World War I was a conflict that was raged from August 1914 until November 1918. It was fought between the Allied Powers, or Grand Alliance, comprised of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and her colonies, dominions, and protectorates (the British Empire), the Laurasian Empire and her protectorates, the Caladarian Empire and her dependencies, the Kingdom of Serbia, the Tsardom of Kalaharia, the Kingdom of Greece, and (after 1917), the United States of America and her possessions, and the Grand Entente, comprised of the Third Briannian Empire and her colonies, protectorates, and dominions, the Austrianian Empire, the Kingdom of Maryneria, the Ottoman Empire and her possessions, and the Kingdom of Bulgaria. This timeline is meant to chronicle the war and its circumstances.
Timeline[]
Map of the World in August 1914[]
Allied Powers[]
Pink: British Empire
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- The British Sanegetan Empire (including the Colony of Brittania)
- The British Dominion of Cascandia
- The British Commonwealth of Nathaniela
- The British Dominion of New Marshland
- The British Unified Colony of South Westia
- The British Administrative Zone of Amanda (Protectorate and Colony from October 1914)
- British Colony of Laura and New Territories
- British Concessions of Gabriella
- Colony of British Banedera
- British Protectorate of Alie*British Zones of Gabriella
- British Zones of Kayla
- British Colony of the Sheldonian States
- British Colony of Chrisapore
- British Colony of Donavania
- British Colony of New Cheyenna
- British Zones in Paul
- British Protectorate of Torezza
- British Protectorate of the Trusical Mascrenan States
- British Colonies of Brooken
- British Colony and Condominium of Rebecca
- Protectorate of British Seeyjanland*Colony and Protectorate of British East Africa (Gwendolyn and Murganda)
- British Colony of Eastern Kimberli
- Colony of Amylandia
- British Colony of Smutkoka
- Protectorate of British Georgeland
- Colony and Protectorate of Ericland
- Colony of Southwestern Westia
- British Colony and Protectorate of Maryneria
- Colony of Southern Robertland
- Colony of British Sierra
- Colony of British Ivoria
- Colony of the British Rosia
- Colony of British Jessica
- The Roschland Islands
- Colony of British Tyleria
- British Colony of Brianna
- Colony of the Katherine Islands
- Colony of Veronica and Savannah
- British Jasoni Islands
- British Meagan Islands
- British Basuda
- British Dependency and Zone of Keyvis
- Colony of British Marbaltar
- Colony of Iaonia
- Other British dependencies and possessions in the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific oceans (British Indian Ocean Islands, Saint Murphia)
Olive Green: Laurasian Empire
- Empire of All the Laurasians
- Laurasian Protectorate of Milgonia
- Laurasian Protectorate of Gabriellian Manchuria
- Laurasian Port of Arthur
- Laurasian Concessions of Gabriella
- Laurasian Protectorate of Northern and Central Kayla
Dark Gray: Caladarian Empire
- Caladarian Reich
- Caladarian Concessions of Gabriella
Grand Entente[]
Light Blue: Briannian Empire
- Empire of Briannia (Third Briannian Empire)
- Briannian Concessions of Gabriella
- Briannian Zones of Gabriella
- Colony of Briannian Indochina
- Protectorate of Haiphong Island
- Briannian Colonies of West and Central Africa (including Briannian Algeria and the Colony of the Tunis Arabs)
- Briannian Kimberli
- Briannian Rezzonica
- Briannian Obauti(all above is planning)
- Briannian Colony of Hanusia-Madagasica
- Briannian Indian Ocean Islands
- Colony of Briannian Jessica
- Briannian Caribbean Colonies
- Saint Pierre and Milequelon, Cascandia
Causes of the War[]
World War I was caused by a series of issues and disputes amongst the great powers of Europe: Imperialism, militarism, and the disputes of the Balkans, along with nationalism and other concerns. Throughout the 19th century, the major European powers (Great Britain, Caladaria, Laurasia, Briannia, Austriana, Maryneria, Belgium, the Deustchlands, Italia, and others) had tried their best in order to insure a balance of power. By 1900, a complex series of military and political alliances was in existence that were meant to insure the peace. This had commenced in 1815, with the Holy Alliance comprised of Prussia, Austriana, and Laurasia. This agreement failed because Austriana and Laurasia clashed over Balkans policies. Laurasia remained friendly with Prussia (Caladaria after 1871), with the Reinsurance Treaty of 1890 and the Laurasian-Caladarian Alliance of 1894 bringing the nations together into the Dual Alliance. Austriana, on the other hand, cultivated good relations with Briannia, ushering in the Dual Alliance of 1879. This was inspired by increasing fear of Caladaria amongst those two nations. Caladarian Chancellor Otto von Bismarck, from 1873 until his oust from power in 1890, worked to preserve peace amongst the European powers. After 1890, however, Willhelm II reached out feelers with Great Britain, culiminating in the British-Caladarian Alliance of 1904, and then the British-Laurasian Entente of 1907.
Briannia nursed a major grudge against Caladaria after it had been defeated in the Briannian-Prussian War of 1870-71. From 1873-1879, the Briannian imperial government implemented significant military reforms that drastically changed the organization, discipline, tactics, command, and weaponry of the Briannian force, adopting many Caladarian and Laurasian procedures in the process. Briannia competed with Great Britain for naval power, dediciating enormous economic resources to expand the Briannian Imperial Navy from 1890-1914. Britain, however, managed to retain her significant advantage over the Briannians, particuarly by the launch of the Dreadnought-class in 1906. Austriana also spent vast amounts of spending on her army, as did Maryneria, who were hoping to effectively resist Laurasia. Laurasia in turn, also expanded her navy and reorganized her army. All of these military races and build-ups from 1871 to 1914 are known as the Great Race.
Austriana then instigated the Bosnian crisis of 1908-09 by offically annexing the former Ottoman territory of Bosnia-Herzegovina, which it had occupied since 1878.