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1914: WWI Starts
World War I sparks due to the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia because they believe the Siberian government is responsible. -
1917: Daisy Meets Gatsby
“He knew that Daisy was extraordinary ... He felt married to her, that was all" (Fitzgerald 149). -
1918: WWI Ends
World War I ends and leaves about 19 million dead and 21 million wounded, considered the first modern war -
1919: Daisy Marries Tom
"Next day at five o'clock she married Tom Buchanan without so much as a shiver” (Fitzgerald 76). -
1919: Treaty of Versailles
Treaty of Versailles is signed which held Germany responsible for starting the war -
1920: Daisy Gives Birth
"The next April Daisy had her little girl and they went to France for a year. I saw them one spring in Cannes and later in and then they came back to Chicago to settle down" (Fitzgerald 77). -
1920: Prohibition Begins
Prohibition begins outlawing the manufacture, transportation and sale of intoxicating alcohol due to religious revivalism -
1922: Daisy reconnects with Gatsby
Daisy has been invited to tea by Nick so Gatsby can just "pop in": "With his hands still in his coat pockets he stalked by me into the hall, turned sharply as if he were on a wire, and disappeared into the living-room... For half a minute there wasn't a sound. Then from the living-room I heard a sort of choking murmur and part of a laugh, followed by Daisy's voice on a clear artificial note: 'I certainly am awfully glad to see you again'" (Fitzgerald 86). -
1922: Daisy Kills Myrtle Wilson
"'Who was the woman?' he inquired. 'Her name was Wilson. Her husband owns the garage. How the devil did it happen?' 'Well, I tried to swing the wheel-' He broke off, and suddenly I guessed at the truth. 'Was Daisy driving?' 'Yes,' he said after a moment... Well, first Daisy turned away from the woman toward the other car, and then she lost her nerve and turned back'" (Fitzgerald 143).
