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World War I, or also known as The Great War, was a global war that created Battlefield 1 in which the "educated, sophisticated, and fancy" Europeans started a mortal armed conflict which also included clashes in other parts of the world, which lasted from 1914-1918. It was the sixth most deadly conflict in the history of mankind and later paved the way for a number of geopolitical changes, such as revolutions and new borders in many of the countryballs involved.
The immediate cause of WWI was Serbiaball. It pitted the Central Powers of
German Empireball and
Austria-Hungaryball and their allies against
UKball and
Franceball, and their allies and children and/or adoptive children. It resulted in the signing of the Treaties of Versailles and Trianon, and the creation of a
League of Nations, to ensure such a war would never happen again. However, despite such attempts, and even more destructive World War followed a mere 20 years later.
History[edit]
Buildup to War (1871-1914) Events Wars[edit]
Ever since the birth of German Empireball in 1871, upon the defeat of
Franceball in the Franco-Prussian War by his father,
Kingdom of Prussiaball, a tension had been building up amongst the European countryballs towards war. This included an arms race between
UKball, who had traditionally dominated the seas, and
German Empireball, who was also forcefully adopting children in Africa and Oceania to play catchup to
UKball and
Franceball, who desperately wanted to regain her clay lost to
German Empireball in 1871,
Alsace-Lorraineball.
In midst of this tension, relationships were built up, and in 1877, German Empireball became friends with
Austria-Hungaryball and
Russian Empireball. However, the Alliance of the Three Emperors did not last, as
Russian Empireball disapproved of
Austria-Hungaryball's interests in the Balkans, especially towards his distant cousin
Kingdom of Serbiaball, who hated Austria-Hungaryball and
Ottoman Empireball. German Empireball also built up warm relations towards
Kingdom of Italyball in 1884, when he hosted the Berlin Conference. On January 30th, 1902
UKball made an alliance with
Empire of Japanball.
Meanwhile, UKball was reconciled with his ally
Franceball in 1904 to form the Entente Cordiale, which was extended to include
Russian Empireball in 1907, due to their mutual dislike of
German Empireball's interests.
Kingdom of Serbiaball was also unofficially included in this alliance, as were
UKball and
Franceball's many adoptive and biological children from overseas.
German Empireball's rapid militarization was cause for worry for
UKball, who was forced into the aforementioned arms race by 1900.
War to End All Wars (1914-1916)[edit]
In 1914, Kingdom of Serbiaball kicked
Austria-Hungaryball right in the Archduke (?), which was
Austria-Hungaryball's casus belli for an invasion of
Serbiaball's clay.
Serbiaball, however was supported by his distant cousin and fellow Slav
Russian Empireball, who demanded
Austria-Hungaryball leave
Serbiaball alone. However,
German Empireball's attention arrived at the scene, and he told
Russiaball to leave his ally alone. In response,
German Empireball declared war against
Russian Empireball,
German Empireball reasoned that
Franceball would come to
Russiaball's aid, and therefore should attack
Franceball first, before
Russiaball could sober up to fight him. However, the clay between
Franceball and
German Empireball's was too heavily defended, so
German Empireball first invaded
Luxembourgball and took control of the rail roads in her clay, next declared war on
Franceball, and then invaded and occupied most of
Belgiumball's and his clay to get to
Franceball.
However, Belgiumball slowed
German Empireball's advance down enough for
Franceball to get ready, and also got his guardian
UKball into the war, for
German Empireball's violation of his neutrality. As a result,
Franceball was able to defend her clay before
German Empireball could occupy it properly, and
UKball beat him in a race to the sea(and got into a stalemate in the process), and
Russian Empireball got ready faster than expected, causing
German Empireball to face a two-front war.
Austria-Hungaryball, attacked
Kingdom of Serbiaball and his clay, and
Russian Empireball, under the pretext of liberating his Slav brother from the dirty Habsburgs which both falled.
German Empireball was forced to come to her aid, since
Austria-Hungaryball was incompetent thus not being able to successfully invade
Kingdom of Serbiaball and
Russiaball. Around this time
Kingdom of Montenegroball joined the Entente Powers however didn’t really do anything.
Empire of Japanball, who had joined the war on the Entente side, defeated
German Empireball and adopted Kiautshouball in 1914, then taking most of his adopted daughter
German New Guineaball's clay.
