The Timeline

**THE**

**TIMELINE**

Welcome to the Timeline, the official canonical source of The Reaching. The Timeline covers all significant dates that happened in the alternative universe. Note that some lore may be modified and this is not the complete story.

## 1917

* Jan 9th : The current leader of Germany, Wilhelm the II, survived a attempted assassination by Serbian loyalists using weapons during a presidental speech. Germany ordered Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, and the Ottoman Empire to initiate martial law.

* Jan 17th : German Foreign Ministry, Arthur Zimmerman, sends a telegram to his ambassador in Mexico and propose alliance and full strike against the United States to distract the United States to send weapons and aid.

* Jan 19th : The Central Powers advance on France stops as Russia plans for the liberation of Romania and surrounding territories. The Allied Powers advance to Belgium.

* Feb 2nd : Mexico ignores the telegram sent but mobilizes near the American border. United States, Brazil, and Columbia severs ties with Germany and Mexico.

* Feb 4th : A intense ambassador meeting between Mexico and the United States begins in El Paso. United States declares war on the Central Powers after revealing that it was Germany's plan to distract the United States to take victory over Europe.

* Feb 9th : Serbian nationalist target key officials in the Central Powers. Serbian troops began pushing into Albania and Macedonia in the evening.

* Feb 13th - Feb 18th : Brazil ( Feb 13th ), Cuba ( Feb 15th ), and Argentina ( Feb 18th ) declares war on the Central Powers.

* Feb 15th - Mar 21st : the British wins the Mesopotamian campaign and Damascus, Beirut, and Baghdad were captured. Ottoman morale takes a huge blow. the British advances to the Ottoman heartland.

* Mar 3rd : Agadez was captured by the French.

* Mar 27th : Mass demonstrations in Constantinople against the Ottoman sultanate. Beginning of the Ottoman Spring.

* Apr 25th : Mehmed VI was assassinated by pro-Serbian nationalists. Ottoman Empire officially collapses. Ataturk takes over the Ottoman Empire rump state and establishes the Republic of Turkey, with Ankara as it's capital. Trabzon was established in the north western border of Turkey.

* Apr 27th : The Treaty of Athens was signed between the Allied Powers and the new Republic of Turkey, partitioning most land the Ottomans used to have.

* May 7th : The Romanov family was assassinated by pro-Bolsheviks. Nicholas the II, while still in the trenches during the assassination, was forced to abdicate the throne and dissolve the monarchy. The Russian Empire dissolves.

* May 24th - Dec 27th : Proclamation of several Russian states, such as the Soviet Republic, Murmansk, Finland, Karelia, Transcaucasian Federation, Altai Republic, Omsk, Kazakh Khanate, Uzbek Khanate, and several other Russian states. The beginning of the Russian Warlord era.

* May 28th : Allied Powers capture Rhine, Bulgaria surrenders due to instability and that the capital, Sofia, is 10 kilometers away from Allied occupied territory.

* Jun 2nd : Austria-Hungary surrenders and collapses, due to instability and ethnic protests in Croatia and Slovenia.

* Jun 3rd - Nov 2nd : Czech Republic, Slovak State, Austria, Hungary, Slovenia, Poland, and Vojvodina are proclaimed. Transylvania was taken over by Romania and Serbia takes over the remaining lands in the Balkans, proclaiming the State of Croats and Serbs.

* Jun 8th : American troops land on Calais and Zeebrugge. German morale is depleted, with the thousands of German troops deserted.

* Jun 13rd : Hamburg was captured by Allied forces. Protests in Berlin intestify.

* Jun 19th : Germany officially surrendered to the Allied Powers.

* Jun 20th - Dec 27th : Proclamation of Bavaria, Brandenburg-Berlin, Saxony, and Baden-Wurttemberg, along with short-lived states of Brunswick, Anhalt, Lippe, Oldenburg, Hesse, Schwerin, Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, Waldeck and Pyrmont, and other smaller but prominent states.

* Jun 27th : Whilst America, Britain, and Albania wanted for a weakened Germany only, countries like France, and the Union of Serbs and Croats wanted for a full partition of independent states for Germany and Austria-Hungary, and with Japan calling for just a armistice, negotiations often will be intense with 9 people being injured at the end of the negotiations due to fist-fighting or gun violence.

* Jul 2nd : The Great War ends, with most of the Allied Powers severing ties with one another and Europe being divided, as all countries participating couldn't reach a consensus.

* Jul 8th : Poland takes over the remaining unoccupied lands of Prussia. Prussia is dissolved.

* Aug 16th : Belgium, which it's economy is crippled due to the Great War, is losing control over Belgian Congo and Ruanda-Urundi. The capital of Belgian Congo, Boma, is plagued with mass-demonstrations for the next few months.

* Nov 2nd : The Congo Rebellion begins between the Belgian territories of Belgian Congo and Ruanda-Urundi against Belgium with ally support from France.

* Nov 9th : Start of the Caucasian Civil War between Transcaucasian Federation against Armenia and Azerbaijan.

## 1918

* Jan 2nd : Brandenburg-Berlin was occupied by the Soviet Republic with aid from Poland and replaced with a puppet state of Brandenburg. The International Community condemned the occupation.

* Jan 9th : Formation of Northern Germany by Brunswick, Anhalt, Lippe, Oldenburg, Hesse, Schwerin, Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, Waldeck and Pyrmont, and other smaller but prominent states. Northern Germany is considered the successor to Germany by most European powers.

* Feb 31st : yes it exists dont worry its wip