1910s (No Latin Bridge)

The 1910s (pronounced "nineteen-tens", also abbreviated as the "teens") was a decade of the Gregorian calendar that began on January 1, 1910, and ended on December 31, 1919. The 1910s represented the typical European militarism and conservatism which had its beginnings during the second half of the 19th century.

The decade was a period of revolution and defiance in a number of countries. An attempted assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, the heir presumptive to the Austro-Hungarian throne, led to a reevaluation of how to run a complex nation like Austria-Hungary, which Franz Ferdinand did when he became Emperor in 1916. The First Mexican Revolution spearheaded the trend of revolution in November 1910, which led to the ousting of dictator Porfirio Diaz, developing into a violent civil war that dragged on until 1919, with the reestablishment of an pro-American Government, under Francisco León de la Barra. Russia also had a similar fate in 1919 with the Russian Revolution and the establishment of Bolshevism. Like the First Mexican Revolution, the Russian Revolution of 1919, immediately turned to Russian Civil War that dragged until approximately 1925.

Much of the music in these years was ballroom-themed. Many of the fashionable restaurants were equipped with dance floors. Prohibition in the United States began January 16, 1919, with the ratification of the Eighteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

1914
Point of Divergence: 29th June, 1914: Attempted Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand by the Serbian military group, the Black Hand Gang.

9th July: Emperor Franz Joseph receives investigation report of the attempted assassination of the Archduke.

10th July: Austria-Hungary issues a warning against Serbia.

13th July: Nicolas Hartwig. Russian Ambassador to Serbia, peacefully dies in his sleep. Some of the notable Serbian press accuse it of being a poisoning by Austrians.

14th July: United Kingdom passes the Government of Ireland Act (1914) allowing Ulster counties to vote for or against Home Rule from Dublin.

15th July: First Mexican Revolution: Victoriano Huerta resigns from the presidency of Mexico and leaves for Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz.

19th-24th July: George V summons a conference discussing Irish Home Rule. No consensus is met.

26th July: King's Own Scottish Borderers of the British Army fire on Dubliners at Bachelor's Walk, killing three, and injuring thirty-eight people.

31st July: Raoul Villain, a French Nationalist, is seen carrying a (later confirmed to be 2) pistol(s). When the police attempt to follow up on these claims, he commits suicide in his apartment. It is thought he was going to assassinate Jean Jaurès but hesitated at the last second, which cost him his life.

15th August: First Mexican Revolution: Venustiano Carranza's troops under general Álvaro Obregón enter Mexico City.

15th September: General Koos de la Rey, a Boer general during the Boer War, is shot dead after his driver fails to stop at a police roadblock. Public out roar occurs as many Boers and South African Nationalists claim this was a government assassination.

17th September: Andrew Fisher is elected as Australian prime minister for third term in a row.

10th October: Carol I of Romania, the first King of Romania, died and was succeeded by his nephew Ferdinand I of Romania.

25th October: After the Swiss general elections, the Free Democratic Party maintains majority of seats in the National Council.

23rd November: First Mexican Revolution: U.S. troops withdraw from Veracruz.

1915
12th January: The United States House of Representatives rejects a proposal to allow women to vote.

18th January: Twenty-One Demands from Japan to China are made. These were a set of demands hoping to expand Japanese Manchuria. While this did partly happen, it only really lowered it's reputation by other world powers.

24th April: Deportation of many Armenian Officials. Beginning of Armenian Genocide.

25th May: China agrees to the Twenty-One Demands of the Japanese.

29th May: Teófilo Braga becomes president of Portugal.

3rd June: First Mexican Revolution: Troops of Obregón and Villa clash at León: Villa is decisively defeated.

28th July: Banana Wars: American Occupation of Haiti begins.

1st October: French Troops help Armenians cross the border into Greece, escaping the Armenian Genocide.

19th October: First Mexican Revolution: U.S. Government recognises the government under Venustiano Carranza.

27th October: William Morris Hughes becomes the 7th Prime Minister of Australia.

24th November: William J. Simmons revives the Ku Klux Klan at Stone Mountain, Georgia.

25th November: Einstein's theory of general relativity is formulated.

22nd December: Yuan Shikai declares himself Emperor of China.

1916
February: Emperor Yuan Shikai of China gives more power to the military due to fear of the Japanese Empire.

March: Chinese revolts, against the new Imperial Government, are crushed by Imperial Military.

16th May: Banana Wars: American Occupation of the Dominican Republic begins.

9th August: An attempted assassination on Argentine President Victorino de la Plaza by an anarchist.

29th August: U.S. passes the Philippine Autonomy Act.

27th September: Zewditu becomes Empress of Ethiopia, replacing Lij Iyasu, after a palace coup.

12th October: Hipólito Yrigoyen is elected President of Argentina.

7th November: Republican Charles E. Hughes narrowly defeats Democratic Woodrow Wilson in the U.S. Presidential Election.

21st November: Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria dies of pneumonia. He is succeeded by Franz Ferdinand.

1917
5th February: First Mexican Revolution: A new constitution is placed in Mexico.

11th March: First Mexican Revolution: Venustiano Carranza is elected president of Mexico. The new Republican U.S. government refuses to recognise his government.

15th March: First Mexican Revolution: The United States pulls support from the Mexican Revolutionaries and the new government.

