Chapter 1
Shaking up the global map
Chapter 2
Pop culture, pages, and silent screens
Chapter 3
Science, scams, and sporting triumphs
Chapter 4
Daily life, snacks, and sweet starts
YOUR GOAL
Master of The whirlwind world of 1912
Ch 1 · Shaking up the global map
schopenhauer Continental Drift
The continents are drifting away (Oh, they're moving today!)
schopenhauer The world's largest passenger liner struck an iceberg and sank in the North Atlantic, changing maritime safety forever.
schopenhauer British explorer Robert Falcon Scott reached the South Pole in January 1912, only to discover a Norwegian flag already planted there.
BETA
schopenhauer Drag 1912 headlines and pop culture onto the map to discover how the world connected.
Fun Fact
Titanic's lost mail: The RMS Titanic was actually a Royal Mail Ship, carrying over 3,400 sacks of mail that went down with the vessel.
Glossary
continental drift (noun)
The gradual movement of the Earth's continents across the planet's surface over geological time. In January 1912, German researcher Alfred Wegener proposed this concept to the Frankfurt Geological Association.
The gradual movement of the Earth's continents across the planet's surface over geological time. In January 1912, German researcher Alfred Wegener proposed this concept to the Frankfurt Geological Association.
Quiz
In what ocean did the RMS Titanic strike an iceberg and sink on April 15, 1912?
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Which Norwegian explorer beat British Captain Robert Falcon Scott to the South Pole, arriving five weeks earlier in late 1911?
Quiz
How many stars did the United States flag have immediately after New Mexico and Arizona joined the Union in 1912?
Quiz
What international safety agreement was established in response to the 1912 RMS Titanic disaster?
Quiz
What was the name of the ship that British explorer Robert Falcon Scott sailed on for his ill-fated 1912 Antarctic expedition?
Quiz
Which territory became the 48th state of the United States in February 1912, completing the contiguous lower forty-eight?
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Who was the last emperor of China's Qing Dynasty, who abdicated the throne in February 1912?
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Who became the provisional president of the newly declared Republic of China after the fall of the Qing Dynasty in 1912?