A to Z by Decade: 1910s

A

Country which declared war on Serbia following the assassination of its royal heir, setting off a chain reaction which started WWI

B

Youth organization incorporated in the United States in 1910

C

Military alliance A was a part of, alongside Germany, Bulgaria, the Ottoman Empire, and, for a time, Italy

D

Signed into law in the US by Woodrow Wilson on March 19, 1918, designed to conserve energy by extending the day into the evening

E

The Dover Barrage was constructed to protect this body of water during WWI, blocking it off from the North Sea

F

German anti-tank weapon used in WWI

G

Generation born in the 1910s

H

US overseas territory which saw its first Olympic gold medalist in the 1912 Olympics

I

What caused the Titanic to sink on April 15, 1912

J

Country which took German colonies in China and the Pacific following WWI

K

Title of German leader, stemming from “Caesar”

L

British ocean liner torpedoed in 1915, part of which prompted the United States to enter the war

M

Chemical weapon designed for trench warfare which suffocated soldiers and caused disfiguring chemical burns

N

Organization formed by W.E.B. DuBois in 1909, with its official journal, The Crisis, first released the following year

O

Popular cookie brand which was first sold in 1912

P

What “shell shock” is known as today

Q

One of these in 1910 would be about $8.76 USD in today’s money

R

Event which caused the Russian Empire to leave WWI in 1917

S

Disease which caused an estimated 50 million deaths in the 1918 pandemic

T

Site of a 1911 fire which killed 146 people, most of whom were women and girls

U

German submarines which sunk L

V

Term for sultry, manipulative, femme fatales of the silent film era who lured men into dangerous situations with their charm and beauty, stemming from “vampire”

W

Government-issued debt securities designed to fund the military, as seen with the United States and Canada during World War I

X

How individuals who were illiterate signed on the 1910 census, coining the term “signed with a kiss”

Y

Who Uncle Sam wanted for the US Army in his iconic poster

Z

Interlocking mechanism on clothing patented in 1913