Year in review
1919
15 recaps from this year - events, occasions, and cultural moments.
19191919 Paris Peace Conference
The Conference redrew the map of Europe and the Middle East after WWI, sowing seeds of conflict that would dominate the 20th century.
1919German Federal Election
The first democratic election in German history established the Weimar Republic, though deep polarization would fatally undermine its institutions within years.
1919Irish War of Independence Begins
The guerrilla conflict between Irish republicans and British forces catalyzed the partition of Ireland and created two independent states.
1919Amritsar Massacre Galvanizes Indian Resistance
British troops fired on unarmed Indian protesters in Jallianwala Bagh, killing hundreds and turning Indian public opinion decisively toward independence.
1919Treaty of Versailles
How Allied victors carved up Germany and sowed the seeds of World War II.
1919First Transatlantic Nonstop Flight
1919Women's Suffrage in New Zealand
1919Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye Signed
The Austro-Hungarian Empire got carved into pieces.
1919Turkish War of Independence Begins
Kemal's nationalists torched the Ottoman order and built a modern state from the ashes.
1919Weimar Republic Established
Weimar Republic Established
1919First General Election of German Weimar Republic
Germany's inaugural democratic election following imperial collapse established the Weimar Republic and represented a pivotal moment in Central European political transformation.
1919German Women's Suffrage Established
Germany granted women the right to vote following the collapse of the Kaiser's regime, making it among the first major European powers to enfranchise women and reshaping Weimar electoral politics.
1919Radio Corporation of America Founded
RCA's creation in October 1919 centralized American wireless telegraphy and radio, establishing the modern broadcast industry.
1919Treaty of Neuilly-sur-Seine
Bulgaria's peace treaty after World War I formally ended its belligerence and redrew Balkan boundaries in the post-war settlement.
19191919 British General Election
Lloyd George's coalition swept post-WWI Britain, extending the franchise to women over 30 and reshaping Westminster's electoral map amid imperial anxieties.