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Everyday Life in the 1910s
100
This German Kaiser, known for his flamboyant speeches and naval buildup, ruled until 1918.
Who is Wilhelm II?
100
In 1903, these American brothers achieved the first powered flight.
Who are the Wright Brothers?
100
This Parisian tower, built in 1889, symbolized modern engineering and Belle Époque culture.
What is the Eiffel Tower?
100
This 1904–05 war saw an Asian nation defeat a European power for the first time in modern times.
What is the Russo-Japanese War?
100
Men often wore these stiff-brimmed hats, associated with Edwardian fashion.
What is a bowler (or Derby) hat?
200
This last Russian Tsar faced the 1905 Revolution and World War I before his abdication.
Who is Nicholas II?
200
This Polish-born scientist won two Nobel Prizes for her work on radioactivity.
Who is Marie Curie?
200
The first modern Olympic Games were held in this city in 1896, inspiring later international competitions.
What is Athens?
200
This 1905 uprising in Russia was sparked by Bloody Sunday and widespread discontent.
What is the 1905 Russian Revolution?
200
This form of entertainment, with silent films and live piano music, became wildly popular in cities.
What is the cinema (or silent movies)?
300
This British monarch, known for diplomacy, was nicknamed the “Uncle of Europe.”
Who is Edward VII?
300
In 1905, Albert Einstein published his “miracle year” papers, including the theory of this.
What is special relativity?
300
This Russian composer shocked audiences with the 1913 premiere of The Rite of Spring.
Who is Igor Stravinsky?
300
The annexation of this Balkan territory by Austria-Hungary in 1908 angered Serbia.
What is Bosnia and Herzegovina?
300
This French race, first held in 1903, became the world’s most famous cycling competition.
What is the Tour de France?
400
This French political scandal, involving a Jewish army officer, revealed deep divisions in French society.
What is the Dreyfus Affair?
400
This Italian inventor is credited with developing wireless telegraphy.
Who is Guglielmo Marconi?
400
This art movement, seen in Paris metro entrances and Vienna Secession works, was characterized by flowing lines and floral motifs.
What is Art Nouveau?
400
This conflict in South Africa (1899–1902) pitted Britain against Dutch-descended settlers.
What is the Boer War?
400
Women’s suffrage movements in this country included militant tactics by the WSPU, led by Emmeline Pankhurst.
What is Britain?
500
This Ottoman Empire policy of reform and centralization was championed by the Young Turks after 1908.
What is the Young Turk Revolution (or Young Turk movement)?
500
This “unsinkable” ship sank on its maiden voyage in 1912.
What is the Titanic?
500
This writer’s A Room with a View (1908) captured Edwardian social manners.
Who is E.M. Forster?
500
Two wars in this region (1912–1913) destabilized southeastern Europe before WWI.
What are the Balkan Wars?
500
This revolutionary art style, pioneered by Picasso and Braque around 1907, broke subjects into geometric forms.
What is cubism?
