World War I

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 Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. It pitted The Triple Entente of Franceball, United Kingdomball, Italyball, Russiaball, United Statesball and Japanball and their allies and children and/or adoptive children and client states against the Central Powers of Germanyball, Austria-Hungaryball, Ottoman Empireball and Bulgariaball and their allies, adoptive children and client states. 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==
===Buildup to War (1871-1914) Events Wars===
Ever since the birth of Germanyball in 1871, upon the defeat of Franceball in the Franco-Prussian War by his father, Prussiaball, tensions had been building up amongst the European powers towards war. This included an naval arms race between UKball, who had traditionally dominated the seas, and Germanyball, who was also forcefully adopted children in Africa and Oceania to play catchup to United Kingdomball and Franceball, who desperately wanted to regain her clay lost to Germanyball in 1871, Alsace-Lorraineball.
In midst of this tension, alliances were built up, and in 1877, Germanyball became allies with Austria-Hungaryball and Russiaball. However, the Alliance of the Three Emperors did not last, as Russiaball disapproved of Austria-Hungaryball's interests in the Balkans, especially towards his distant cousin Serbiaball, who hated Austria-Hungaryball and Ottoman Empireball. Germanyball also built up an alliance with Italyball in 1882, and Germanyball hosted the Berlin Conference in 1884 in order to divide up Africa between himself and the other European powers. On January 30, 1902 United Kingdomball made an alliance with Japanball.
Meanwhile, United Kingdomball was reconciled with his ally Franceball in 1904 to form the Entente Cordiale, which was extended to include Russiaball in 1907, due to their mutual dislike of Germanyball's interests. Serbiaball and Montenegroball were also unofficially included in this alliance, as were United Kingdomball and Franceball's many adoptive and biological children from overseas and so were Russiaball Protectorate and his person union with Finlandball. Germanyball's rapid militarization was cause for worry for United Kingdomball, who was forced into the aforementioned naval arms race in the 1890's.
===War to End All Wars (1914-1916)===
In 1914, Serbia 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 her distant cousin and fellow Orthodox, Slav Russiaball, who demanded Austria-Hungaryball leave Serbiaball alone. However, Germanyball's attention arrived at the scene, and he told Russiaball to leave his ally alone. In response, Germanyball declared war against Russian Empireball, Germanyball 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 Germanyball's was too heavily defended, so Germanyball 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 Germanyball's advance down enough for Franceball to get ready, and also got his guardian United Kingdomball into the war, for Germanyball's violation of his neutrality. As a result, Franceball was able to defend her clay before Germanyball could occupy her properly, and Belgiumball, Franceball and United Kingdomball beat Germanyball in a race to the sea(and got into a stalemate in the process), and Russiaball got ready faster than expected, causing Germanyball to face a two-front war.
 Austria-Hungaryball, attacked Serbiaball and her clay, and Russiaball, under the pretext of liberating his fellow Orthodoxy, Slavic cousin from the dirty Habsburgs which both falled. Germanyball was forced to come to her aid, since Austria-Hungaryball was incompetent and thus not being able to successfully invade Serbiaball and Russiaball. Around this time Montenegroball joined the Entente Powers however didn't really do anything. Japanball, who had joined the war on the Entente side, defeated Germanyball and adopted Kiautshouball in 1914, then taking most of his adopted daughter German New Guineaball's clay while Australiaball took the rest and New Zealandball also took German Samoaball. Ottoman Empireball joined the Central Power by attacking Russiaball's navel bases on the Black Sea, and since this threatened the communications between United Kingdomball and Russiaball, they invaded Persiaball and then United Kingdomball invaded in to Mesopotamia. United Kingdomball's Dominion's and Colonies along with Franceball's Colonies and Protectorates ended up helping United Kingdomball on Franceball's clay, where the stalemate between the Allies and Germanyball had lasted for over 3 year. Off the coast of United Kingdomball's son Falklandsball's clay, Germanyball was defeated by United Kingdomball in naval combat. Famously, United Kingdomball and Germanyball sang Christmas carols together along with playing football on Christmas-Eve 1914.
 United Kingdomball 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 Germanyball's adoptive daughter German South-West Africaball's clay. Meanwhile, Italyball joined the war on the side of the entente, and attacked Austria-Hungaryball but was he unsuccessful. Bulgariaball joined the Central Powers so that she could have her revenge on 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. United Kingdomball took Germanyball's neglected adoptive son Kamerunball and gave most of his clay to Franceball.
 Irelandball, United Kingdomball's sister, took this opportunity to rebel against his subjugation however this would fail, and ultimately broke free from her brothers control 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 United Kingdomball'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 United Kingdomball defeated Germanyball at sea in the Battle of Jutland in 1916. United Kingdomball then helped the oppressed Hejaz rebel against his master Ottoman Empireball, with the objective of protecting his adoptive son Egyptball's strategically important clay. Romaniaball entered the war on the side of the Entente against Austria-Hungaryball and was successful at first then proceeded to get beat up by Bulgariaball, Germanyball, Austria-Hungaryball, and Ottoman Empireball for the reset of year and throughout most of 1917.
