would condense in evaporators and the water would be returned to the boilers. Controlling the amount of steam fed to the engines controlled the speed of the ship. Exhaust was vented through Titanic's first 3 funnels, the fourth was a dummy funnel used for ventilation and storage. Many Titanic enthusiasts enjoy pointing out errors in various Titanic movies and artwork by noticing smoke coming from the 4th funnel.
Value of 1 Deutsches Reich mark coin from 1881?
sammler.com, a major German collectibles site, lists the following values for an 1881 1 rm piece in average circulated condition:
"A" mint mark: $2.50
"D" mint mark: $3.25
"E" mint mark: $6.50
"F" mint mark: $5.00
"G" mint mark: $26.00
"H" mint mark: $21.00
"J" mint mark: $8.00
Prices for coins with only slight wear are about 2.5 to 3.5 times higher.
