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Harold Riley
Harold Riley spent most of his breif time in captivity. THe war ended a month after he was released. Riley was under medical attention for his wounds. -
The Assasination of Franz Ferdinand
As Franz and his wife were in the city. A bosnian revolutionary named Gavrilo Princip ran into their open car and shot the couple to death. The knowledge of Serbian officials hoped to start a war and bring down Austro -Hungarian Empire. -
Color
There were some bright spots in a dark age. Color newspaper supplements (1914). 3-D films (1915). Nail polish (1916). Three- colored traffic lights (1918), and color photography introduced by Eastman Kodak (1914). -
Germans sink the Lusitania
Killing nearly 1,200 passengers, including Americans. The Americans were angry, so we declared war. -
Numbers of 1915
$11.95, the cost of a bicycle. $1 for a hotel room. $1.15 for a baseball. 39 cents for a dozen eggs. 5 cents for a glass of cola. 7 cents for a large roll of toilet paper. -
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The average annual income for workers in finance, insurance, and real estate was $1,040. $687 for the average income for industrial workers, and $328 for public school teachers. -
United States Declares War/ Zimmerman Telegrah
January 1917, a german offical, Aurther Zimmerman sent a telegram to German Ambassoder in Mexico asking him to make an offer to the Mexican government. If Mexico agreed to become an ally of Germany in war with the US, Germany promised Mexico to regain lost territory in Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona after the war. -
Americans Take sides
When fighting began President Wilson was determined to keep the country out of European War. Despite the president Americans supported one side or the other, Germany, or Britain -
Russia Leaves War
Riots broke out in Russia over the governments handling of the war and the scarcity of food and fuel. Czar NIcholas II, leader of ROman Empire, avdicated his thrown. This marked the Russia Revolution. The bolshavik pary led by Vladimr LEnin over there a communist government -
Kessler Field
Kessler Field, which became one of the largest and most important Army Air Corps airfields and training bases during WW1. Kessler Field remained active and important info till the end of the 20th century. -
First Airplane
The United States Army bought its first airplane in 1908. In April 1917, when the airplane entered the war, it had a total inventory of about 100 aircrafts. At the same time France had 1,500 aircrafts. -
Harold Riley's achivements
Riley was decorated with the "Military Order of the Purple Heart," given to Americans injured while on active duty. It is now on of his grandsons possesion. -
"wings"
Harold Riley received his Pilot's "Wings" in Tours, France, about easter. 1918 Riley was upgraded as a Second Lieutenant in the Army Air service. -
Airplanes Bomb Trenches
Airplanes offered both ways to counter a trench warfare. The British sopwith camel could carry 4-5 small bombs to drop into enemy trenches, and artillery. The warplanes also attacked the troops by using machine guns. -
The Fourteen Points
President Wilson arrived in Paris in January of 1919. Wilson brought with him a peace plan known as the Fourteen Points. Wilson believed that if the Fourteen Points were implemented they would establish the lasting peace in Europe. Later this is called League of Nations.
