Chapter 1
Redrawing the global map
Chapter 2
The soundtrack of a new era
Chapter 3
Silver screens and silent stars
Chapter 4
Bold ideas and written words
YOUR GOAL
Master of When the world hit reset in nineteen nineteen
Ch 1 · Redrawing the global map
aphrodite1313 Goode's homolosine projection
We slice the oceans like an orange peel to show how small Greenland really is.
qe1 J. Paul Goode
Oh J. Paul Goode, you saved us from the Mercator lie, drawing the continents in their true size!
schopenhauer Chinese students protested the Treaty of Versailles on May 4, 1919, igniting a modern intellectual and cultural revolution.
aphrodite1313 Delegates sign the historic Treaty of Versailles inside the gilded Hall of Mirrors.
BETA
schopenhauer Match iconic quotes to their 1919 speakers to discover the voices that shaped history.
Fun Fact
Einstein's eclipse fame: In 1919, Einstein became globally famous overnight when a solar eclipse proved his theory of relativity.
Glossary
treaty (noun)
A formally concluded and ratified agreement between sovereign states. In 1919, the Treaty of Versailles redistributed defeated empires' territories, establishing new national borders across Europe.
A formally concluded and ratified agreement between sovereign states. In 1919, the Treaty of Versailles redistributed defeated empires' territories, establishing new national borders across Europe.
schopenhauer Redrawing the Global Map
Tear down the walls, print the new lines, reshape the world!
schopenhauer Millions of Koreans peacefully protested Japanese colonial rule starting on March 1, 1919, sparking a nationwide independence movement.
schopenhauer Korean activists launch the March First Movement against Japanese occupation.
schopenhauer China's May Fourth Movement redefined the nation's culture and politics.
Quiz
Which island did Sir Arthur Eddington travel to in 1919 to photograph the solar eclipse?
Quiz
Which physicist's theory of general relativity was proven correct by a solar eclipse in May 1919?