Starting on 30 April 1916, Germany and its World War I ally Austria-Hungary were the first to use DST (German: Sommerzeit) as a way to conserve coal during wartime. Britain, most of its allies, and many European neutrals soon followed suit. Russia and a few other countries waited until the next year and the United States adopted it in 1918. COUNT 4
QSN1 What year did Germany decide to try DST? ANS1 1916 QSN2 What is the German word for Daylight Saving Time? ANS2 Sommerzeit QSN3 What natural resource were Germany and Austria-Hungary trying to conserve by using DST? ANS3 coal QSN4 What year did the United States get on board with DST? ANS4 1918