Ottoman Empireball joined the Central Power by attacking
Russian Empireball’s navel bases on the Black Sea, and since this threatened the communications between
UKball and
Russian Empireball, they invaded
Persiaball and then
UKball invaded in to Mesopotamia.
UKball’s Dominion’s and Colonies along with
Franceball Colonies ended up helping UKball on
Franceball's clay, where the stalemate between the Allies and German Empireball had lasted for over a year. Off the coast of
UKball's son
Falklandsball's clay,
German Empireball was defeated by UKball in naval combat. Famously,
UKball and
German Empireball sang Christmas carols together along with playing football on Christmas-Eve 1914.
UKball sent his sons
Australiaball, and
Newfoundlandball and daughters
New Zealandball, and
Indiaball to teach Ottoman Empireball a lesson. In 1915,
Australiaball,
Newfoundlandball,
New Zealandball, and Indiaball landed in Gallipoli and Sulva Bay, but failed to defeat
Ottoman Empireball, and also by his adopted daughter
Union of South Africaball hade invade and conquer
German Empireball's adoptive daughter
German South-West Africaball's clay. Meanwhile,
Kingdom of Italyball joined the war on the side of the entente, and attacked
Austria-Hungaryball but was unsuccessful.
Bulgariaball joined the Central Powers so that she could have her revenge on
Kingdom of Serbiaball after what had happened during the Second Balkan War, with a little bit of help from
Austria-Hungaryball they were able to invade and conquer
Serbiaball and
Montenegroball, however,
Serbiaball managed to escape into
Greeceball’s clay by going through
Albaniaball’s clay and continued to fight from their.
UKball took
German Empireball's neglected adoptive son
German Cameroonball and gave most of his clay to
Franceball.
Irelandball,
UKball's slave, took this opportunity to rebel against his subjugation however would fail, and ultimately left
UKball's home a few years later. By Mid 1916, the war that 'would be over by Christmas' had dragged on for two years now, but this time with a renewed spirit on
UKball's side to make a big push, going over the top with
Franceball, but they ultimately suffered heavy wounds, especially at the Somme, Mons, Ypres, Verdun, and Paschendale, but UKball defeated
German Empireball at the Battle of Jutland in 1916.
UKball then helped the oppressed
Kingdom of Hejazball rebel against his master
Ottoman Empireball, with the objective of protecting his adoptive son
Sultanate of Egyptball's strategically important clay.
Kingdom of Romaniaball entered the war on the side of the Ententr against
Austria-Hungaryball and was successful at first then proceeded to get beat up by
Bulgariaball,
German Empireball,
Austria-Hungaryball, and
Ottoman Empireball for the reset of year and throughout most of 1917.
The Tide turns, and Victory (1917- 1918)[edit]
As the war progressed, it seemed as if the war was less about taking land, and more about wearing each other down. It wasn't obvious as to who was going to drop first, but the country that did was tired of not eating and had a large insurgence inside his clay.
Hint: It was Russia.
On March 16th, 1917 the Russian Empireball went through a slight government change after the February Revolution overthrew the monarchist government and was replace with a republic, however, he still was fighting
German Empireball. However,
German Empireball secret message to
Mexicoball in 1917, offering to help him regain
Texasball,
New Mexicoball, and
Arizonaball from
USAball, the code was cracked by
UKball and told
USAball about the message, causing him to declare war on
German Empireball on April 6th, 1917, giving the Entente Powers renewed hope.
USAball, at the time considered just an emergent nation of North America (he was seen just like a newbie by the European countryballs fighting in the war), arrived in Europe in June 24th, 1917. On June 27th, 1917
Kingdom of Greeceball joined the Entente Powers after having her neutrally be compromised by
Bulgariaball. On October 26th, 1917
Brazilball joined the Entente Powers to due to
German Empireball sinking 3 of Brazilian ships. Tired of fighting
Russian Republicball,
German Empireball secretly infected
Russian Republicball with communism in 1917, turning him into
Russian Soviet Republicball on November 7th, 1917. On December 9th, 1917
Romaniaball, signed an armistice with the Central Powers so that they stop beating her up. December 15th, 1917
Russian Soviet Republicball signed an armistice with
German Empireball so that he could focus more the civil war, at that point
German Empireball had occupied
Lithuaniaball,
Courland and Semigalliaball, and
Ukraineball (which would later be taken away), March 9th, 1918
Russian Soviet Republicball and the Central Powers signed the Treaty of Brest-Litvosk in which
German Empireball took
Georgiaball,
United Baltic Duchyball,
Finlandball,
Belarusball,
Crimeaball, and
Don Republicball and
Ottoman Empireball took
Mountainous Republic of the Northern Caucasusball, and
Azerbaijan. On May 8th
Kingdom of Romaniaball and the Central Powers signed the Treaty of Bucharest (1918) in which
Romaniaball gave back the clay she stole from
Bulgariaball during the Second Balkan War and let
German Empireball occupy a half of her coastal clay in agreement that
Austria-Hungaryball and
Bulgariaball would leave her clay. On May 28th,
Armeniaball became independent and joined the Entente Power’s only to be occupied by the
Ottoman Empireball a few days later.