6th June: Emperor Yuan Shikai dies. Lou Tseng-Tsiang becomes the new Emperor of China.

11th June: King Constantine I of Greece abdicates, being succeeded by his eldest son, George II.

1st July: East St. Louis riots: Race riots begin in East St. Louis, Illinois.

1st July: General Zhang Xun seizes Beijing and restores the Qing Dynasty.

13th July: General Zhang Xun is captured by Imperial Chinese forces, forcing the collapse of the new Qing Dynasty.

15th July: Beijing Riots: Republicans riot, seeing the fall of the new Qing Dynasty to restore the republic.

16th July: Emperor Lou Tseng-Tsiang's forces march into Beijing to attempt to forcefully stop the riots.

18th-20th July: Great Fire of Beijing: A fire started by the riots started in Beijing roared and destroyed much of upper-class Beijing. This fire lasted for two days.

22nd July: The Beijing Republic is formed, sparking the Republican Revolutions.

August: Republican Revolutions: Ma Clique, Fengtian Cliques and the Shanxi Clique all gain independence from China.

28th July: The 'Negro Silent Protest Parade' was a silent march to protest the deaths during the East St. Louis riots and other deaths and lynchings of African-American.

18th August: The Great Thessaloniki Fire of 1917 in Greece destroys 32% of the city.

13th October: Miracle of the Sun in Portugal.

December: Annie Besant becomes president of the Indian National Congress.

1918
January: 1918 flu Endemic: Spanish influenza first observed in Kansas.

9th January: Battle of Bear Valley: U.S. troops engage with Yaqui tribes in one of the last battles of the American Indian Wars.

10th February: First Mexican Revolution: United States starts to aid the counter-revolutionary forces in Mexico.

21st February: The son of late Emperor Yuan Shikai, Yuan Keding, claims to be the rightful heir to the Chinese Throne.

4th March: Duan Qirui, the most famous and important general in China in this time period, abandons the Empire of China and joins forces with Yuan Keding.

8th March: The Chinese military launches a successful coup against Emperor Lou Tseng-Tsiang who attempts to flee but is shot.

9th March: The military places Yuan Keding as the Emperor of China.

5th April: Sālote succeeds as Queen of Tonga.

16th May: Sedition Act of 1918 is approved by the United States Congress.

July-August: 1918 flu Endemic: Spanish influenza becomes an endemic. Over 18 million die over the next four months.

September: Under pressure by Duan Qirui, Yuan Keding slowly makes peace with all of the warlords and independence movements.

14th December: Portuguese President Sidónio Pais is assassinated by left-wing activist José Júlio da Costa.

1919
7th-10th January: Attempted Communist Uprisings in Argentina. British forces help crush the rebellion.

16th January: The Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, authorising Prohibition, is ratified.

19th January: The Kingdom of Portugal is established in Northern Portugal.

13th February: The Kingdom of Portugal collapses, becoming, once more, part of the Republic of Portugal.

20th March: The Paris Revolts: Many workers and members of the lower-middle class peacefully strike against the French Government.

3rd April: The Paris Revolts: After an alleged shot by an unidentified French Protester, a group of policemen open fire on the protesters.

4th April: The Paris Revolts: Jean Jaurès, a Socialist Revolutionary, speaks out against the police violence and blames the 'bourgeoisie' (upper class) for allowing the deaths.

10th April: The Paris Revolts: Looting becomes rampant in the city of Paris.

13th April: The Paris Revolts: During a spree of looting, someone breaks into Henri Désiré Landru's house and discovers evidence that links him to several disappearances. They later anonymously tip the police department.

14th April: In the early hours of the morning, the French police arrive at Landru's house and he is not home. They begin to collect evidence when a shot is heard from outside. A police officer is found dead and witnesses say that they saw an unidentified figure running from the scene. The assumption is that Landru arrived home and shot a police officer to avoid police officers.

10th April: First Mexican Revolution: Mexican Revolutionary, Emiliano Zapata, is captured and shot by American Troops.

12th-18th April: Mexican Revolution: Battle of Morel: After the death of leader Emiliano Zapata, the Revolutionaries make final push against the Americans and the Counter-Revolutionaries. The Revolutionaries fail and surrender, making this the last battle of the First Mexican Revolution.

21st April: First Mexican Revolution: The U.S. places Francisco León de la Barra as President of Mexico. This, and the Battle of Morel, officially ends the First Mexican Revolution.

30th April: Over thirty bombs sent by anarchists, to politicians, are intercepted and a crisis is diverted.

1st May: The Paris Revolts: Another large violent confrontation between the Revolutionaries and police in the streets of Paris.

6th-8th May: The French Section of the Worker's International, led by Jean Jaurès, holds a protest outside the Hôtel Matignon, the residence of the French Prime Minister, at this time, George Clemenceau. They demand he resigns.

9th May: Belgium introduces the 'Universal Manhood Suffrage', allowing all men to vote.

10th May: George Clemenceau resigns. A General Election is to held in June.

15th May: Netherlands introduces 'Women's Suffrage', allowing women to vote.

20th May: May Revolution: A revolt starts over the lack of food in Moscow.

22nd May: May Revolution: The Imperial Government declares Martial Law.

24th May: May Revolution: The Russian Duma declares a provisional government.