1910s


Events and Trends

   * World War I
   * The Russian Revolution
   * Collapse of Hohenzollern, Wittelsbach, Hapsburg and Romanov thrones.
   * The "Spanish Flu" Pandemic of deadly Influenza
   * Large-scale migration from Europe to the United States, Canada,
     Australia, etc.
   * Automobile becomes a common possession of the US' middle class
   * First commercially issued recordings of jazz music
   * Irish Easter Rising (1916) & War of Independence (1919-21)
   * Japanese annexation of Korea
   * End of the New Imperialism

World Leaders

   * Emperor Franz Josef (Austria-Hungary)
   * Emperor Karl (Austria-Hungary)
   * Emperor Wilhelm II (Germany)
   * Chancellor Theobald von Bethmann-Hollweg (Germany)
   * King Victor Emmanuel III (Italy)
   * Pope Pius X
   * Emperor Nicholas II (Russia)
   * Vladimir Lenin (Soviet Union)
   * King George V (United Kingdom)
   * Prime Minister Herbert Asquith (United Kingdom)
   * Prime Minister David Lloyd George (United Kingdom)
   * President William Howard Taft (United States)
   * President Woodrow Wilson (United States)

Entertainers

   * Charlie Chaplin
   * Al Jolson
   * Mary Pickford
   * Sophie Tucker
   * Bert Williams