Americans also grappled with many serious issues in the 1910s. They debated whether women should have the right to vote and whether liquor should be outlawed in the United States. They also united in patriotism when the nation entered World War I in 1917.
The decade's newsmakers included President Woodrow Wilson, birth control pioneer Margaret Sanger, pilot Harriet Quimby, and filmmaker D. W. Griffith. They set the pace for a decade of new ideas and new inventions. From Model Ts to Mother's Day, from Tinker Toys to Titanic, read about this fascinating decade from start to finish.