October of 1918 the war was going badly for German Empireball and his allies.
Bulgariaball had surrendered on September 30 and
Ottoman Empireball a month later had surrendered to
UKball and
Franceball, on October 28th
Czechoslovakiaball declared independence from
Austria-Hungaryball and joined the Entente Power’s, On October 29th a Revolution would break out in the
German Empireball's clay. And on November 3th
Austria-Hungaryball had also surrendered after
Kingdom of Serbiaball librated himself with some help from
Kingdom of Greeceball in 1918. By now,
German Empireball had gone mad, and made a last desperate push across into
Franceball's clay. He was ultimately defeated by
USAball,
UKball, and
Franceball, who helped
Belgiumball push
German Empireball out of his clay,
German Empireball was killed on November 9th 1918. A day before
German Empireball son
Weimar Republicball, agreed to an armistice, also
Kingdom of Romaniaball redeclared war on him.
German Empireball son,
Weimar Republicball, agreed to an armistice, which was signed at 11:11 am, on the 11th of November 1918, to end the war at last.
The Somaliland Campaign was an African campaign against Dervish Movementball to colonize to remove Central Powers. The Somaliland Campaign ended up as a British and Italian Victory with
Dervish Movementball death. A small part of it known as
Ogadeniaball was annexed by
Ethiopian Empireball.
After the war, UKball and
Franceball forced
Weimar Republicball to sign the Treaty of Versailles at the Paris Peace Conference in 1919, in which he accepted responsibility for his father's violent actions, and also forced him to pay reparations, ultimately leading to his personality change, to become
Nazi Germanyball, and start another world war 20 years later.
Austria-Hungaryball Collapsed, and her children all given new names by the Treaty of Trianon, giving
Kingdom of Romaniaball some clay including
Kingdom of Italyball, and the newly formed
Kingdom of Serbs,Croats and Slovenesball where as
Ottoman Empireball was occupied. Later his other children
Kingdom of Iraqball,
British Palestinecube, and
British Transjordanball were adopted
UKball, and
State of Aleppoball,
State of Damascusball,
Alawite Stateball, and
Greater Lebanonball were adopted by
Franceball.
USAball thought about adopting
Armeniaball however decided against that.
USAball, now recognized by European countries and
Empire of Japanball like an Great Power, helped create a
League of Nations,
which ultimately failed in it's main goal of preventing another world war.
