The League crumbled after failing to prevent World War II, but from its ashes grew the United Nations. Together, World War I and the myriad revolutions, civil wars and treaties it spawned helped set the boundaries of modern Europe. PhotoThe Spanish fluIn January 1918, a plague came to Haskell County, Kan. By the end of the year, it would engulf the world. “We have made partners of the women in this war,” Wilson told Congress in September. Citizens also saw their rights curtailed with the Sedition Act of 1918, an extension of the Espionage Act of 1917.

Source: New York Times January 30, 2018 16:19 UTC