===The Tide turns, and Victory (1917-1918)===
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 16, 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 Germanyball. Germanyball sent a secret message to Mexicoball in 1917, offering to help him regain Texasball, New Mexicoball, and Arizonaball from United Statesball, United Kingdomball found out from spying and told United Statesball about the message, causing him to declare war on Germanyball on April 6, 1917 while Mexicoball ignored it due to a revolution in his clay, giving the Entente Powers renewed hope. United Statesball, 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 24, 1917. On June 27, 1917 Greeceball joined the Entente Powers after having her neutrally be compromised by Bulgariaball. 
In the following months of 1917 Siamball, Chinaball and Brazilball joined the Entente Powers either due to wanting to confirm their supremacy, to regain lost territory or because of Germanyball sinking their ships. Tired of fighting Russiaball, Germanyball secretly infected Russiaball with communism in 1917, turning him into Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republicball on November 7, 1917. On December 9, 1917 Romaniaball, signed an armistice with the Central Powers so that they stop beating him up. Followed up by Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republicball signed an armistice with Germanyball so that he could focus more the civil war on December 15, 1917. At that point Germanyball had occupied Lithuaniaball, Courland and Semigalliaball, and Ukraineball (which would later be taken away), and on March 9, 1918 Russian Soviet Republicball and the Central Powers signed the Treaty of Brest-Litvosk in which Germanyball took Georgiaball, United Baltic Duchyball, Finlandball, Belarusball, Crimeaball, and Don Republicball and Ottoman Empireball took Northern Caucasusball, and Azerbaijan. 
On May 8 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 28, Armeniaball became independent and joined the Entente Power's only to withdraw a few days later after having apart of her clay be occupied by the Ottoman Empireball.
October 1918 the war was going badly for Germany and his allies. Bulgariaball had surrendered on September 30 to Franceball, United Kingdomball, Greeceball and Italyball while Ottoman Empireball a month later had surrendered to United Kingdomball, Franceball, Italyball and Hejazball, on October 28 Czechoslovakiaball declared independence from Austria-Hungaryball and joined the Entente Power's, On October 29 a Revolution would break out in the Germanyball's clay. And on October 31 Austria-Hungaryball had collapsed followed by Austriaball and Hungaryball both surrendering on November 3 after Kingdom of Serbiaball librated herself with some help from Franceball, United Kingdomball, Kingdom of Greeceball and Kingdom of Italyball in 1918. By now, Germanyball had gone mad, and made a last desperate push across into Franceball's clay. He was ultimately defeated by United Statesball, United Kingdomball, and Franceball, who helped Belgiumball push Germanyball out of his clay, German Empireball was killed on November 9, 1918. A day before German Empireball son Weimar Republicball, agreed to an armistice, also Romaniaball redeclared war on him one day before the armistice was signed. 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 him known as Ogadeniaball was annexed by Ethiopiaball.
After the war, United Kingdomball 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 Romaniaball some clay including Italyball, and the newly formed Kingdom of Serbs,Croats and Slovenesball where as Ottoman Empireball was occupied. Later his other children Iraqball, Palestinecube, and Transjordanball were adopted UKball, and State of Aleppoball, State of Damascusball, Alawite Stateball, and Greater Lebanonball were adopted by Franceball. United Statesball thought about adopting Armeniaball however decided against that. United Statesball, now recognized by European countries and Japanball like a Great Power, helped create a League of Nations, which ultimately failed in its main goal of preventing another world war.