Combatants/Participants[edit]
Entente Powers[edit]
French Republicball
French Algeriaball
French Protectorate of Tunisiaball
French Protectorate in Moroccoball
French West Africaball
French Equatorial Africaball
Indochinese Unionball
Colony of Madagascar and Dependenciesball
New Caledoniaball
Autonomous Province of Korçëball (from 1916)
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Irelandball
Dominion of Canadaball
Commonwealth of Australiaball
Indiaball
Island of Ceylon and its Territories and Dependenciesball
Dominion of New Zealandball
Union of South Africaball
Dominion of Newfoundlandball
Bermudatriangle
Rhodesiaball
Colony of the Gold Coastball
Colony and Protectorate of Nigeriaball
East Africa Protectorateball
Nyasaland Protectorateball
Protectorate of Ugandaball
Sultanate of Egyptball
Condominium of Anglo-Egyptian Sudanball
British Somaliland Protectorateball
Sultanate of Muscat and Omanball
Sheikhdom of Kuwaitball
Sultanate of Lahejball
Fadhli Sultanateball
Cyprusball
Kingdom of Nepalrawr
Kurdish Stateball (From 1918)
Russian Empireball (Until 1917)
Russian Republicball (1917)
Emirate of Bukharaball (Until 1917)
Khanate of Khivaball (Until 1917)
Russian Turkestanball (Until 1917)
Transcaucasian Democratic Federative Republicball (1918)
Centrocaspian Dictatorshipball (1918)
Kingdom of Italyball (From 1915)
Italian Tripolitaniaball (From 1915)
Italian Cyrenaicaball (From 1915)
Colony of Eritreaball (From 1915)
Italian Somalilandball (From 1915)
United States of Americaball (From 1917)
Republic of Cubaball (From 1917)
Republic of Panamaball (From 1917)
Republic of Nicaraguaball (From 1918)
Republic of Haitiball (From 1918)
Republic of Hondurasball (From 1918)
Kingdom of Serbiaball
Principality of Albaniaball (From 1915)
Kingdom of Belgiumball
Belgian Congoball
Empire of Japanball
Kingdom of Montenegroball
Kingdom of Romaniaball (From 1916)
Portuguese Republicball
Provence of Angolaball
Provence of Mozambiqueball
Hashemite Kingdom of Hejazball (From 1916)
Kingdom of Greeceball (From 1917)
Kingdom of Siamball (From 1917)
Republic of Chinaball (From 1917)
Republic of the United States of Brazil (From 1917)
Grand Duchy of Luxembourgball
Kurdish rebelsball
Idrisid Emirate of Asirball (From 1915)
Emirate of Nejd and Hasaball (From 1915)
Assyrian Volunteersball (From 1915)
Republic of Liberiaball (From 1917)
Sublime State of Iranball (From 1917)
Republic of Estoniaball (From 1918)
Republic of Guatemalaball (From 1918)
Republic of Costa Ricaball (From 1918)
Principality of Monacoball (From 1918)
Republic of Armeniaball (From 1918)
Republic of Polandball (From 1918)
Czechoslovak Republicball (From 1918)
Central Powers[edit]
German Empireball (Until 1918)
German Reichball (From 1918)
Togoland Protectorateball (until 1916)
Kamerunball
German South West Africa (Until 1915)
German East Africaball
German New Guineaball
German Samoaball
Austro-Hungarian Monarchyball
Lands of the Crown of Saint Stephenball
Condominium of Bosnia-Herzegovinaball
Sublime Ottoman Stateball
Tsardom of Bulgariaball (from 1915)
Co-belligerents of the Central Powers[edit]
Dervish Movementball
Imamate of Omanball
South African Republicball (until 1915)
Senussi Orderball (from 1915)
Sultanate of Darfurball (1915-1916)
Irish Republicball (1916)
Kyrgyz Rebels (1916-1917)
Kazakh Rebels (1916-1917)
Client states of the Central Powers[edit]
German Empire:[edit]
Kingdom of Polandball (1917-1918)
Kingdom of Finlandball (from 1917)
Kingdom of Lithuaniaball (from 1918)
Duchy of Courland and Semigalliaball (from 1918)
Belarusian Democratic Republicball (from 1918)
Ukrainian Stateball (from 1918)
Don Republicball (from 1918)
Democratic Republic of Georgiaball (from 1918)
Crimean Regional Governmentball (from 1918)
United Baltic Duchyball (from 1918)
Sublime Ottoman State:[edit]
Emirate of Jabal Shammarball
Mountainous Republic of the Northern Caucasusball (from 1917)
Azerbaijan Democratic Republicball (from 1918)
Supported By:[edit]
Ethiopian Empireball (1915-1916)
Not aligned to Entente Powers or Central Powers[edit]
Sublime State of Iranball (Until 1917)
Jungle Revolutionariesball (From 1915)
Kingdom of Greeceball (1916-1917)
Basmachi Movementball (From 1916)
Emirate of Afghanistanball (From 1916, Supported Basmachi Movement)
Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republicball (From 1917)
Ukrainian People's Republicball (From 1917)
Khanate of Khivaball (From 1918)
Finnish Socialist Workers' Republicball (From 1918)
Kingdom of Swedenball (From 1918, Invasion of Åland)
West Ukrainian People's Republicball (From 1918)
Gallery[edit]
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Cycle of Violence (Credit from u/balaur_bondoc)
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Germany invading Beligum
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