-
The German Empire signs an agreement with Austria-Hungary and Italy, the Triple Alliance.
-
American annexations.
-
Russo-Japanese War over Manchuria.
-
The Algeciras Conference.
-
France, the UK, and Russia join forces to create a mutual pact, the Triple Entente.
-
Austria-Hungary occupies Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia.
-
Uprising in southern Morocco.
-
The Balkan War begins.
-
The Balkan War end.
-
Assassination of Francisco Fernando in Sarajevo. Austria-Hungary blames the Serbs for his death, and war breaks out.
-
The Austro-Hungarians began hostilities with an attempted invasion of Serbia.
-
The war is welcomed by many people. Young Germans take to the streets, singing nationalist songs to celebrate their army's preparations for war.
-
Italy and Bulgaria join the war.
-
The Battle of Verdun took place, the longest battle of the First World War. The Battle of the Somme also took place that year.
-
The February Revolution of 1917 in the Russian Empire marked the first stage of the Russian Revolution.
-
Nicholas II abdicated the throne. The end of the monarchy.
-
It was the first serious conflict between the Russian Provisional Government and the Soviet after their creation during the February Revolution.
-
The October Revolution takes place in Russia. The Red Army loses, and the assembly is dissolved and a dictatorship is imposed.
-
The October Revolution comes to an end.
-
The Battle of the Kaiser, the largest single attack of the entire war. Germany then retreated.
-
An armistice was signed, bringing the war to an end.
-
The German Communist Party is founded.
-
The Treaty of Versailles was signed.
-
The Russian Civil War ends.
-
The Ottoman Empire is officially dissolved.