2. NAMES
Boys Girls
1 John Mary
2 William Helen
3 James Dorothy
4 Robert Margaret
5 Joseph Ruth
3. FOOD
The aim of new foods in
the 1910s was to make
things quick and easy.
Canned Soup is an
example of this new
aim.
The Oreo was invented
in 1913.
Groceries stores
increased in size
4. ENTERTAINMENT
Top....
Popular Music Genres
Movies and Actors
Ragtime
(Silent)
Burlesque
Frankenstein
Jazz/Blues
Oliver Twist
Charlie Chaplin
Musicians and Bands
August Halm
Roger Ducasse
Ganville Bantock
5. DANCE -
TANGO
•The tango originated in
Argentina
•The first craze in Europe
started in Paris
•The ballroom tango is
one of the many styles of
tango
6. FUN AND GAMES
Toys
•The Raggedy Anne Doll was
popular with girls
•Tinker toys were also
invented (See picture opposite)
•Erector sets allowed children
to create intricate models.
Sports
•A number of sports increased its popularity
throughout the decade.
•Tennis and Golf only started to become more popular
in the 1910s
7. FASHION
Women Men
•The early 1910s featured •Short hair was in
full length tunic worn over •informal and semi formal
a skirt occasions called for a sack
•In 1914 skirts became coat worn with trousers.
more cylindrical •Formal neckties were a
•Soon in 1916 skirts requirement for the upper
shortened in length class.
9. WORLD WAR 1
Technologies were being improved like fighter
planes and radios
World War 1 was the first example of trench
warfare.
The tank was also invented and used in the war
As men left for war women had to fill their places
10. WORLD WAR 1 - THE
AFTERMATH
The war changed the landscape of europe with four
empires disappearing.
It left 7.1 million people dead
It also cause famine in some parts of Europe
While it did not cause the spanish flu with troops
moving around it assisted in the spread of it.
11. SPANISH INFLUENZA
•The spanish flu infected over 500 million people
with an estimated dead of between 50 and a 100
million worldwide.
•The flu affected communities with the flu stopping
people from carrying out things in their everyday
life.
•With so many dead people it also affected the
economy with a loss of revenue to some business.
12. TECHNOLOGY -
EVERYDAY LIFE
The refrigerator was first designed
for use at home
The modern Zipper was invented
13. TECHNOLOGY -
TRANSPORT
The modern traffic light was first invented allowing
traffic to be controlled.
Bicycles were mostly used by people to get around
Cars were made cheaper when Ford brought out the
Model T Ford