==Combatants/Participants==
===The Triple Entente===
* French Republicball
** French Algeriaball
** French protectorate of Tunisiaball
** French protectorate in Moroccoball
** French West Africaball
*** Colony of Dahomey and Dependenciesball
** French Equatorial Africaball
** Indochinese Unionball
** Autonomous Province of Korçëball (from 1916)
* United Kingdom of Great Britain and Irelandball
** Commonwealth of Australiaball
** Dominion of Canadaball
** Island of Ceylon and its Territories and Dependenciesball
** Sultanate of Egyptball
** Newfoundlandball
** Dominion of New Zealandball
** Indiaball
** Union of South Africaball
** Sheikhdom of Kuwaitball
** Bermudatriangle
** Rhodesiaball
** Colony of the Gold Coastball
** Colony and Protectorate of Nigeriaball
** East Africa Protectorateball
** Nyasaland Protectorateball
** Protectorate of Ugandaball
** Anglo-Egyptian Sudanball
** Somaliland Protectorateball
** Sultanate of Muscat and Omanball
** Sultanate of Lahejball
** Fadhli Sultanateball
** Cyprusball
** Federated Malay Statesball
** Sultanate of Kelantanball
** Kurdish Stateball (from 1918)
* Kingdom of Italyball (from 1915)
** Italian Tripolitaniaball
** Italian Cyrenaicaball
** Colony of Eritreaball
** Italian Somalilandball
* Russian Empireball (until 1917)
* Russian Democratic Federal Republicball (1917-1918)
** Emirate of Bukharaball (until 1917)
** Khanate of Khivaball (until 1917)
* Russian Stateball (from 1918)
* United States of Americaball (from 1917)
** Republic of Panamaball
** Republic of Cubaball
** Republic of Guatemalaball (from 1918)
** Republic of Nicaraguaball (from 1918)
** Republic of Haitiball (from 1918)
** Republic of Hondurasball (from 1918)
* Empire of Japanball
* Kingdom of Serbiaball
* Kingdom of Belgiumball
** Belgian Congoball
* Kingdom of Montenegroball (until 1915)
* Grand Duchy of Luxembourgball (1914)
* Czechoslovak Republicball
* Assyrian Volunteersball
* Emirate of Nejd and Hasaball (from 1915)
* Idrisid Emirate of Asirball (from 1915)
* Portuguese Republicball (from 1916)
** Portuguese West Africaball (from 1916)
** Portuguese East Africaball (from 1916)
* Hashemite Kingdom of Hejazball (from 1916)
* Provisional Government of National Defence (1916-1917)
* Kingdom of Romaniaball (1916-1918, from 1918)
* Kingdom of Greeceball (from 1917)
* Kingdom of Siamball (from 1917)
* Republic of Chinaball (from 1917)
* Republic of the United States of Brazil (from 1917)
* Transcaucasian Democratic Federative Republicball (1918)
* Centrocaspian Dictatorshipball (1918)
* Republic of Armeniaball (1918)
* Most Serene Republic of San Marinoball (from 1915)
* Principality of Andorraball
* Republic of Liberiaball (from 1917)
* Republic of Costa Ricaball (from 1918)
* Moldavian Democratic Republicball (1917-1918)
* Republic of Estoniaball (from 1918)
* Transcaspian Governmentball (from 1918)
* Republic of Polandball (from 1918)
===Central Powers===
* German Empireball (until 1918)
* German Reichball (from 1918)
** Togoland Protectorateball (1914)
** Kamerunball (until 1916)
** German South West Africa (until 1915)
** German East Africaball
** German New Guineaball (1914)
** German Samoaball (1914)
** Kiautschou Bay Leased Territoryball (1914)
** German concession of Tianjinball (until 1917)
** German concession of Hankowball (until 1917)
* Austro-Hungarian Monarchyball (until 1918)
** The Kingdoms and Lands Represented in the Imperial Councilball
** Lands of the Crown of Saint Stephenball (until 1918)
** Condominium of Bosnia-Herzegovinaball (until 1918)
** Austro-Hungarian concession of Tianjinball (until 1917)
* Sublime Ottoman Stateball (until 1918)
* Tsardom of Bulgariaball (1915-1918)
==== Co-belligerents of the Central Powers ====
* Dervish Movementball
* Imamate of Omanball
* South African Republicball (until 1915)
* Senussi Orderball (from 1915)
* Sultanate of Darfurball (1915-1916)
* Irish Republicball (1916)
* Kazakh Rebels (1916-1917)
* Kyrgyz Rebels (1916-1917)
* Sheikhdom of Upper Asirball (1916)
* Great Qingball (1917)
==== Client states of the Central Powers ====
===== German Empire =====
* Supreme Commander of All German Forces in the Eastball
* Kingdom of Polandball (1917-1918)
* Kingdom of Finlandball (from 1917)
* Kingdom of Lithuaniaball (from 1918)
* Duchy of Courland and Semigalliaball (1918)
* Belarusian People's Republicball (from 1918)
* United Baltic Duchyball (from 1918)
* Ukrainian Stateball (from 1918)
* Don Republicball (from 1918)
* Democratic Republic of Georgiaball (from 1918)
* Crimean Regional Governmentball (from 1918)
===== Sublime Ottoman State =====
* Emirate of Jabal Shammarball
* State of Qatarball (until 1915)
* Mountainous Republic of the Northern Caucasusball (from 1918)
* Azerbaijan Democratic Republicball (from 1918)
==== Supported By ====
* Principality of Liechtensteinball (until 1918)
* Ethiopian Empireball (1915-1916)
===Not aligned to Entente Powers or Central Powers===
* Persian Empireball
* Kingdom of Swedenball (until 1916 and 1918, Persian Campaign and Finnish Civil War)
* Basmachi Movementball (from 1916)
* Emirate of Afghanistanball (from 1916, supported Basmachi Movement)
* Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republicball (from 1917)
** Odessa Soviet Republicball (1918)
** Donetsk–Krivoy Rog Soviet Republicball (1918)
** Taurida Soviet Socialist Republicball (1918)
** Turkestan Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republicball (From 1918)
* Ukrainian People's Republicball (1918)
* Crimean People's Republicball (1917-1918)
* Alash Autonomybrick (from 1917)
* Finnish Socialist Workers' Republicball (1918)
* Khanate of Khivaball (from 1918)
* Baku Soviet Communeball (1918)
==Gallery==
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